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
Record vs. opponents
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 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 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 69 166 35 .211 1 13 Wayne Comer 77 129 30 .233 0 8 Tom Grieve 47 116 23 .198 3 10 47 107 17 .159 0 4 46 86 20 .233 1 6 Ken McMullen 15 59 12 .203 0 3 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 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 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 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 24 57.0 2 2 3.95 47 Dick Such 21 50.0 1 5 7.56 41 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 71 2 14 27 2.07 71 61 5 3 6 2.79 41 49 3 6 6 5.00 38 Denny Riddleberger 8 0 0 0 0.96 5 5 0 0 0 2.70 4 Bob Humphreys 5 0 0 0 1.35 6 5 0 0 0 1.50 2 4 0 0 0 7.56 10
Awards and honors Frank Howard, A.L. Home Run Champion 1970 All-Star Game
Farm system
Notes
References
1970 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference 1970 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com