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1968 Washington Senators season

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Owner(s)
  
James H. Lemon

Manager(s)
  
Jim Lemon

General manager(s)
  
George Selkirk

Local television
  
WTOP

Local radio
  
WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)

The 1968 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 10th in the American League with a record of 65 wins and 96 losses.

Contents

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.

    • 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.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Paul Casanova
  • Frank Coggins
  • Mike Epstein
  • Ron Hansen
  • Frank Howard
  • Ken McMullen
  • Camilo Pascual
  • Del Unser
  • Fred Valentine

    • Notable transactions

  • June 7, 1968: 1968 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Don Castle was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round.
  • Jim Mason was drafted by the Senators in the 2nd round.
  • Mike Cubbage was drafted by the Senators in the 6th round, but did not sign.
  • August 2, 1968: Ron Hansen was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Tim Cullen.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    League leaders

  • Frank Howard, American League leader, home runs

    • All-Stars

    All-Star Game

    References

    1968 Washington Senators season Wikipedia
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