1968 Washington Senators season
The 1968 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 65 wins and 96 losses.
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| Owner(s) | James H. Lemon |
| General manager(s) | George Selkirk |
| Manager(s) | Jim Lemon |
| Local television | WTOP |
| Local radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) |
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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 turned an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base and tagged the runner coming from first base.[2]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 56–25 | 47–34 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 12 | 47–33 | 44–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 16½ | 43–37 | 43–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 17 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 20 | 39–42 | 44–37 |
| Oakland Athletics | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 21 | 44–38 | 38–42 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 24 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| California Angels | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 32–49 | 35–46 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 36–45 | 31–50 |
| Washington Senators | 65 | 96 | 0.404 | 37½ | 34–47 | 31–49 |
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
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 | Paul Casanova | 96 | 322 | 63 | .196 | 4 | 25 |
| 1B | Mike Epstein | 123 | 385 | 90 | .234 | 13 | 33 |
| SS | Ron Hansen | 86 | 275 | 51 | .185 | 8 | 28 |
| LF | Frank 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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| Frank Coggins | 62 | 171 | 30 | .175 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim French | 59 | 165 | 32 | .194 | 1 | 10 |
| Tim Cullen | 47 | 114 | 31 | .272 | 1 | 16 |
| Fred Valentine | 37 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 3 | 7 |
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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| Joe Coleman | 33 | 223 | 12 | 16 | 3.27 | 139 |
| Frank 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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| Dick 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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| Dennis Higgins | 59 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 66 |
| Dave Baldwin | 40 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.07 | 30 |
| Darold Knowles | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.18 | 37 |
| Steve Jones | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 11 |
| Casey Cox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 4 |
| Bill Denehy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
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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