1949 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1949 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1948 to 1952).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 50 104 y 8th Clark Griffith and the estate of George H. Richardson Joe Kuhel WTTG(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff, Howard Williams) WWDC (FM)(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff, Howard Williams) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1949 Washington Senators, the 49th season of the Major League Baseball franchise, won 50 games, lost 104, and finished in eighth place in the American League. It was the worst showing by the Washington club in 40 years, since the 1909 Senators lost 110 games. The team was managed by Joe Kuhel; it played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 770,745 fans, seventh in the circuit.Baseball Reference: 1949 miscellaneous team information The Senators actually won 25 of their first 45 games and stood in third place after Sunday, June 5, 1949. But they would win only 25 games more all season, playing at an abysmal .229 rate over their last 109 contests. In today's 162-game schedule, that would have resulted in a 37–125 mark, surpassing the 1962 Mets' record for futility. At year's end, manager Kuhel would be replaced by Bucky Harris, the Senators' 1924 "boy wonder" manager, now 53, returning for a third term as skipper of the Senators. Offseason October 4, 1948: John Sullivan, Tom Ferrick and $25,000 were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Sam Dente.John Sullivan at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1949 season: Jim Pearce was signed as a free agent by the Senators.Jim Pearce at Baseball-Reference Regular season On September 28, Senators pitcher Ray Scarborough ended Ted Williams' streak of most consecutive games reaching base safely at 84 games.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Scarborough gave up just four hits in a 4–1 complete game win over the Boston Red Sox. Johnny Pesky made the final out with Williams on deck. Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Notable transactions May 24, 1949: Milo Candini was traded by the Senators to the Oakland Oaks for Lloyd Hittle.Milo Candini at Baseball-Reference Roster 1949 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 20 Paul Calvert 19 Milo Candini 28 Buzz Dozier 19,28 Al Gettel 16 Julio González 16 Mickey Haefner 14 Mickey Harris 26 Joe Haynes 37 Lloyd Hittle 15 Sid Hudson 14 Ed Klieman 35 Walt Masterson 19 Jim Pearce 10 Ray Scarborough 11 Dizzy Sutherland 12 Forrest Thompson 18 Dick Weik 21 Dick Welteroth Catchers 9,11 Jake Early  8 Al Evans 11 Ralph Weigel Infielders 24 Mark Christman  4 Sam Dente 27 Jay Difani  1 Al Kozar  5 Sherry Robertson 25 Eddie Robinson  7 Eddie Yost Outfielders  3 Gil Coan  2 Buddy Lewis 27 Sam Mele 35 Roberto Ortiz 23 John Simmons  6 Bud Stewart 22 Clyde Vollmer Other batters 17 Hal Keller 28 Herman Reich Manager 40 Joe Kuhel Coaches 33 Nick Altrock 32 Rick Ferrell 36 Joe Fitzgerald 31 Clyde Milan 34 Sam West Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Al Evans 109 321 87 .271 2 42 1B Eddie Robinson 143 527 155 .294 18 78 2B Al Kozar 105 350 94 .269 4 31 SS Sam Dente 153 590 161 .273 1 53 3B Eddie Yost 124 435 110 .253 9 45 OF Gil Coan 111 358 78 .218 3 25 OF Bud Stewart 118 388 110 .284 8 43 OF Clyde Vollmer 129 443 112 .253 14 59 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 Sherry Robertson 110 374 94 .251 11 42 Sam Mele 78 264 64 .242 3 25 Buddy Lewis 95 257 63 .245 3 28 Jake Early 53 138 34 .246 1 11 Roberto Ortiz Roberto Ortiz (baseball) 40 129 36 .279 1 11 Mark Christman 49 112 24 .214 3 18 John Simmons 62 93 20 .215 0 5 Ralph Weigel 34 60 14 .233 0 4 Hal Keller 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Herman Reich 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Jay Difani 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Sid Hudson 40 209.0 8 17* 4.22 54 Ray Scarborough 34 199.2 13 11 4.60 81 Paul Calvert Paul Calvert (baseball) 34 160.2 6 17* 5.43 52 Mickey Harris 23 129.0 2 12 5.16 54 Walt Masterson 10 53.0 3 2 3.23 17 Dizzy Sutherland 1 1.0 0 1 45.00 0 Tied with Ned Garver (St. Louis) 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 Lloyd Hittle 36 109.0 5 7 4.21 32 Joe Haynes 37 96.1 2 9 6.26 19 Dick Weik 27 95.1 3 12 5.38 58 Mickey Haefner 19 91.2 5 5 4.42 23 Forrest Thompson 9 16.1 1 3 4.41 8 Jim Pearce Jim Pearce (baseball) 2 5.1 0 1 8.44 1 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 Dick Welteroth 52 2 5 2 7.36 37 Al Gettel 16 0 2 1 5.45 7 Julio González Julio González (pitcher) 13 0 0 0 4.72 5 Milo Candini 3 0 0 1 4.76 1 Buzz Dozier 2 0 0 0 11.37 1 Ed Klieman 2 0 0 0 18.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association George Myatt and Fred Walters B Havana Cubanos Florida International League Oscar Rodríguez B Hagerstown Owls Interstate League Woody Wheaton B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Clyde McDowell C New Castle Nats Middle Atlantic League Bill Mongiello D Orlando Senators Florida State League Red Dulaney, Walter Zurowski and George Myatt D Fulton Railroaders KITTY League Ivan Kuester D Concord Nationals North Carolina State League James Calleran D Emporia Nationals Virginia League Morrie Aderholt 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 2 External links 1949 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1949 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Washington