1968 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | James H. Lemon |
General manager(s) | George Selkirk |
Manager(s) | Jim Lemon |
Local television | WTOP |
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WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) |
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The 1968 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 65 wins and 96 losses.
Offseason
- February 13, 1968: Tim Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy were traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Dennis Higgins, Steve Jones, and Ron Hansen.[1]
Regular season
- July 30, 1968, Ron Hansen of the Senators had an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base and tagged the runner coming from first base.[2]
Opening Day starters
- Paul Casanova
- Frank Coggins
- Mike Epstein
- Ron Hansen
- Frank Howard
- Ken McMullen
- Camilo Pascual
- Del Unser
- Fred Valentine
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Detroit Tigers | 103 | 59 | .636 | – |
Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12 |
Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 16½ |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 |
New York Yankees | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 |
Oakland Athletics | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24 |
California Angels | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 |
Washington Senators | 65 | 96 | .404 | 37½ |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | |||
Boston | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
California | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 12–6 | |||
Chicago | 7–11 | 4–14 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 10–8 | |||
Cleveland | 11–7 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 14–4 | 10–8–1 | 6–12 | 7–10 | |||
Detroit | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 10–8–1 | 13–5–1 | 10–8 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 8–10 | — | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
New York | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 8–10–1 | 8–10–1 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 14–4 | |||
Oakland | 9–9 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 5–13–1 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | |||
Washington | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 11–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball Draft
- Don Castle was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round.[3]
- Jim Mason was drafted by the Senators in the 2nd round.[4]
- Mike Cubbage was drafted by the Senators in the 6th round, but did not sign.[5]
- August 2, 1968: Ron Hansen was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Cullen.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Casanova, PaulPaul Casanova | 96 | 322 | 63 | .196 | 4 | 25 |
1B | Epstein, MikeMike Epstein | 123 | 385 | 90 | .234 | 13 | 33 |
SS | Hansen, RonRon Hansen | 86 | 275 | 51 | .185 | 8 | 28 |
LF | Howard, FrankFrank Howard | 158 | 598 | 164 | .274 | 44 | 106 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Coggins, FrankFrank Coggins | 62 | 171 | 30 | .175 | 0 | 7 |
French, JimJim French | 59 | 165 | 32 | .194 | 1 | 10 |
Cullen, TimTim Cullen | 47 | 114 | 31 | .272 | 1 | 16 |
Valentine, FredFred Valentine | 37 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 3 | 7 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman | 33 | 223 | 12 | 16 | 3.27 | 139 |
Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina | 27 | 127.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.66 | 81 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bosman, DickDick Bosman | 46 | 139 | 2 | 9 | 3.69 | 63 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Higgins, DennisDennis Higgins | 59 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 66 |
Baldwin, DaveDave Baldwin | 40 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.07 | 30 |
Knowles, DaroldDarold Knowles | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.18 | 37 |
Jones, SteveSteve Jones | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 11 |
Cox, CaseyCasey Cox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 4 |
Denehy, BillBill Denehy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
- Frank Howard, American League leader, home runs
All-Stars
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Wayne Terwilliger |
AA | Savannah Senators | Southern League | Buddy Hicks |
A | Burlington Senators | Carolina League | Len Johnston |
A | Salisbury Senators | Western Carolinas League | Billy Klaus |
A-Short Season | Geneva Senators | New York–Penn League | Joe Marchese |
Notes
References
- 1968 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
- 1968 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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