1938 Washington Senators season

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1938  Washington Senators
League American League
Ballpark Griffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
Owners Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers Bucky Harris
Radio WJSV
(Arch McDonald)
  1937 Seasons 1939  

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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 99530.65155–2244–31
Boston Red Sox 88610.59152–2336–38
Cleveland Indians 86660.5661346–3040–36
Detroit Tigers 84700.5451648–3136–39
Washington Senators 75760.49723½44–3331–43
Chicago White Sox 65830.4393233–3932–44
St. Louis Browns 55970.3624431–4324–54
Philadelphia Athletics 53990.3494628–4725–52

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 12–612–1010–1211–11–114–817–512–9
Chicago 6–129–137–158–1412–1013–8–110–11
Cleveland 10–1213–912–108–1318–413–9–112–9
Detroit 12–1015–710–128–1414–812–10–113–9
New York 11–11–114–813–814–816–5–215–7–116–6–1
Philadelphia 8–1410–124–188–145–16–212–96–16
St. Louis 5–178–13–19–13–110–12–17–15–19–127–15
Washington 9–1211–109–129–136–16–116–615–7

Notable transactions

Roster

1938 Washington Senators
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Rick Ferrell 135411120.292158
1B Zeke Bonura 137540156.28922114
2B Buddy Myer 127437147.336671
SS Cecil Travis 146567190.335567
3B Buddy Lewis 151656194.2961291
OF Al Simmons 125470142.3022195
OF George Case 107433132.305240
OF Sam West 92344104.302547

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Taffy Wright 10026392.350236
John Stone 5621352.244328
Mel Almada 4719748.244115
Ossie Bluege 5818448.261021
Jimmy Wasdell 5314033.236216
Tony Giuliani 4611525.217015
Goose Goslin 38579.15828
Mickey Livingston 243.75001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dutch Leonard 33223.112153.4368
Wes Ferrell 23149.01385.9236

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Pete Appleton 43164.1794.6062
Ken Chase 32150.09105.5864
Harry Kelley 38148.1984.4944
Monte Weaver 31139.0765.2443
Jimmie DeShong 31131.1586.5841
Joe Krakauskas 29121.1753.12104
Elon Hogsett 3191.0566.0333
René Monteagudo 522.0115.7313

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Joe Kohlman 70006.285
Bill Phebus 500111.372

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Wally Millies and Rogers Hornsby
A Trenton Senators Eastern League Spencer Abbott
B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Calvin Griffith
B Greenville Spinners Sally League E. A. Donahue
D Salisbury Indians Eastern Shore League Jake Flowers
DSaint Augustine Saints Florida State League Lyle Judy
D Sanford Lookouts Florida State League Guy Lacy and Bill Rodgers
D Americus Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Alex McColl

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Salisbury

Notes

  1. Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference
  2. Harry Kelley page at Baseball Reference

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