BALTIMORE
"Brooks Robinson, the Orioles' brilliant third baseman for 14 seasons since '55, is the winner of eight straight Gold Glove awards. He won A.L. Most Valuable Player honors in 1964 and last season topped the league's third basemen in fielding (.970) for the eighth time.
Frank Robinson in seven of his 13 years in the majors has been a .300-plus hitter. In '66, with a .316 mark, 49 homers and 122 RBIs, he was Most Valuable Player, Triple Crown winner and World Series MVP. He's the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
BOSTON
"Carl Yastrzemski, who won the Triple Crown and the Most Valuable Player award in 1967, led the league in batting last year for the third time with a .301 average and won his sixth Gold Glove as the best left fielder in the league.
Ken Harrelson topped the league in RBIs in '68 with 109, challenged for the home runs and batting crowns and was selected Sporting News A.L. Player of the Year. The converted right fielder played errorless baseball to post a perfect 1.000 fielding mark."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
CALIFORNIA
"Jim Fregosi, a brilliant shortstop, led the club in '67 in four batting departments and tied in two others. A Gold Glove winner and three times named to the All-Star team, he's the only Angel ever to hit for the cycle (July 28, 1964 at home against the Yankees).
Jim McGlothlin, one of the club's main starters, won eight and lost only two before the '67 break to make the All-Star team in his second year in the majors. His '68 W-L record was 10-15."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
CHICAGO
"Pitcher Tommy John was the club's most consistent winner in '68 until sidelined by an injury in August. He won his first seven games in '68 and was a member of the All-Star squad. He tied for the A.L. lead in shutouts in '66 with five and in '67 with six.
Joel Horlen, the '67 ERA leader (2.06), finished among the top 15 in '68 for the ERA leadership for the fifth consecutive year.
Shortstop Luis Aparicio has eight Gold Glove awards, and led the league in stolen bases nine consecutive years."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
CLEVELAND
"Max Alvis, one of the league's top-flight third basemen was an All-Star selection in '65 and '67. He hits the long ball.
Sudden Sam McDowell led the league in strikeouts (283) in '68 for the third time in four seasons. His 1.81 was the second-lowest ERA in the league."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
DETROIT
"Denny McLain, biggest winner (31) in the A.L. in 37 years, helped pitch his club to the championship. He was winner of the Cy Young, Most Valuable Player and Man of the Year awards.
Mickey Lolich beat the Cardinals three times to win the Babe Ruth World Series Outstanding Player award.
Bill Freehan set A.L. records for putouts (971) and chances accepted (1050) in '68 when he was the No. 1 catcher in fielding at .994 for 138 games."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
KANSAS CITY
"Roger Nelson, first selection in the expansion draft, is a promising young right-hander who denied Denny McLain win No. 32 by pitching a 2-1 win for the Orioles.
Third baseman Joe Foy was selected from Boston as the club's second pick in the expansion draft. He has had three years in the majors after a standout '65 season at Toronto. He played on Boston's pennant-winning club in '67 and led the league's third basemen in double plays (28) as a rookie and again (36) in '68."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
MINNESOTA
"Minnesota Twins first baseman Harmon Killebrew was four times the A.L. home run champion. In '67 he shared home run honors with Yastrzemski with 44. His 113 RBIs that year made him runner up to Yaz's league-leading 121. Harm had a 46-homer year in '61.
Tony Oliva, the club's great defensive right fielder, is the only player to win batting championships in his first two seasons ('64-'65) in the majors. He has been named to the All-Star squad four consecutive years."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
OAKLAND
"Rick Monday is one of the top center fielders with the glove and showed his potential with 14 homers in '67. He upped his mark to .274 last year.
Bert Campaneris led the league in stolen bases for the fourth straight year. The speedy shortstop stole 62 and led the league in base hits (177).
Outfielder Reggie Jackson slugged 29 homers in '68 (six vs. the Yankees) in his first full year with the A's."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
SEATTLE
"Seattle Pilots' first baseman Don Mincher has had three major league seasons in which he has hit 20 or more home runs.
Tommy Davis, a two-time batting champion, gives the outfield offensive punch."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
WASHINGTON
"Frank Howard has hit homers in 21 major league parks. With the addition of Seattle this year, he could make it 22. He blasted 44 home runs in '68 to lead the majors in that category. He was runner up in RBIs (106) to the Red Sox' Ken Harrelson (109).
Del Unser, outfielder, was the A.L. Rookie of the Year runner up last season to the Yanks' Stan Bahnsen."
-The New York Yankees Official 1969 Yearbook
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