1948 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1948 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1948 to 1952).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 56 97 y 7th Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson Joe Kuhel WTTG(Bob Wolff) WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1948 Washington Senators won 56 games, lost 97, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Kuhel and played home games at Griffith Stadium. It was the first Senators season to be broadcast on television with Bob Wolff on the booth for gameday broadcasts on WTTG-TV. Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Roster 1948 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 19 Milo Candini 16 Cal Cooper 17 Tom Ferrick 14,22 Ramón García 16 Mickey Haefner 28,49 Earl Harrist 20 Sid Hudson 35 Walt Masterson 15 Marino Pieretti 10 Ray Scarborough 12 Forrest Thompson 18 Dick Weik 21 Dick Welteroth 26 Early Wynn Catchers 11 Jake Early  8 Al Evans  9 Len Okrie Infielders 24 Mark Christman 22 Jim Clark 18,22 Ángel Fleitas  2 Al Kozar 15,22 Sammy Meeks  1 John Sullivan  4 Mickey Vernon  7 Eddie Yost Outfielders  3 Gil Coan  6 Leon Culberson 14 Larry Drake 29 Carden Gillenwater 25 Tom McBride  5 Sherry Robertson 28,6 Bud Stewart -- Clyde Vollmer 23 Junior Wooten Other batters 28 Jay Difani Manager 40 Joe Kuhel Coaches 33 Nick Altrock 32 Rick Ferrell 36 Joe Fitzgerald 31 Clyde Milan 34 Sam West 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 Jake Early 97 246 54 .220 1 28 1B Mickey Vernon 150 558 135 .242 3 48 2B Al Kozar 150 577 144 .250 1 58 SS Mark Christman 120 409 106 .259 1 40 3B Eddie Yost 145 555 138 .249 2 50 OF Gil Coan 138 513 119 .232 7 60 OF Bud Stewart 118 401 112 .279 7 69 OF Junior Wooten 88 258 66 .256 1 23 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 Al Evans 93 228 59 .259 2 28 Carden Gillenwater 77 221 54 .244 3 21 Tom McBride Tom McBride (baseball) 92 206 53 .257 1 29 Sherry Robertson 71 187 46 .246 2 22 John Sullivan John Sullivan (shortstop) 85 173 36 .208 0 12 Len Okrie 19 42 10 .238 0 1 Sammy Meeks 24 33 4 .121 0 2 Leon Culberson 12 29 5 .172 0 2 Ángel Fleitas 15 13 1 .077 0 1 Jim Clark Jim Clark (infielder) 9 12 3 .250 0 0 Larry Drake Larry Drake (baseball) 4 7 2 .286 0 1 Clyde Vollmer 1 5 2 .400 0 0 Jay Difani 2 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 Early Wynn 33 198.0 8 19 5.82 49 Walt Masterson 33 188.0 8 15 3.83 72 Ray Scarborough 31 185.1 15 8 2.82 76 Sid Hudson 39 182.0 4 16 5.88 53 Mickey Haefner 28 147.2 5 13 4.02 45 Dick Weik 3 12.2 1 2 5.68 8 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 Forrest Thompson 46 131.1 6 10 3.84 40 Milo Candini 35 94.1 2 3 5.15 23 Earl Harrist 23 60.2 3 3 4.60 21 Marino Pieretti 8 11.2 0 2 10.80 6 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 Tom Ferrick Tom Ferrick (baseball) 37 2 5 10 4.15 34 Dick Welteroth 33 2 1 1 5.51 16 Ramón García Ramón García (1940s pitcher) 4 0 0 0 17.18 2 Junior Wooten 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Cal Cooper 1 0 0 0 45.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association George Myatt B Sherman–Denison Twins Big State League José Rodríguez B Bridgeport Bees Colonial League Glenn Snyder and Buddy Hall B Gadsden Pilots Southeastern League Bill McGhee, Jimmy Zinn and Harry Davis B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Joe Bowman C Havana Cubanos Florida International League Oscar Rodríguez C Henderson Oilers Lone Star League Guy Sturdy, John Stone, Roland Miller and Mel Hicks C New Castle Chiefs Middle Atlantic League Bob Crowe, Frankie Pytlak and Carl Miller D Orlando Senators Florida State League Lou Bevil D Fulton Chicks KITTY League Fred Biggs, Bud Burns and Ivan Kuester D Big Spring Broncs Longhorn League Pat Stasey D Emporia Nationals Virginia League Morrie Aderholt LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sherman–Denison, HavanaJohnson, 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 1948 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1948 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Washington