1940 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
Local radio | WJSV (Arch McDonald) |
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The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | .584 | -- |
Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 1 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | .435 | 23 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | .351 | 36 |
Record vs. opponents
1940 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4–1 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 4–18–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 18, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Senators.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Rick Ferrell | 103 | 326 | 89 | .273 | 0 | 28 |
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 |
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Johnny Welaj | 88 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 3 | 21 |
Jack Sanford | 34 | 122 | 24 | .197 | 0 | 10 |
Jim Mallory | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 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 |
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Willis Hudlin | 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.51 | 9 |
Red Anderson | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 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 |
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René Monteagudo | 27 | 100.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.08 | 64 |
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 |
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Alex Carrasquel | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 19 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19 [2]
Notes
- ↑ Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007