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1942 Washington Senators
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BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith, William Richardson and George H. Richardson
ManagersBucky Harris
RadioWJSV/WINX
(Arch McDonald)
← 1941 Seasons 1943 →

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

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 103 51 .669 — 58‍–‍19 45‍–‍32
Boston Red Sox 93 59 .612 9 53‍–‍24 40‍–‍35
St. Louis Browns 82 69 .543 19½ 40‍–‍37 42‍–‍32
Cleveland Indians 75 79 .487 28 39‍–‍39 36‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 73 81 .474 30 43‍–‍34 30‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox 66 82 .446 34 35‍–‍35 31‍–‍47
Washington Senators 62 89 .411 39½ 35‍–‍42 27‍–‍47
Philadelphia Athletics 55 99 .357 48 25‍–‍51 30‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1942 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston — 13–8 14–8 15–7 12–10 14–8 11–11 14–7
Chicago 8–13 — 11–11 9–13 7–15 12–10 6–13 13–7
Cleveland 8–14 11–11 — 9–13–2 7–15 16–6 9–13 15–7
Detroit 7–15 13–9 13–9–2 — 7–15 13–9 11–11 9–13
New York 10–12 15–7 15–7 15–7 — 16–6 15–7 17–5
Philadelphia 8–14 10–12 6–16 9–13 6–16 — 6–16 10–12
St. Louis 11–11 13–6 13–9 11–11 7–15 16–6 — 11–11
Washington 7–14 7–13 7–15 13–9 5–17 12–10 11–11 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1942 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
SS John Sullivan 94 357 84 .235 0 42
OF Stan Spence 149 629 203 .323 4 79

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
Mike Chartak 24 92 20 .217 1 8

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
Dewey Adkins 1 6.1 0 0 9.95 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
Alex Carrasquel 35 152.1 7 7 3.43 40
Bill Zuber 37 126.2 9 9 3.84 64
Jack Wilson 12 42 1 4 6.64 18
Steve Sundra 6 33.2 1 3 5.61 5
Bill Kennedy 8 18 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
Hardin Cathey 12 1 1 0 7.42 8

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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 14[3]

References

  1. ^ Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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