1938 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1938
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Griffith Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers:	Bucky Harris
Radio:	WJSV (Arch McDonald)
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1938 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.^[1]

May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.^[2]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	135	411	120	.292	1	58
1B	137	540	156	.289	22	114
2B	127	437	147	.336	6	71
SS	146	567	190	.335	5	67
3B	151	656	194	.296	12	91
OF	125	470	142	.302	21	95
OF	107	433	132	.305	2	40
OF	92	344	104	.302	5	47

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
100	263	92	.350	2	36
56	213	52	.244	3	28
47	197	48	.244	1	15
58	184	48	.261	0	21
53	140	33	.236	2	16
46	115	25	.217	0	15
38	57	9	.158	2	8
2	4	3	.750	0	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	223.1	12	15	3.43	68
23	149.0	13	8	5.92	36

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
43	164.1	7	9	4.60	62
32	150.0	9	10	5.58	64
38	148.1	9	8	4.49	44
31	139.0	7	6	5.24	43
31	131.1	5	8	6.58	41
29	121.1	7	5	3.12	104
31	91.0	5	6	6.03	33
5	22.0	1	1	5.73	13

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	7	0	0	0	6.28	5
	5	0	0	1	11.37	2