1938 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
Local radio |
WJSV (Arch McDonald) |
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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.
Offseason
- December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Chief Hogsett.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9.5 |
Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16.0 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32.0 |
St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44.0 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 46.0 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 12–9 | |||||
Chicago | 6–12 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 13–8–1 | 10–11 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 8–13 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 12–9 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 14–8 | — | 16–5–2 | 15–7–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 5–16–2 | — | 12–9 | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 8–13–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12–1 | 7–15–1 | 9–12 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 9–12 | 11–10 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.[2]
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 | 135 | 411 | 120 | .292 | 1 | 58 |
OF | Simmons, AlAl Simmons | 125 | 470 | 142 | .302 | 21 | 92 |
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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Stone, JohnJohn Stone | 56 | 213 | 52 | .244 | 3 | 28 |
Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin | 38 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 2 | 8 |
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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Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 23 | 149 | 13 | 8 | 5.92 | 36 |
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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Appleton, PetePete Appleton | 43 | 164.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.60 | 62 |
Chase, KenKen Chase | 32 | 150 | 9 | 10 | 5.58 | 64 |
DeShong, JimmieJimmie DeShong | 31 | 131.1 | 5 | 8 | 6.58 | 41 |
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley | 38 | 148.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 44 |
Hogsett, ChiefChief Hogsett | 31 | 91 | 5 | 6 | 6.03 | 33 |
Monteagudo, RenéRené Monteagudo | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5.73 | 13 |
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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Phebus, BillBill Phebus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 2 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
D | Saint 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
References
- 1938 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1938 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com