1940 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1940 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1938 to 1947).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 64 90 y 7th Clark Griffith and William Richardson Bucky Harris WJSV(Arch McDonald) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Notable transactions May 18, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Senators.Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference Roster 1940 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers  3 Red Anderson 14,35 Alex Carrasquel 11 Ken Chase 19 Joe Haynes 35 Al Hollingsworth 18,34 Willis Hudlin 15 Sid Hudson 17 Bucky Jacobs 12 Joe Krakauskas 16 Dutch Leonard 22 Walt Masterson 25 René Monteagudo -- Lou Thuman 34 Gil Torres Catchers 20 Jake Early 32 Al Evans  8 Rick Ferrell 29 Dick Hahn Infielders -- Morrie Aderholt  9 Jimmy Bloodworth 3,18 Zeke Bonura 21 Charlie Gelbert  1 Buddy Myer  7 Jimmy Pofahl 28 Sherry Robertson 35 Jack Sanford  5 Cecil Travis 34 Mickey Vernon  3 Jimmy Wasdell 23 Sam West Outfielders  6 George Case  2 Buddy Lewis 21 Jim Mallory  4 Gee Walker 24 Johnny Welaj Manager 30 Bucky Harris Coaches 28 Nick Altrock 26 Benny Bengough 27 Ossie Bluege 29 Clyde Milan 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 C Rick Ferrell 103 326 89 .273 0 28 1B Zeke Bonura 79 311 85 .273 3 45 2B Jimmy Bloodworth 119 469 115 .245 11 70 SS Jimmy Pofahl 119 406 95 .234 2 36 3B Cecil Travis 136 528 170 .322 2 76 OF Gee Walker 140 595 175 .294 13 96 OF Buddy Lewis 148 600 190 .317 6 63 OF George Case 154 656 192 .293 5 56 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 Johnny Welaj 88 215 55 .256 3 21 Buddy Myer 71 210 61 .290 0 29 Jake Early 80 206 53 .257 5 14 Jack Sanford Jack Sanford (first baseman) 34 122 24 .197 0 10 Sam West 57 99 25 .253 1 18 Charlie Gelbert 22 54 20 .370 0 7 Jimmy Wasdell 10 35 3 .086 0 0 Sherry Robertson 10 33 7 .212 0 0 Al Evans 14 25 8 .320 0 7 Mickey Vernon 5 19 3 .158 0 0 Jim Mallory 4 12 2 .167 0 0 Dick Hahn 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Morrie Aderholt 1 2 0 .000 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 Dutch Leonard 35 289.0 14 19 3.49 124 Ken Chase 35 261.2 15 17 3.23 129 Sid Hudson 38 252.0 17 16 4.57 96 Willis Hudlin 8 37.1 1 2 6.51 9 Red Anderson Red Anderson (baseball) 2 14.0 1 1 3.86 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 Walt Masterson 31 130.1 3 13 4.90 68 Joe Krakauskas 32 109.0 1 6 6.44 68 René Monteagudo 27 100.2 2 6 6.08 64 Joe Haynes 22 63.1 3 6 6.54 23 Al Hollingsworth 3 18.0 1 0 5.50 7 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 Alex Carrasquel 28 6 2 0 4.88 19 Bucky Jacobs 9 0 1 0 6.00 6 Lou Thuman 2 0 0 0 14.40 0 Charlie Gelbert 2 0 0 0 9.00 1 Gil Torres 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 and Gus Brittain D Newport/Maryville Canners Appalachian League Jerry Witner and Red Marion D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Gus Brittain and Ed Kobesky D Orlando Senators Florida State League John Ganzel D Shelby Colonels Tar Heel League Lou Haneles and Art Patchin LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: OrlandoNewport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1940 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1940 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Washington