1938 Washington Senators | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |||
City | Washington, D.C. | |||
Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |||
Managers | Bucky Harris | |||
Radio | WJSV (Arch McDonald) | |||
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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.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | 0.651 | — | 55–22 | 44–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | 0.591 | 9½ | 52–23 | 36–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | 0.566 | 13 | 46–30 | 40–36 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 16 | 48–31 | 36–39 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | 0.497 | 23½ | 44–33 | 31–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | 0.439 | 32 | 33–39 | 32–44 |
St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | 0.362 | 44 | 31–43 | 24–54 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | 0.349 | 46 | 28–47 | 25–52 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 12–9 | |||||
Chicago | 6–12 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 13–8–1 | 10–11 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 8–13 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 12–9 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 14–8 | — | 16–5–2 | 15–7–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 5–16–2 | — | 12–9 | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 8–13–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12–1 | 7–15–1 | 9–12 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 9–12 | 11–10 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — |
1938 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders
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Coaches
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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 | Rick Ferrell | 135 | 411 | 120 | .292 | 1 | 58 |
1B | Zeke Bonura | 137 | 540 | 156 | .289 | 22 | 114 |
2B | Buddy Myer | 127 | 437 | 147 | .336 | 6 | 71 |
SS | Cecil Travis | 146 | 567 | 190 | .335 | 5 | 67 |
3B | Buddy Lewis | 151 | 656 | 194 | .296 | 12 | 91 |
OF | Al Simmons | 125 | 470 | 142 | .302 | 21 | 95 |
OF | George Case | 107 | 433 | 132 | .305 | 2 | 40 |
OF | Sam West | 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
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Taffy Wright | 100 | 263 | 92 | .350 | 2 | 36 |
John Stone | 56 | 213 | 52 | .244 | 3 | 28 |
Mel Almada | 47 | 197 | 48 | .244 | 1 | 15 |
Ossie Bluege | 58 | 184 | 48 | .261 | 0 | 21 |
Jimmy Wasdell | 53 | 140 | 33 | .236 | 2 | 16 |
Tony Giuliani | 46 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 0 | 15 |
Goose Goslin | 38 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 2 | 8 |
Mickey Livingston | 2 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
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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Dutch Leonard | 33 | 223.1 | 12 | 15 | 3.43 | 68 |
Wes Ferrell | 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
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pete Appleton | 43 | 164.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.60 | 62 |
Ken Chase | 32 | 150.0 | 9 | 10 | 5.58 | 64 |
Harry Kelley | 38 | 148.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 44 |
Monte Weaver | 31 | 139.0 | 7 | 6 | 5.24 | 43 |
Jimmie DeShong | 31 | 131.1 | 5 | 8 | 6.58 | 41 |
Joe Krakauskas | 29 | 121.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.12 | 104 |
Elon Hogsett | 31 | 91.0 | 5 | 6 | 6.03 | 33 |
René Monteagudo | 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 |
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Joe Kohlman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 5 |
Bill Phebus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Salisbury
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