1939 Washington Senators season

1939 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s) Bucky Harris
Local radio WJSV
(Walter Johnson, Harry McTigue)
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The 1939 Washington Senators won 65 games, lost 87, and finished in sixth 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 W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Boston Red Sox 88 61 .591 9½
Cleveland Indians 86 66 .566 13
Detroit Tigers 84 70 .545 16
Washington Senators 75 76 .497 23½
Chicago White Sox 65 83 .439 32
Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 .362 44
St. Louis Browns 43 111 .279 64½

Roster

1939 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers
  • 50 Bill Holland
Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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 Ferrell, RickRick Ferrell 87 274 77 .281 0 31
1B Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon 76 276 71 .257 1 30

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
Estalella, BobbyBobby Estalella 82 280 77 .275 8 41
Welaj, JohnnyJohnny Welaj 63 201 55 .274 1 33

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
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard 34 269.1 20 8 3.54 88
Chase, KenKen Chase 32 232 10 19 3.80 118
Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes 27 173 8 12 5.36 64
Bass, DickDick Bass 1 8 0 1 6.75 1

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
Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel 40 159.1 5 9 4.69 41
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley 15 53.2 4 3 4.70 20

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
Appleton, PetePete Appleton 40 5 10 6 4.56 50
Thomas, BudBud Thomas 4 0 0 0 6.00 0
Thuman, LouLou Thuman 3 0 0 0 9.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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
C Oswego Netherlands Canadian-American League Art Funk and Blaine Kunes
D Salisbury Indians Eastern Shore League Vic Keen and Spud Nachand
D Orlando Senators Florida State League John Ganzel
D Shelby Nationals Tar Heel League Ed Montague

Notes

References