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1968 Washington Senators
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (Since 1961) Washington, D.C. (Since 1961)
1968 Information
Owner(s)	James 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

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

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

40 Jim Lemon

Coaches

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
Short-Season A	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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

v · d · e1968 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 Major League Baseball 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)

The Franchise

Expansion Draft • History • Seasons • Team Records • No-hitters • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Owners and executives • Managers • Players • Roster • Captain • First-round draft picks • Washington Senators • Continental League

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • Arlington Stadium • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Spring Training: Pompano Beach Municipal Park • Ranger Stadium • Surprise Stadium

Retired Numbers

26 • 34 • 42

Key Personnel

CEO: Nolan Ryan • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington • Team Captain: Michael Young

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Buddy Bell • Rusty Greer • Tom Grieve • Toby Harrah • Mark Holtz • Charlie Hough • Ferguson Jenkins • Johnny Oates • Kenny Rogers • Nolan Ryan • Rubén Sierra • Jim Sundberg • Tom Vandergriff • John Wetteland

Division Titles

Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2010 • 2011 • Wild Card: none

American League Championships

2010 • 2011

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Minors

AAA: Round Rock Express | AA: Frisco RoughRiders | A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Hickory Crawdads • Spokane Indians | Rookie: AZL Rangers • DSL Rangers

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