1941 Washington Senators season

1941 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local radio	WMAL (Arch McDonald)
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The 1941 Washington Senators won 70 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

• Prior to 1941 season: Sonny Dixon was signed by the Senators as an amateur free agent.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	17
Chicago White Sox	77	77	.500	24
Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	26
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	26
St. Louis Browns	70	84	.455	31
Washington Senators	70	84	.455	31
Philadelphia Athletics	64	90	.416	37

Record vs. opponents

1941 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	16–6	9–13	11–11	9–13–1	16–6	9–13	14–8
Chicago	6–16	—	17–5	12–10–1	8–14	10–12	11–11–1	13–9
Cleveland	13–9	5–17	—	10–12	7–15	15–7	13–9–1	12–10
Detroit	11–11	10–12–1	12–10	—	11–11	13–9	11–11	7–15
New York	13–9–1	14–8	15–7	11–11	—	14–8	18–4	16–6–1
Philadelphia	6–16	12–10	7–15	9–13	8–14	—	11–11	11–11
St. Louis	13–9	11–11–1	9–13–1	11–11	4–18	11–11	—	11–11–1
Washington	8–14	9–13	10–12	15–7	6–16–1	11–11	11–11–1	—

Roster

1941 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 18 Red Anderson 19 Alex Carrasquel 11,13 Ken Chase -- Harry Dean 15 Sid Hudson 17,22,33 Vern Kennedy 16 Dutch Leonard 17 Danny MacFayden 14 Walt Masterson -- Ronnie Miller -- Dick Mulligan 32 Steve Sundra 11 Early Wynn 31 Bill Zuber		Catchers 21 Cliff Bolton 8,11 Jake Early  9 Al Evans  8 Rick Ferrell Infielders  7 Morrie Aderholt  7 George Archie  8 Jimmy Bloodworth -- Hillis Layne -- Charlie Letchas  1 Buddy Myer 12 Jimmy Pofahl 28 Sherry Robertson 35 Jack Sanford  5 Cecil Travis 29 Mickey Vernon		Outfielders 10 George Case  4 Ben Chapman  2 Doc Cramer  3 Buddy Lewis -- Roberto Ortiz 24 Johnny Welaj 23 Sam West		Manager 28 Bucky Harris Coaches -- Nick Altrock 27 Benny Bengough 25 Ossie Bluege 26 Clyde Milan

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

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
Welaj, JohnnyJohnny Welaj	49	96	20	.208	0	5
Layne, HillisHillis Layne	13	50	14	.280	0	6
Sanford, JackJack Sanford	3	5	2	.400	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
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard	34	256	18	13	3.45	91

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

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
Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel	35	6	2	2	3.44	30
Anderson, RedRed Anderson	32	4	6	0	4.18	34

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A1	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Kiki Cuyler and Marv Olson
B	Charlotte Hornets	Piedmont League	Calvin Griffith
B	Greenville Spinners	Sally League	Gus Brittain and George Nix
B	Selma Cloverleafs	Southeastern League	Dale Alexander
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	Carl Weigel
D	Thomasville Lookouts	Georgia–Florida League	Bill Rodgers and Kip Sauerbrun

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville^[2]

Notes

1. Sonny Dixon page at Baseball-Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1941 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1941 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com