On this day in 1969, the Pilots and Orioles played a Friday night game in front of a sparse crowd of 9,922 at Sick's Stadium in Seattle. The fans that didn't come missed an opportunity to see a pretty good contest as the future Brewers lost 2-1 to the O's, who were in first place at 82-35 and en route to 109 wins.
They also missed out on a somewhat interesting major league debut. In the bottom of the seventh Pilots catcher Jerry McNertney singled to left to lead off the inning and was pinch run for by outfielder Billy Williams, a veteran of 18 minor league seasons who was playing in the majors for the first time. He was eventually thrown out at home for the inning's final out.
Williams was 36 years and 63 days old, making him easily the oldest player to make his major league debut as a Brewer/Pilot:
| Player | Date | Age |
| Billy Williams | August 15, 1969 | 36 years, 63 days |
| Takahito Nomura | April 3, 2002 | 33 years, 83 days |
| Mark DiFelice | May 22, 2008 | 31 years, 273 days |
| Freddie Velazquez | April 20, 1969 | 31 years, 135 days |
| David Manning | August 2, 2003 | 30 years, 353 days |
With help from the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:
- 2007 Brewer Mel Stocker, who turns 31.
- 2000-01 Brewer Allen Levrault, who turns 34.
- 2004 Brewer Ben Ford, who turns 36.
- 1997 Brewer Jeff Huson, who turns 47.
- 1972 Brewer Billy Conigliaro, who turns 64.
- 1972 Brewer Tommy Reynolds, who turns 70.