Heading into their ninth season, the expansion Washington Senators
had never won more than 76 games in a season. The team even seemed
to be backsliding, as the 1968 season brought 31 more losses than
wins. Desperate to try something new, Senators owner Bob Short
hired Hall of Famer Ted Williams to manage the team. Williams
sparked the Senators to the best record for a Washington team since
the old Senators (now the Minnesota Twins) had won 87 games in
1945. ""The Splendid Splinter"" oversaw dramatic improvements in
both offense and pitching, with Dick Bosman even leading the league
in ERA.The Senators' last winning season, 1969 was an unlikely high
point in an otherwise lackluster 11 - year stay in the capital.
Prior to that season, they'd been a perennial cellar dweller, and
after 1969 the team would experience steep declines in attendance
and wins, leading to an acrimonious departure to Texas. This book
recounts that 1969 season in-depth.
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