1969 Washington Senators season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Washington Senators
season = 1969
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = RFK Stadium
y4 = 1962
city = Washington D.C.
y5 = 1961
owners = Bob Short
managers = Ted Williams
television = WTOP
radio =WWDC (FM)
(Ron Menchine, Shelby Whitfield, Warner Wolf)|

The Washington Senators 1969 season involved the Senators finishing 4th in the American League east with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Regular Season

The year 1969 was a turning point in Washington sports history. The Washington Senators named Ted Williams as manager. The Washington Redskins hired Vince Lombardi as Head Coach and he had brought a winning attitude to the Nation's Capital. In the same year, the nearby University of Maryland had hired "Lefty" Driesell to coach basketball. It marked a renaissance in sports interest in America's most transient of cities.

eason Standings

Opening Day Starters

* Ed Brinkman
* Paul Casanova
* Tim Cullen
* Mike Epstein
* Frank Howard
* Ken McMullen
* Camilo Pascual
* Ed Stroud
* Del Unser

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

*Del Unser, American League Leader, Triples (8) [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
*Del Unser, American League Record, Fewest Triples in One Season by an American League Leader (8) [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
* Ted Williams, Associated Press AL Manager of the YearAll-Star Game
* Frank Howard, Starting LF
* Darold Knowles, Reserve

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSA/1969.shtml 1969 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1969&t=WS2 1969 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]