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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 / 1970)
87-75, Finished 3rd in AL East
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Scored 743 runs, Allowed 736 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Manager: Dick Williams (82-71) and Eddie Popowski (5-4)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,833,246 (1st of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106; one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
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1968 / 1970 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 1968
Signed Juan Beniquez as an amateur free agent.
October 15, 1968
Joe Foy selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 4th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Dave Morehead selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 15th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Gary Bell selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 21st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Dick Baney selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 33rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Bucky Brandon selected by the Seattle Pilots as the 44th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
Jerry Adair selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 51st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
October 29, 1968
Released Elston Howard.
Released Floyd Robinson.
December 2, 1968
Bobby Mitchell drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1968 rule 5 draft.
Russ Nixon drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1968 rule 5 draft.
December 3, 1968
Traded Gary Waslewski to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dick Schofield.
1969
Al Montreuil sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
Signed Dick Pole as an amateur free agent.
February 1, 1969
Drafted Johnny Grubb in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 11, 1969
Traded Mark Schaeffer to the Houston Astros. Received Hal King.
March 18, 1969
Purchased Bill Kelso from the Cincinnati Reds.
March 29, 1969
Returned Bill Kelso to the Cincinnati Reds following previous purchase.
April 17, 1969 (Standings)
Released Jerry Stephenson.
April 19, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro to the Cleveland Indians. Received Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.
May 5, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Bill Schlesinger to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Don Lock.
May 7, 1969 (Standings)
Sold Jose Tartabull to the Oakland Athletics.
June 5, 1969 (Standings)
Drafted Rick Miller in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted Buddy Hunter in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Wright in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted Dwight Evans in the 5th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Drafted Steve Barr in the 7th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
June 15, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Joe Azcue to the California Angels. Received Tom Satriano.
June 23, 1969 (Standings)
Sold Garry Roggenburk to the Seattle Pilots.
July 5, 1969 (Standings)
Purchased Ron Kline from the San Francisco Giants.
August 19, 1969 (Standings)
Signed Craig Skok as an amateur free agent.
September 6, 1969 (Standings)
Traded Mike Jackson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Gary Wagner.
November 7, 1969
Signed Ramon Aviles as an amateur free agent.
November 25, 1969
Sold Fred Wenz to the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 1, 1969
Drafted Mike Derrick from the Detroit Tigers in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
Hal King drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
Ken Wright drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1969 rule 5 draft.
December 13, 1969
Traded Dalton Jones to the Detroit Tigers. Received Tom Matchick.
Traded Billy Farmer (minors) and Syd O'Brien to the Chicago White Sox. Received Don Pavletich and Gary Peters. Billy Farmer (minors) refused to report to his new team. The Boston Red Sox sent Jerry Janeski (March 9, 1970) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
1970
Signed Dave Coleman as an amateur free agent.
Released Ron Kline.
January 17, 1970
Drafted Rick Burleson in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary).
