1942 Washington Senators season
1942 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith, William Richardson and George H. Richardson | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Radio | WJSV/WINX (Arch McDonald) | |
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The 1942
Offseason
- December 13, 1941: Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | 0.669 | — | 58–19 | 45–32 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | 0.612 | 9 | 53–24 | 40–35 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | 0.543 | 19½ | 40–37 | 42–32 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 28 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 30 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | 0.446 | 34 | 35–35 | 31–47 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | 0.411 | 39½ | 35–42 | 27–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | 0.357 | 48 | 25–51 | 30–48 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Jake Early | 104 | 353 | 72 | .204 | 3 | 46 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 151 | 621 | 168 | .271 | 9 | 86 |
2B | Ellis Clary | 76 | 240 | 66 | .275 | 0 | 16 |
SS | John Sullivan | 94 | 357 | 84 | .235 | 0 | 42 |
3B | Bobby Estalella | 133 | 429 | 119 | .277 | 8 | 65 |
OF | Stan Spence | 149 | 629 | 203 | .323 | 4 | 79 |
OF | Bruce Campbell | 122 | 378 | 105 | .278 | 5 | 63 |
OF | George Case | 125 | 513 | 164 | .320 | 5 | 43 |
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 |
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Jimmy Pofahl | 84 | 283 | 59 | .208 | 0 | 28 |
Bob Repass | 81 | 259 | 62 | .239 | 2 | 23 |
Roy Cullenbine | 64 | 241 | 69 | .286 | 2 | 35 |
Al Evans | 74 | 223 | 51 | .229 | 0 | 10 |
Mike Chartak | 24 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 1 | 8 |
Chile Gómez | 25 | 73 | 14 | .192 | 0 | 6 |
Frank Croucher | 26 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 0 | 5 |
Roberto Ortiz | 20 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 1 | 4 |
Ray Hoffman | 7 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 2 |
Stan Galle | 13 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Al Kvasnak |
5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Moore | 1 | 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 |
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Sid Hudson | 35 | 239.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.36 | 72 |
Bobo Newsom | 30 | 213.2 | 11 | 17 | 4.93 | 113 |
Early Wynn | 30 | 190.0 | 10 | 16 | 5.12 | 58 |
Dutch Leonard | 6 | 35.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.11 | 15 |
Dewey Adkins | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 3 |
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 |
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Alex Carrasquel | 35 | 152.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.43 | 40 |
Walt Masterson | 25 | 142.2 | 5 | 9 | 3.34 | 63 |
Bill Zuber | 37 | 126.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.84 | 64 |
Ray Scarborough | 17 | 63.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.12 | 16 |
Jack Wilson | 12 | 42.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.64 | 18 |
Steve Sundra | 6 | 33.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.61 | 5 |
Hardin Cathey | 12 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | 7.42 | 8 |
Bill Kennedy |
8 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 4 |
Lou Bevil | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 2 |
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 |
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Bill Trotter | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 | 13 |
Phil McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Marv Olson |
B | Charlotte Hornets | Piedmont League | Harry Smythe |
D | Newport Canners | Appalachian League | Red Lucas |
D | Orlando Senators
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Florida East Coast League | Bob Overstreet |
Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14[3]
References
- ^ Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007