1947 Washington Senators season

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1947  Washington Senators
Washington Senators Primary Logo (1938 to 1947).svg
League American League
Ballpark Griffith Stadium
City Washington, D.C.
Record64–90 (.416)
League place7th
Owners Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Managers Ossie Bluege
Radio WWDC (FM)/WPIX
(Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan)
  1946 Seasons 1948  

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.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9757.63055224235
Detroit Tigers 8569.5521246313938
Boston Red Sox 8371.5391449303441
Cleveland Indians 8074.5191738394235
Philadelphia Athletics 7876.5061939383938
Chicago White Sox 7084.4552732433841
Washington Senators 6490.4163336412849
St. Louis Browns 5995.3833829483047

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 16–6–19–1312–10–19–1310–12–115–712–10
Chicago 6–16–111–117–1510–1211–1111–1114–8
Cleveland 13–911–118–14–27–1511–11–117–513–9
Detroit 10–12–115–714–8–28–14–111–1115–712–10
New York 13–912–1015–714–8–113–915–715–7
Philadelphia 12–10–111–1111–11–111–119–1313–911–11
St. Louis 7–1511–115–177–157–159–1313–9
Washington 10–128–149–1310–127–1511–119–13

Notable transactions

Roster

1947 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 Al Evans 9931977.241223
1B Mickey Vernon 154600159.265785
2B Jerry Priddy 147505108.214349
3B Eddie Yost 115428102.238014
SS Mark Christman 11037483.222133
OF Joe Grace 7823458.248317
OF Stan Spence 147506141.2791673
OF Buddy Lewis 140506132.261648

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Sherry Robertson 9526662.233123
Cecil Travis 7420444.216110
Tom McBride 5616645.271015
John Sullivan 4913334.25605
Frank Mancuso 4313130.229013
Rick Ferrell 379930.303012
George Case 368012.15002
Gil Coan 114221.50003
Ed Lyons 7284.14300
Junior Wooten 6242.08301
George Myatt 1270.00000
Felix Mackiewicz 361.16700
Cal Ermer 130.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Walt Masterson 35253.012163.13135
Early Wynn 33247.017153.6473
Mickey Haefner 31193.010143.6477
Sid Hudson 20106.0695.6037
Bobo Newsom 1483.2464.0940

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ray Scarborough 33161.06133.4163
Marino Pieretti 2383.1244.2132
Hal Toenes 36.2016.755

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Tom Ferrick 311793.1523
Milo Candini 383415.1731
Scott Cary 233105.9325
Lou Knerr 600011.005
Lum Harris 30002.842
Bill Kennedy 20008.101
Buzz Dozier 20000.002

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Bert Niehoff
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Spencer Abbott and Cal Ermer
C Havana Cubanos Florida International League Oscar Rodríguez
D Brewton Millers Alabama State League Norman Veazey
D Kingsport Cherokees Appalachian League Dick Bass
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Lou Bevil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Havana [2]

Notes

  1. Joe Grace 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