This Day In Baseball This Day In Seattle Pilots History March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 This Day In Baseball Sort bySearch Days, Events, Players Title (A - Z)Date (Newest) September 9, 1964 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Cleveland GM Gabe Paul has requested economic surveys of the Seattle, WA market in anticipation of a possible Indians move to the Northwest. October 18, 1967 American League owners approve the transfer of the Kansas City A’s to Oakland in time for the start of the 1968 season December 1, 1967 Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. is awarded a new team that will be named the Seattle Pilots. March 31, 1968 Seattle expansion franchise announces that it will be called the Pilots April 1, 1969 Lou Pinella Traded by Pilots to Kansas City Royals April 11, 1969 Seattle Pilots Play First Home Game in Sicks Stadium May 16, 1969 In the highest-scoring 11th inning ever, Seattle scores six runs, then allows 5, but hangs on for a 10 – 9 win at Boston. Jim Bouton gets the win with three shutout innings. Wayne Comer has a pair of homers, including one in the 11th. John Kennedy adds a homer in the 11th and Rico Petrocelli goes deep in the same inning for the Sox. July 2, 1969 Reggie Jackson Oakland A’s All Star hammers 3 Homeruns vs Seattle Pilots July 11, 1969 Harmon Killebrew powers twins August 16, 1969 Burly Baltimore Orioles slugger Boog Powell hits an inside park homerun August 24, 1969 Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison August 31, 1969 In their second trade with Seattle within a week, Houston acquires OF Tommy Davis for outfielders Sandy Valdespino and Danny Walton. October 14, 1969 1969 Expansion Draft is held November 20, 1969 Joe Schultz is fired as manager of the Seattle Pilots. November 25, 1969 Lou Piniella of the Kansas City Royals wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. January 15, 1970 The Oakland Athletics trade catcher Phil Roof, outfielder Mike Hershberger and pitchers Lew Krausse and Ken Sanders to the Seattle Pilots for first baseman Don Mincher and infielder Ron Clark. January 29, 1970 Pitcher Miguel Fuentes, at age 20, is shot and killed during a bar fight in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico April 1, 1970 Seattle Pilots only 1 year team in MLB History April 7, 1970 Baseball returns to Milwaukee as Brewers play first home game October 1, 1982 The last Seattle Pilot retires – Fred Stanley December 21, 2018 Milwaukee Brewers Team History & Encyclopedia Sort bySearch Days, Events, Players Title (A - Z)Date (Newest) April 11, 1969 Seattle Pilots Play First Home Game in Sicks Stadium August 16, 1969 Burly Baltimore Orioles slugger Boog Powell hits an inside park homerun July 22, 2019 Sick’s Stadium
