1942 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1942
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)
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

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

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

1942 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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
C		104	353	72	.204	3	46
1B		151	621	168	.271	9	86
2B		76	240	66	.275	0	16
SS		94	357	84	.235	0	42
3B		133	429	119	.277	8	65
OF		149	629	203	.323	4	79
OF		122	378	105	.278	5	63
OF		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
	84	283	59	.208	0	28
	81	259	62	.239	2	23
	64	241	69	.286	2	35
	74	223	51	.229	0	10
	24	92	20	.217	1	8
	25	73	14	.192	0	6
	26	65	18	.277	0	5
	20	42	7	.167	1	4
	7	19	1	.053	0	2
	13	18	2	.111	0	1
	5	11	2	.182	0	0
	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
	35	239.1	10	17	4.36	72
	30	213.2	11	17	4.93	113
	30	190.0	10	16	5.12	58
	6	35.0	2	2	4.11	15
	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
	35	152.1	7	7	3.43	40
	25	142.2	5	9	3.34	63
	37	126.2	9	9	3.84	64
	17	63.1	2	1	4.12	16
	12	42.0	1	4	6.64	18
	6	33.2	1	3	5.61	5
	12	30.1	1	1	7.42	8
	8	18.0	0	1	8.00	4
	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
	17	3	1	0	5.75	13
	1	0	0	0	6.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14^[3]

External links

• 1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/welajjo01.shtml Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trottbi01.shtml Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007