1940 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 | |
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WJSV ( Arch McDonald) | |
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The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh 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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Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | — | 50–29 | 40–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 1 | 51–30 | 38–35 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 2 | 52–24 | 36–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 8 | 45–34 | 37–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 8 | 41–36 | 41–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 23 | 37–39 | 30–48 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 26 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 36 | 29–42 | 25–58 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4–1 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 4–18–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — |
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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 | 103 | 326 | 89 | .273 | 0 | 28 |
1B | Zeke Bonura | 79 | 311 | 85 | .273 | 3 | 45 |
2B | Jimmy Bloodworth | 119 | 469 | 115 | .245 | 11 | 70 |
SS | Jimmy Pofahl | 119 | 406 | 95 | .234 | 2 | 36 |
3B | Cecil Travis | 136 | 528 | 170 | .322 | 2 | 76 |
OF | Gee Walker | 140 | 595 | 175 | .294 | 13 | 96 |
OF | Buddy Lewis | 148 | 600 | 190 | .317 | 6 | 63 |
OF | George Case | 154 | 656 | 192 | .293 | 5 | 56 |
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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Johnny Welaj | 88 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 3 | 21 |
Buddy Myer | 71 | 210 | 61 | .290 | 0 | 29 |
Jake Early | 80 | 206 | 53 | .257 | 5 | 14 |
Jack Sanford | 34 | 122 | 24 | .197 | 0 | 10 |
Sam West | 57 | 99 | 25 | .253 | 1 | 18 |
Charlie Gelbert | 22 | 54 | 20 | .370 | 0 | 7 |
Jimmy Wasdell | 10 | 35 | 3 | .086 | 0 | 0 |
Sherry Robertson | 10 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 0 |
Al Evans | 14 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 7 |
Mickey Vernon | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Mallory | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Hahn | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Morrie Aderholt | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 35 | 289.0 | 14 | 19 | 3.49 | 124 |
Ken Chase | 35 | 261.2 | 15 | 17 | 3.23 | 129 |
Sid Hudson | 38 | 252.0 | 17 | 16 | 4.57 | 96 |
Willis Hudlin | 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.51 | 9 |
Red Anderson | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 |
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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Walt Masterson | 31 | 130.1 | 3 | 13 | 4.90 | 68 |
Joe Krakauskas | 32 | 109.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.44 | 68 |
René Monteagudo | 27 | 100.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.08 | 64 |
Joe Haynes | 22 | 63.1 | 3 | 6 | 6.54 | 23 |
Al Hollingsworth | 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 7 |
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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Alex Carrasquel | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 19 |
Bucky Jacobs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 |
Lou Thuman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 0 |
Charlie Gelbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Gil Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19
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