1943 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Ossie Bluege |
Local radio |
WOL (AM) (Arch McDonald, Russ Hodges) |
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The 1943 Washington Senators won 84 games, lost 69, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- January 29, 1943: Bill Zuber and cash were traded by the Senators to the New York Yankees for Milo Candini and Jerry Priddy.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
Washington Senators | 84 | 69 | .549 | 13.5 |
Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |
St. Louis Browns | 72 | 80 | .474 | 25 |
Boston Red Sox | 68 | 84 | .447 | 29 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 49 |
Record vs. opponents
1943 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 11–9–1 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 18–4–1 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 8–13 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 17–5–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 4–18–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–11–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 8–14 | 13–8 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — |
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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2B | Priddy, JerryJerry Priddy | 149 | 560 | 152 | .271 | 4 | 62 |
SS | Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan | 134 | 456 | 95 | .208 | 1 | 55 |
OF | Johnson, BobBob Johnson | 117 | 438 | 116 | .265 | 7 | 63 |
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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Ortiz, RobertoRoberto Ortiz | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 31 | 219.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.28 | 51 |
Candini, MiloMilo Candini | 28 | 166 | 11 | 7 | 2.49 | 67 |
Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 |
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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Haefner, MickeyMickey Haefner | 36 | 165.1 | 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 65 |
Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel | 39 | 144.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.68 | 48 |
Lefebvre, BillBill Lefebvre | 6 | 32.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.45 | 10 |
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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Adkins, DeweyDewey Adkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 1 |
Carpenter, LewLew Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Curtis, VernVern Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts/ Montgomery Rebels |
Southern Association | Marv Olson |
Chattanooga franchise transferred and renamed, July 11, 1943[2]
Notes
- ↑ Milo Candini 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
References
- 1943 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1943 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com