1969 Washington Senators

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1969 Washington Senators went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 694 runs, allowed 644, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (48 HR, 111 RBI) and Dick Bosman (14-5, 2.19 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
694 R 644 RA
Diff +50

📁 Franchise Info

Texas Rangers Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

694 Runs Scored
644 Runs Allowed
+50 Run Diff
914K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% above the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .329 3% above the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .378 2% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.49 4% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 694 5% above the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
📅
Home Games 81
👥
Total Attendance 914,227
📊
Avg per Game 11,286

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Frank Howard 0.296 2 Lee Maye 0.290 3 Del Unser 0.286 4 Mike Epstein 0.278 5 Hank Allen 0.277

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 48 2 Mike Epstein 30 3 Ken McMullen 19 4 Brant Alyea 11 5 Bernie Allen 9

RBI

1 Frank Howard 111 2 Ken McMullen 87 3 Mike Epstein 85 4 Del Unser 57 5 Bernie Allen 45
1969 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Howard 161 592 111 175 17 2 48 111 102 96 1 0.296
Del Unser 153 581 69 166 19 8 7 57 58 54 8 0.286
Ed Brinkman 151 576 71 153 18 5 2 43 50 42 2 0.266
Ken McMullen 158 562 83 153 25 2 19 87 70 103 4 0.272
Mike Epstein 131 403 73 112 18 1 30 85 85 99 2 0.278
Paul Casanova 124 379 26 82 9 2 4 37 18 52 0 0.216
Bernie Allen 122 365 33 90 17 4 9 45 50 35 5 0.247
Hank Allen 109 271 42 75 9 3 1 17 13 28 12 0.277
Tim Cullen 119 249 22 52 7 0 1 15 14 27 1 0.209
Lee Maye 71 238 41 69 9 3 9 26 20 25 1 0.290
Brant Alyea 104 237 29 59 4 0 11 40 34 67 1 0.249
Ed Stroud 123 206 35 52 5 6 4 29 30 33 12 0.252
Jim French 63 158 14 29 6 3 2 13 41 15 1 0.184
Joe Coleman 40 84 2 9 1 0 0 4 4 40 0 0.107
Zoilo Versalles 31 75 9 20 2 1 0 6 3 13 1 0.267
Dick Bosman 32 64 3 6 1 0 0 4 7 26 0 0.094
Sam Bowens 33 57 6 11 1 0 0 4 5 14 1 0.193
Jim Hannan 35 52 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 0.115
Casey Cox 52 47 1 5 0 0 0 3 2 34 0 0.106
Barry Moore 32 43 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.209
Dick Billings 27 37 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0.135
Gary Holman 41 31 1 5 1 0 0 2 4 7 0 0.161
Dick Smith 21 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.107
Jim Shellenback 30 27 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.185
Camilo Pascual 17 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.235
Bob Humphreys 47 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.077
Darold Knowles 53 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.077
Frank Bertaina 14 11 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.364
Dennis Higgins 55 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.091
Dave Baldwin 43 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Cisco Carlos 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Doug Camilli 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Jim Miles 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Jan Dukes 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Toby Harrah 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Kreutzer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Dick Bosman 2.19 2 Darold Knowles 2.24 3 Casey Cox 2.78 4 Bob Humphreys 3.05 5 Joe Coleman 3.27

Wins

1 Dick Bosman 14 2 Joe Coleman 12 3 Casey Cox 12 4 Dennis Higgins 10 5 Darold Knowles 9

Strikeouts

1 Joe Coleman 182 2 Dick Bosman 99 3 Casey Cox 73 4 Jim Hannan 72 5 Dennis Higgins 71
1969 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Coleman 12 13 3.27 40 36 1 247.2 222 90 100 182
Dick Bosman 14 5 2.19 31 26 1 193.0 156 47 39 99
Casey Cox 12 7 2.78 52 13 0 171.2 161 53 64 73
Jim Hannan 7 6 3.64 35 28 0 158.1 138 64 91 72
Barry Moore 9 8 4.30 31 25 0 134.0 123 64 67 51
Dennis Higgins 10 9 3.48 55 0 16 85.1 79 33 56 71
Jim Shellenback 4 7 4.04 30 11 1 84.2 87 38 48 50
Darold Knowles 9 2 2.24 53 0 13 84.1 73 21 31 59
Bob Humphreys 3 3 3.05 47 0 5 79.2 69 27 38 43
Dave Baldwin 2 4 4.05 43 0 4 66.2 57 30 34 51
Camilo Pascual 2 5 6.83 14 13 0 55.1 49 42 38 34
Frank Bertaina 1 3 6.56 14 5 0 35.2 43 26 23 25
Jim Miles 0 1 6.20 10 1 0 20.1 19 14 15 15
Cisco Carlos 1 1 4.58 6 4 0 17.2 23 9 6 5
Jan Dukes 0 2 2.45 8 0 0 11.0 8 3 4 3
Frank Kreutzer 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 2.0 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (36)

Bernie Allen Hank Allen Brant Alyea Dave Baldwin Frank Bertaina Dick Billings Dick Bosman Sam Bowens Ed Brinkman Doug Camilli Cisco Carlos Paul Casanova +24 more

36 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1969 Season 🏠 All WS2 Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1969 Washington Senators in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 1969 Washington Senators 4th in the AL East. With 694 runs scored and 644 given up, the 1969 differential was +50. Against a league average of .245, the 1969 Washington Senators batted .250. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.49 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 663-run league average, the offense was 5% ahead.

R.F.K. Stadium was home in 1969, drawing a total attendance of 914,227. For power, Frank Howard led the way with 48 homers. Dick Bosman was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Joe Coleman with 182. The saves leader was Dennis Higgins with 16. The 1969 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Washington Senators

What was the 1969 Washington Senators record?
The 1969 Washington Senators finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1969 Washington Senators with 48 home runs.
What was the 1969 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1969 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Did the 1969 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Washington Senators play?
The 1969 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1969 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (48 HR, 111 RBI) and Dick Bosman (14-5, 2.19 ERA).
All Seasons