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.

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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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

• 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	Home	Road
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

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	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
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

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
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
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
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

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Frank Howard, American League leader, home runs

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

1. Tim Cullen page at Baseball reference
2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
3. Don Castle page at Baseball Reference
4. Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference
5. Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference

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.