1942 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1942 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1938 to 1947).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 62 89 y 7th Clark Griffith, William Richardson and George H. Richardson Bucky Harris WJSV/WINX (Arch McDonald) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Offseason December 13, 1941: Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Notable transactions June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference Roster 1942 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers -- Dewey Adkins 19 Lou Bevil 18 Alex Carrasquel 31 Hardin Cathey 15 Sid Hudson 21 Bill Kennedy 16 Dutch Leonard 34 Walt Masterson 21 Phil McCullough 12 Bobo Newsom 10,66 Ray Scarborough 17 Steve Sundra 17 Bill Trotter 19 Jack Wilson 11 Early Wynn 20 Bill Zuber Catchers  8 Jake Early  9 Al Evans Infielders 21 Ellis Clary  7 Frank Croucher  8 Bobby Estalella 22 Stan Galle 32 Chile Gómez  6 Ray Hoffman 23 Jimmy Pofahl  6 Bob Repass 32 John Sullivan  5 Mickey Vernon Outfielders  3 Bruce Campbell  1 George Case -- Mike Chartak 14 Roy Cullenbine 34 Al Kvasnak -- Gene Moore 24 Roberto Ortiz  2 Stan Spence Manager 28 Bucky Harris Coaches 29 Nick Altrock 27 Benny Bengough 25 Ossie Bluege 26 Clyde Milan -- George Uhle Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 SB C Jake Early 104 353 72 .204 3 460 1B Mickey Vernon 151 621 168 .271 9 8625 2B Ellis Clary 76 240 66 .275 0 162 SS John Sullivan John Sullivan (shortstop) 94 357 84 .235 0 422 3B Bobby Estalella 133 429 119 .277 8 655 OF Stan Spence 149 629 203 .323 4 795 OF Bruce Campbell 122 378 105 .278 5 630 OF George Case 125 513 164 .320 5 43 44 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 Jimmy Pofahl 84 283 59 .208 0 28 Bob Repass 81 259 62 .239 2 23 Roy Cullenbine 64 241 69 .286 2 35 Al Evans 74 223 51 .229 0 10 Mike Chartak 24 92 20 .217 1 8 Chile Gómez 25 73 14 .192 0 6 Frank Croucher 26 65 18 .277 0 5 Roberto Ortiz 20 42 7 .167 1 4 Ray Hoffman 7 19 1 .053 0 2 Stan Galle 13 18 2 .111 0 1 Al Kvasnak 5 11 2 .182 0 0 Gene Moore 1 2 0 .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 35 239.1 10 17 4.36 72 Bobo Newsom 30 213.2 11 17 4.93 113* Early Wynn 30 190.0 10 16 5.12 58 Dutch Leonard 6 35.0 2 2 4.11 15 Dewey Adkins 1 6.1 0 0 9.95 3 Tied with Tex Hughson (Boston) 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 Alex Carrasquel 35 152.1 7 7 3.43 40 Walt Masterson 25 142.2 5 9 3.34 63 Bill Zuber 37 126.2 9 9 3.84 64 Ray Scarborough 17 63.1 2 1 4.12 16 Jack Wilson Jack Wilson (pitcher) 12 42.0 1 4 6.64 18 Steve Sundra 6 33.2 1 3 5.61 5 Hardin Cathey 12 30.1 1 1 7.42 8 Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy (1942–1947 pitcher) 8 18.0 0 1 8.00 4 Lou Bevil 4 9.2 0 1 6.52 2 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 Bill Trotter 17 3 1 0 5.75 13 Phil McCullough 1 0 0 0 6.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Marv Olson B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Harry Smythe D Newport Canners Appalachian League Red Lucas D Orlando Senators Florida East Coast League Bob Overstreet Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14Johnson, 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 1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Washington Senators