1939 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
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WJSV (Walter Johnson, Harry McTigue) |
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The 1939 Washington Senators won 65 games, lost 87, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- December 29, 1938: Al Simmons was purchased from the Senators by the Boston Bees for $3,000.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | .565 | 20.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 22.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 26.5 |
Washington Senators | 65 | 87 | .428 | 41.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 51.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64.5 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 8–11–1 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 18–4 | 19–3 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–16 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–8 | 15–7 | — |
Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Ferrell, RickRick Ferrell | 87 | 274 | 77 | .281 | 0 | 31 |
1B | Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon | 76 | 276 | 71 | .257 | 1 | 30 |
Other batters
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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Estalella, BobbyBobby Estalella | 82 | 280 | 77 | .275 | 8 | 41 |
Welaj, JohnnyJohnny Welaj | 63 | 201 | 55 | .274 | 1 | 33 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | 34 | 269.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.54 | 88 |
Chase, KenKen Chase | 32 | 232 | 10 | 19 | 3.80 | 118 |
Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes | 27 | 173 | 8 | 12 | 5.36 | 64 |
Bass, DickDick Bass | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
Other pitchers
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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Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel | 40 | 159.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.69 | 41 |
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley | 15 | 53.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.70 | 20 |
Relief pitchers
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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Appleton, PetePete Appleton | 40 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4.56 | 50 |
Thomas, BudBud Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
Thuman, LouLou Thuman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
C | Oswego Netherlands | Canadian–American League | Art Funk and Blaine Kunes |
D | Salisbury Indians | Eastern Shore League | Vic Keen and Spud Nachand |
D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | John Ganzel |
D | Shelby Nationals | Tar Heel League | Ed Montague |
Notes
References
- 1939 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1939 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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