1942 Washington Senators season
1942 Washington Senators | |
---|---|
Major League affiliations | |
| |
Location | |
| |
| |
Other information | |
Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
Local radio |
WJSV/WINX (Arch McDonald) |
< Previous season Next season > |
The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- December 13, 1941: Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19.5 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 |
Record vs. opponents
1942 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.[2]
Roster
1942 Washington Senators | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SS | Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan | 94 | 357 | 84 | .235 | 0 | 42 |
OF | Spence, StanStan Spence | 149 | 629 | 203 | .323 | 4 | 79 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chartak, MikeMike Chartak | 24 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 1 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adkins, DeweyDewey Adkins | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 3 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel | 35 | 152.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.43 | 40 |
Zuber, BillBill Zuber | 37 | 126.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.84 | 64 |
Wilson, JackJack Wilson | 12 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 6.64 | 18 |
Sundra, SteveSteve Sundra | 6 | 33.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.61 | 5 |
Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 4 |
Bevil, LouLou Bevil | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 2 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trotter, BillBill Trotter | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 | 13 |
Cathey, HardinHardin Cathey | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.42 | 8 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Marv Olson |
B | Charlotte Hornets | Piedmont League | Harry Smythe |
D | Newport Canners | Appalachian League | Red Lucas |
D | Orlando Senators | Florida East Coast League | Bob Overstreet |
Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14[3]
References
- ↑ Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com