1968 Washington Senators

65-96 • .404 Win% • 10th in AL

The 1968 Washington Senators went 65-96 (.404) finishing 10th in the AL. The club scored 524 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (44 HR, 106 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (13-12, 2.69 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
96 Losses
.404 Win %
10th Rank
524 R 665 RA
Diff -141

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524 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
-141 Run Diff
541K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .223 3% below the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .287 3% below the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .335 1% below the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 3.64 22% worse than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 524 5% below the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 541,282
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Avg per Game 6,682

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Gary Holman 0.294 2 Frank Howard 0.274 3 Tim Cullen 0.272 4 Brant Alyea 0.267 5 Ken McMullen 0.248

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 44 2 Ken McMullen 20 3 Mike Epstein 13 4 Ron Hansen 8 5 Bernie Allen 6

RBI

1 Frank Howard 106 2 Ken McMullen 62 3 Bernie Allen 40 4 Mike Epstein 33 5 Del Unser 30
1968 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Unser 156 635 66 146 13 7 1 30 46 66 11 0.230
Frank Howard 158 598 79 164 28 3 44 106 54 141 0 0.274
Ken McMullen 151 557 66 138 11 2 20 62 63 66 1 0.248
Mike Epstein 123 385 40 90 8 2 13 33 48 91 1 0.234
Bernie Allen 120 373 31 90 12 4 6 40 28 35 2 0.241
Paul Casanova 96 322 19 63 6 0 4 25 7 52 0 0.196
Ed Stroud 105 306 41 73 10 10 4 23 20 50 9 0.239
Ron Hansen 86 275 28 51 12 0 8 28 35 49 0 0.185
Cap Peterson 94 226 20 46 8 1 3 18 18 31 2 0.204
Ed Brinkman 77 193 12 36 3 0 0 6 19 31 0 0.187
Frank Coggins 62 171 15 30 6 1 0 7 9 33 1 0.175
Jim French 59 165 9 32 5 0 1 10 19 19 1 0.194
Brant Alyea 53 150 18 40 11 1 6 23 10 39 0 0.267
Hank Allen 68 128 16 28 2 2 1 9 7 16 0 0.219
Sam Bowens 57 115 14 22 4 0 4 7 11 39 0 0.191
Tim Cullen 47 114 8 31 4 2 1 16 7 12 0 0.272
Billy Bryan 40 108 7 22 3 0 3 8 14 27 0 0.204
Fred Valentine 37 101 11 24 2 0 3 7 6 11 1 0.238
Gary Holman 75 85 10 25 5 1 0 7 13 15 0 0.294
Joe Coleman 34 70 2 9 2 0 0 3 2 22 0 0.129
Camilo Pascual 31 65 2 12 0 0 0 5 1 10 0 0.185
Jim Hannan 25 47 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 31 0 0.064
Frank Bertaina 27 38 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.132
Dick Billings 12 33 3 6 1 0 1 3 5 13 0 0.182
Barry Moore 34 31 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.097
Dick Bosman 46 30 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.200
Phil Ortega 31 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 4 9 0 0.167
Bruce Howard 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dennis Higgins 59 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.133
Gene Martin 9 11 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.364
Bob Humphreys 56 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Darold Knowles 32 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Dave Baldwin 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Steve Jones 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gerry Schoen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Cox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Denehy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Haywood 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Miles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Darold Knowles 2.18 2 Camilo Pascual 2.69 3 Jim Hannan 3.01 4 Dennis Higgins 3.25 5 Joe Coleman 3.27

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 13 2 Joe Coleman 12 3 Jim Hannan 10 4 Frank Bertaina 7 5 Bob Humphreys 5

Strikeouts

1 Joe Coleman 139 2 Camilo Pascual 111 3 Frank Bertaina 81 4 Jim Hannan 75 5 Dennis Higgins 66
1968 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Coleman 12 16 3.27 33 33 0 223.0 212 81 51 139
Camilo Pascual 13 12 2.69 31 31 0 201.0 181 60 59 111
Jim Hannan 10 6 3.01 25 22 0 140.1 147 47 50 75
Dick Bosman 2 9 3.69 46 10 1 139.0 139 57 35 63
Frank Bertaina 7 13 4.66 27 23 0 127.1 133 66 69 81
Barry Moore 4 6 3.37 32 18 3 117.2 116 44 42 56
Phil Ortega 5 12 4.98 31 16 0 115.2 115 64 62 57
Dennis Higgins 4 4 3.25 59 0 13 99.2 81 36 46 66
Bob Humphreys 5 7 3.69 56 0 2 92.2 78 38 30 56
Bruce Howard 1 4 5.36 13 7 0 48.2 62 29 23 23
Dave Baldwin 0 2 4.07 40 0 5 42.0 40 19 12 30
Darold Knowles 1 1 2.18 32 0 4 41.1 38 10 12 37
Bill Haywood 0 0 4.70 14 0 0 23.0 27 12 12 10
Steve Jones 1 2 5.91 7 0 0 10.2 8 7 7 11
Casey Cox 0 1 2.35 4 0 0 7.2 7 2 0 4
Jim Miles 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 4.1 8 6 2 5
Gerry Schoen 0 1 7.36 1 1 0 3.2 6 3 1 1
Bill Denehy 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 2.0 4 2 4 1

👥 Roster (39)

Bernie Allen Hank Allen Brant Alyea Dave Baldwin Frank Bertaina Dick Billings Dick Bosman Sam Bowens Ed Brinkman Billy Bryan Paul Casanova Frank Coggins +27 more

39 players

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The 1968 Washington Senators in brief

The 1968 Washington Senators won 65 games and lost 96, ending up 10th in the AL. Runs came in at 524 scored against 665 allowed (-141). At the plate the Washington Senators hit .223, 3% worse than the league's .230. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.64 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.98. The 524 runs scored compare with a league average of 553 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at R.F.K. Stadium totaled 541,282 for the year. Frank Howard led the club in home runs with 44. Camilo Pascual was the top winner, with 13 victories. Joe Coleman struck out 139, the most on the club. Dennis Higgins closed out 13 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Washington Senators

What was the 1968 Washington Senators record?
The 1968 Washington Senators finished 65-96 (.404 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1968 Washington Senators with 44 home runs.
What was the 1968 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1968 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1968 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Washington Senators play?
The 1968 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1968 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (44 HR, 106 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (13-12, 2.69 ERA).
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