1947 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1947
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Griffith Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Managers:	Ossie Bluege
Radio:	WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan)
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[1]

Roster

1947 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		99	319	77	.241	2	23
1B		154	600	159	.265	7	85
2B		147	505	108	.214	3	49
3B		115	428	102	.238	0	14
SS		110	374	83	.222	1	33
OF		78	234	58	.248	3	17
OF		147	506	141	.279	16	73
OF		140	506	132	.261	6	48

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
	95	266	62	.233	1	23
	74	204	44	.216	1	10
	56	166	45	.271	0	15
	49	133	34	.256	0	5
	43	131	30	.229	0	13
	37	99	30	.303	0	12
	36	80	12	.150	0	2
	11	42	21	.500	0	3
	7	28	4	.143	0	0
	6	24	2	.083	0	1
	12	7	0	.000	0	0
	3	6	1	.167	0	0
	1	3	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	253.0	12	16	3.13	135
	33	247.0	17	15	3.64	73
	31	193.0	10	14	3.64	77
	20	106.0	6	9	5.60	37
	14	83.2	4	6	4.09	40

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
	33	161.0	6	13	3.41	63
	23	83.1	2	4	4.21	32
	3	6.2	0	1	6.75	5

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
	31	1	7	9	3.15	23
	38	3	4	1	5.17	31
	23	3	1	0	5.93	25
	6	0	0	0	11.00	5
	3	0	0	0	2.84	2
	2	0	0	0	8.10	1
	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Havana^[2]

References

• 1947 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1947 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gracejo01.shtml Joe Grace page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007