1968 Washington Senators season

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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
Manager(s)	Jim Lemon
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)

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

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 Awards and Honors 4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Roster

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Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

• Frank Howard, A.L. Home Run Champ 1968

All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1968 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1968 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 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 Mets • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis 1968 All-Star Game • 1968 World Series

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