1970 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1970 Washington Senators Cap Logo (1968 to 1971).svg American League East RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 70 92 y 6th Bob Short Ted Williams WTOP WWDC (FM)(Ron Menchine, Shelby Whitfield, Warner Wolf) List of Texas Rangers seasons The 1970 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses. This was the franchise's penultimate season in Washington, D.C. Offseason December 5, 1969: Dennis Higgins and Barry Moore were traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Horacio Piña, Ron Law and Dave Nelson.Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference December 31, 1969: John Roseboro was signed as a free agent by the Senators.John Roseboro page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1970: Bill Madlock was drafted by the Senators in the 5th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase). Player signed May 25, 1970.Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference March 21, 1970: Brant Alyea was traded by the Senators to the Minnesota Twins for Joe Grzenda and Charley Walters.Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference March 30, 1970: Pedro Ramos was signed as a free agent by the Senators.Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference Regular season Opening Day starters Hank Allen Dick Bosman Ed Brinkman Paul Casanova Mike Epstein Frank Howard Ken McMullen Dave Nelson Del Unser1970 Washington Senators Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WAS Notable transactions April 27, 1970: Pedro Ramos was released by the Senators. April 27, 1970: Ken McMullen was traded by the Senators to the California Angels for Aurelio Rodríguez and Rick Reichardt.Ken McMullen page at Baseball Reference May 11, 1970: Hank Allen and Ron Theobald were traded by the Senators to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wayne Comer.Hank Allen page at Baseball Reference June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Rick Waits was drafted by the Senators in the 5th round.Rick Waits page at Baseball Reference Bruce Sutter was drafted by the Senators in the 21st round, but did not sign.Bruce Sutter page at Baseball Reference August 19, 1970: John Roseboro was released by the Senators. September 11, 1970: Lee Maye was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Chicago White Sox.Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference Roster 1970 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 27 Dick Bosman 23 Jackie Brown 34 George Brunet 19 Cisco Carlos 20 Joe Coleman 29 Casey Cox 22 Jan Dukes 18 Bill Gogolewski 19,31 Joe Grzenda 16 Jim Hannan 23 Bob Humphreys 32 Darold Knowles 28 Horacio Piña 17 Pedro Ramos 19 Denny Riddleberger 21 Jim Shellenback 18 Dick Such Catchers 35 Dick Billings  8 Paul Casanova 10 Jim French 13 John Roseboro Infielders  7 Bernie Allen 11 Ed Brinkman  1 Tim Cullen  6 Mike Epstein  2 Ken McMullen 14 Dave Nelson  5 Dick Nen  2 Aurelio Rodríguez Outfielders 35 Hank Allen 20 Jeff Burroughs 12 Wayne Comer 24 Greg Goossen  4 Tom Grieve 33 Frank Howard  5 Lee Maye  3 Rick Reichardt 36 Ed Stroud 30 Del Unser Other batters  4 Larry Biittner Manager  9 Ted Williams Coaches 40 Joe Camacho 42 Nellie Fox 41 Sid Hudson 43 George Susce 44 Wayne Terwilliger 45 Del Wilber Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Paul Casanova 104 328 75 .229 6 30 1B Mike Epstein 140 430 110 .256 20 56 2B Tim Cullen 123 262 56 .214 1 18 SS Ed Brinkman 158 625 164 .262 1 40 3B Aurelio Rodríguez 142 547 135 .247 19 76 LF Frank Howard 161 566 160 .283 44 126 CF Ed Stroud 129 433 115 .266 5 32 RF Lee Maye 96 255 67 .263 7 30 Other batters 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 Del Unser 119 322 83 .258 5 30 Rick Reichardt 107 277 70 .253 15 46 Bernie Allen 104 261 61 .234 8 29 Jim French Jim French (baseball) 69 166 35 .211 1 13 Wayne Comer 77 129 30 .233 0 8 Tom Grieve 47 116 23 .198 3 10 Dave Nelson 47 107 17 .159 0 4 John Roseboro 46 86 20 .233 1 6 Ken McMullen 15 59 12 .203 0 3 Hank Allen 22 38 8 .211 0 4 Greg Goossen 21 36 8 .222 0 1 Dick Billings 11 24 6 .250 1 1 Jeff Burroughs 6 12 2 .167 0 1 Dick Nen 6 5 1 .200 0 0 Larry Biittner 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dick Bosman 36 230.2 16 12 3.00 134 Joe Coleman 39 218.2 8 12 3.58 152 Casey Cox 37 192.1 8 12 4.45 68 George Brunet 24 118.0 8 6 4.42 67 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Hannan 42 128.0 9 11 4.01 61 Jim Shellenback 39 117.1 6 7 3.68 57 Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (baseball) 24 57.0 2 2 3.95 47 Dick Such 21 50.0 1 5 7.56 41 Bill Gogolewski 8 33.2 2 2 4.81 19 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Darold Knowles 71 2 14 27 2.07 71 Horacio Piña 61 5 3 6 2.79 41 Joe Grzenda 49 3 6 6 5.00 38 Denny Riddleberger 8 0 0 0 0.96 5 Jan Dukes 5 0 0 0 2.70 4 Bob Humphreys 5 0 0 0 1.35 6 Cisco Carlos 5 0 0 0 1.50 2 Pedro Ramos 4 0 0 0 7.56 10 Awards and honors Frank Howard, A.L. Home Run Champion 1970 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Whitey Kurowski and Dick Gernert AA Pittsfield Senators Eastern League Dick Gernert and Joe Klein A Burlington Senators Carolina League Joe Klein and Whitey Kurowski A Anderson Senators Western Carolinas League Frank Gable A-Short Season Geneva Senators New York–Penn League Bill Haywood Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 1970 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference 1970 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1961–1971) seasons Washington Senators season Washing