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1940 Washington Senators season

Summary

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.

1940 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith and William Richardson
ManagersBucky Harris
RadioWJSV
(Arch McDonald)
← 1939 Seasons 1941 →

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

Record vs. opponents edit

1940 American League record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 — Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1940 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 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

Other batters edit

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
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

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

Farm system edit

Level Team League Manager
A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Kiki Cuyler
A Springfield Nationals Eastern League Spencer Abbott
B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Calvin Griffith
B Greenville Spinners Sally League Alex McColl and Gus Brittain
D Newport/Maryville Canners Appalachian League Jerry Witner and Red Marion
D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Gus Brittain and Ed Kobesky
D Orlando Senators Florida State League John Ganzel
D Shelby Colonels Tar Heel League Lou Haneles and Art Patchin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19[2]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Willis Hudlin 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

References edit

  • 1940 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
  • 1940 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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