| 1947 Washington Senators | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson | |
| Managers | Ossie Bluege | |
| Radio | WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan) | |
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The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 8–14–2 | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 14–8–2 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1947 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Al Evans | 99 | 319 | 77 | .241 | 2 | 23 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 154 | 600 | 159 | .265 | 7 | 85 |
| 2B | Jerry Priddy | 147 | 505 | 108 | .214 | 3 | 49 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 115 | 428 | 102 | .238 | 0 | 14 |
| SS | Mark Christman | 110 | 374 | 83 | .222 | 1 | 33 |
| OF | Joe Grace | 78 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 3 | 17 |
| OF | Stan Spence | 147 | 506 | 141 | .279 | 16 | 73 |
| OF | Buddy Lewis | 140 | 506 | 132 | .261 | 6 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry Robertson | 95 | 266 | 62 | .233 | 1 | 23 |
| Cecil Travis | 74 | 204 | 44 | .216 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom McBride | 56 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 0 | 15 |
| John Sullivan | 49 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Mancuso | 43 | 131 | 30 | .229 | 0 | 13 |
| Rick Ferrell | 37 | 99 | 30 | .303 | 0 | 12 |
| George Case | 36 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Gil Coan | 11 | 42 | 21 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Lyons | 7 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Wooten | 6 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| George Myatt | 12 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ermer | 1 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Masterson | 35 | 253.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.13 | 135 |
| Early Wynn | 33 | 247.0 | 17 | 15 | 3.64 | 73 |
| Mickey Haefner | 31 | 193.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.64 | 77 |
| Sid Hudson | 20 | 106.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.60 | 37 |
| Bobo Newsom | 14 | 83.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.09 | 40 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Scarborough | 33 | 161.0 | 6 | 13 | 3.41 | 63 |
| Marino Pieretti | 23 | 83.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 32 |
| Hal Toenes | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ferrick | 31 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.15 | 23 |
| Milo Candini | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.17 | 31 |
| Scott Cary | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 25 |
| Lou Knerr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 |
| Lum Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 2 |
| Bill Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
| Buzz Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Havana [2]
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