1968 Washington Senators season

1968 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1961)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Other information
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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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

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

1968 American League Records Sources:
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

1968 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

37 Dave Baldwin

24 Frank Bertaina

27 Dick Bosman

20 Joe Coleman

29 Casey Cox

22 Bill Denehy

16 Jim Hannan

21 Bill Haywood

28 Dennis Higgins

18 Bruce Howard

23 Bob Humphreys

34 Steve Jones

32 Darold Knowles

31 Jim Miles

25 Barry Moore

26 Phil Ortega

17 Camilo Pascual

19 Gerry Schoen

Catchers

14 Billy Bryan

8 Paul Casanova

10 Jim French

Infielders

7 Bernie Allen

11 Ed Brinkman

1,32 Frank Coggins

1 Tim Cullen

12 Mike Epstein

6 Ron Hansen

5 Gary Holman

2 Ken McMullen

Outfielders

5,35 Hank Allen

3 Brant Alyea

6 Dick Billings

35 Sam Bowens

9 Frank Howard

22 Gene Martin

4 Cap Peterson

36 Ed Stroud

30 Del Unser

34 Fred Valentine

Manager

40 Jim Lemon

Coaches

44 Doug Camilli

42 Nellie Fox

43 Bobby Hofman

41 Sid Hudson

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
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
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
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
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
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

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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.

1968 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minnesota New York Oakland Washington
National League	Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1968 MLB draft 1968 All-Star Game 1968 World Series 1968 MLB expansion draft

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

Franchise

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Arlington Stadium Globe Life Park in Arlington New Rangers Ballpark
Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Wild card berths (1)

2012

American League
West Division titles (7)

American League
championships (2)

2010
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Minor league affiliates

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