1938 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1938 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1938 to 1947).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 75 76 y 5th Clark Griffith and William Richardson Bucky Harris WJSV(Arch McDonald) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1938 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Offseason December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Notable transactions May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.Harry Kelley page at Baseball Reference Roster 1938 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 18 Pete Appleton 11 Ken Chase 15 Jimmie DeShong 10 Wes Ferrell 14 Elon Hogsett 22 Harry Kelley 33 Joe Kohlman 12 Joe Krakauskas 16 Dutch Leonard -- René Monteagudo 19 Bill Phebus 17 Monte Weaver Catchers  8 Rick Ferrell  9 Tony Giuliani 21 Mickey Livingston Infielders 27 Ossie Bluege  3 Zeke Bonura  2 Buddy Lewis  1 Buddy Myer  5 Cecil Travis 19,22,24 Jimmy Wasdell Outfielders  4 Mel Almada 25 George Case 20 Goose Goslin  3 Al Simmons  6 John Stone  4 Sam West 23 Taffy Wright Manager 30 Bucky Harris Coaches 28 Nick Altrock 29 Clyde Milan 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 Rick Ferrell 135 411 120 .292 1 58 1B Zeke Bonura 137 540 156 .289 22 114 2B Buddy Myer 127 437 147 .336 6 71 SS Cecil Travis 146 567 190 .335 5 67 3B Buddy Lewis 151 656 194 .296 12 91 OF Al Simmons 125 470 142 .302 21 95 OF George Case baseball 107 433 132 .305 2 40 OF Sam West 92 344 104 .302 5 47 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 Taffy Wright 100 263 92 .350 2 36 John Stone John Stone (baseball) 56 213 52 .244 3 28 Mel Almada 47 197 48 .244 1 15 Ossie Bluege 58 184 48 .261 0 21 Jimmy Wasdell 53 140 33 .236 2 16 Tony Giuliani 46 115 25 .217 0 15 Goose Goslin 38 57 9 .158 2 8 Mickey Livingston 2 4 3 .750 0 1 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 33 223.1 12 15 3.43 68 Wes Ferrell 23 149.0 13 8 5.92 36 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 Pete Appleton 43 164.1 7 9 4.60 62 Ken Chase baseball 32 150.0 9 10 5.58 64 Harry Kelley 38 148.1 9 8 4.49 44 Monte Weaver 31 139.0 7 6 5.24 43 Jimmie DeShong 31 131.1 5 8 6.58 41 Joe Krakauskas 29 121.1 7 5 3.12 104 Elon Hogsett 31 91.0 5 6 6.03 33 René Monteagudo 5 22.0 1 1 5.73 13 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 Joe Kohlman 7 0 0 0 6.28 5 Bill Phebus 5 0 0 1 11.37 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Wally Millies and Rogers Hornsby A Trenton Senators Eastern League Spencer Abbott B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Calvin Griffith B Greenville Spinners Sally League E. A. Donahue D Salisbury Indians Eastern Shore League Jake Flowers D Saint Augustine Saints Florida State League Lyle Judy D Sanford Lookouts Florida State League Guy Lacy and Bill Rodgers D Americus Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Alex McColl LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Salisbury Notes 2 References 1938 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1938 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Category:1938 in sports in Washington, D.C.