1970 Washington Senators

70-92 • .432 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1970 Washington Senators went 70-92 (.432) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 626 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (44 HR, 126 RBI) and Dick Bosman (16-12, 3.00 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

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
6th Rank
626 R 689 RA
Diff -63

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626 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
824K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 5% below the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .320 equal to the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .358 5% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.80 2% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 626 7% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 824,750
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Avg per Game 10,182

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Frank Howard 0.283 2 Ed Stroud 0.266 3 Lee Maye 0.263 4 Ed Brinkman 0.262 5 Del Unser 0.258

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 44 2 Mike Epstein 20 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 19 4 Rick Reichardt 15 5 Bernie Allen 8

RBI

1 Frank Howard 126 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 76 3 Mike Epstein 56 4 Rick Reichardt 46 5 Ed Brinkman 40
1970 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Brinkman 158 625 63 164 17 2 1 40 60 41 8 0.262
Frank Howard 161 566 90 160 15 1 44 126 132 125 1 0.283
Aurelio Rodriguez 142 547 64 135 31 5 19 76 37 81 15 0.247
Ed Stroud 129 433 69 115 11 5 5 32 40 79 29 0.266
Mike Epstein 140 430 55 110 15 3 20 56 73 117 2 0.256
Paul Casanova 104 328 25 75 17 3 6 30 10 47 0 0.229
Del Unser 119 322 37 83 5 1 5 30 30 29 1 0.258
Rick Reichardt 107 277 42 70 14 2 15 46 23 69 2 0.253
Tim Cullen 123 262 22 56 10 2 1 18 31 38 3 0.214
Bernie Allen 104 261 31 61 7 1 8 29 43 21 0 0.234
Lee Maye 96 255 28 67 12 1 7 30 21 32 4 0.263
Jim French 69 166 20 35 3 1 1 13 38 23 0 0.211
Wayne Comer 77 129 21 30 4 0 0 8 22 16 4 0.233
Tom Grieve 47 116 12 23 5 1 3 10 14 38 0 0.198
Dave Nelson 47 107 5 17 1 0 0 4 7 24 2 0.159
John Roseboro 46 86 7 20 4 0 1 6 18 10 1 0.233
Dick Bosman 36 80 4 11 0 0 0 2 1 29 0 0.138
Joe Coleman 39 67 5 8 1 0 0 6 12 28 0 0.119
Ken McMullen 15 59 5 12 2 0 0 3 5 10 0 0.203
Casey Cox 37 58 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 30 0 0.121
Hank Allen 22 38 3 8 2 0 0 4 5 9 0 0.211
George Brunet 24 38 4 6 1 0 1 4 1 21 0 0.158
Greg Goossen 21 36 2 8 3 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.222
Jim Hannan 42 31 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.129
Jim Shellenback 40 30 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.067
Dick Billings 11 24 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.250
Darold Knowles 71 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.050
Jackie Brown 24 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.154
Dick Such 22 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.231
Jeff Burroughs 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.167
Joe Grzenda 49 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.000
Bill Gogolewski 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Dick Nen 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Horacio Pina 61 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Larry Biittner 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jan Dukes 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Ramos 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Cisco Carlos 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Humphreys 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny Riddleberger 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Darold Knowles 2.04 2 Horacio Pina 2.79 3 Dick Bosman 3.00 4 Joe Coleman 3.58 5 Jim Shellenback 3.68

Wins

1 Dick Bosman 16 2 Jim Hannan 9 3 George Brunet 8 4 Joe Coleman 8 5 Casey Cox 8

Strikeouts

1 Joe Coleman 152 2 Dick Bosman 134 3 Darold Knowles 71 4 Casey Cox 68 5 George Brunet 67
1970 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Bosman 16 12 3.00 36 34 0 230.2 212 77 71 134
Joe Coleman 8 12 3.58 39 29 0 218.2 190 87 89 152
Casey Cox 8 12 4.45 37 30 1 192.1 211 95 44 68
Jim Hannan 9 11 4.01 42 17 0 128.0 119 57 54 61
Darold Knowles 2 14 2.04 71 0 27 119.1 100 27 58 71
George Brunet 8 6 4.42 24 20 0 118.0 124 58 48 67
Jim Shellenback 6 7 3.68 39 14 0 117.1 107 48 51 57
Joe Grzenda 3 6 5.00 49 3 6 84.2 86 47 34 38
Horacio Pina 5 3 2.79 61 0 6 71.0 66 22 35 41
Jackie Brown 2 2 3.95 24 5 0 57.0 49 25 37 47
Dick Such 1 5 7.56 21 5 0 50.0 48 42 45 41
Bill Gogolewski 2 2 4.81 8 5 0 33.2 33 18 25 19
Denny Riddleberger 0 0 0.96 8 0 0 9.1 7 1 2 5
Pedro Ramos 0 0 7.56 4 0 0 8.1 10 7 4 10
Jan Dukes 0 0 2.70 5 0 0 6.2 6 2 1 4
Bob Humphreys 0 0 1.35 5 0 0 6.2 4 1 9 6
Cisco Carlos 0 0 1.50 5 0 0 6.0 3 1 4 2

👥 Roster (40)

Bernie Allen Hank Allen Larry Biittner Dick Billings Dick Bosman Ed Brinkman Jackie Brown George Brunet Jeff Burroughs Cisco Carlos Paul Casanova Joe Coleman +28 more

40 players

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The 1970 Washington Senators in brief

In 1970 the Washington Senators posted a 70-92 mark (.432) and finished 6th in the AL East. The Washington Senators scored 626 runs and allowed 689, a run differential of -63. The team batting average of .238 was 5% below the 1970 league mark of .249. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.72. The 1970 Washington Senators scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (626 against 676).

The home park, R.F.K. Stadium, recorded 824,750 in attendance, about 10,182 a game. For power, Frank Howard led the way with 44 homers. Dick Bosman led the pitchers with 16 wins. Joe Coleman struck out 152, the most on the club. Darold Knowles closed out 27 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Washington Senators

What was the 1970 Washington Senators record?
The 1970 Washington Senators finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1970 Washington Senators with 44 home runs.
What was the 1970 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1970 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1970 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Washington Senators play?
The 1970 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1970 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (44 HR, 126 RBI) and Dick Bosman (16-12, 3.00 ERA).
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