1942 Washington Senators season
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.
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith, William Richardson and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
Local radio | WJSV/WINX (Arch McDonald) |
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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 | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | 0.669 | β | 58β19 | 45β32 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | 0.612 | 9 | 53β24 | 40β35 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | 0.543 | 19Β½ | 40β37 | 42β32 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 28 | 39β39 | 36β40 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 30 | 43β34 | 30β47 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | 0.446 | 34 | 35β35 | 31β47 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | 0.411 | 39Β½ | 35β42 | 27β47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | 0.357 | 48 | 25β51 | 30β48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | β | 13β8 | 14β8 | 15β7 | 12β10 | 14β8 | 11β11 | 14β7 | |||||
Chicago | 8β13 | β | 11β11 | 9β13 | 7β15 | 12β10 | 6β13 | 13β7 | |||||
Cleveland | 8β14 | 11β11 | β | 9β13β2 | 7β15 | 16β6 | 9β13 | 15β7 | |||||
Detroit | 7β15 | 13β9 | 13β9β2 | β | 7β15 | 13β9 | 11β11 | 9β13 | |||||
New York | 10β12 | 15β7 | 15β7 | 15β7 | β | 16β6 | 15β7 | 17β5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8β14 | 10β12 | 6β16 | 9β13 | 6β16 | β | 6β16 | 10β12 | |||||
St. Louis | 11β11 | 13β6 | 13β9 | 11β11 | 7β15 | 16β6 | β | 11β11 | |||||
Washington | 7β14 | 7β13 | 7β15 | 13β9 | 5β17 | 12β10 | 11β11 | β |
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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Player stats
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 GΓ³mez | 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 |
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 | 10 | 16 | 5.12 | 58 |
Dutch Leonard | 6 | 35 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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