1942 Washington Senators season

1942 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	WJSV/WINX (Arch McDonald)
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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.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	103	51	.669	--
Boston Red Sox	93	59	.612	9
St. Louis Browns	82	69	.543	19.5
Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	28
Detroit Tigers	73	81	.474	30
Chicago White Sox	66	82	.446	34
Washington Senators	62	89	.411	39.5
Philadelphia Athletics	55	99	.357	48

Record vs. opponents

1942 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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

• June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.^[2]

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 -- Nick Altrock 27 Benny Bengough 25 Ossie Bluege 26 Clyde Milan -- George Uhle

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	Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan	94	357	84	.235	0	42
OF	Spence, StanStan 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
Chartak, MikeMike 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
Adkins, DeweyDewey 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
Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel	35	152.1	7	7	3.43	40
Zuber, BillBill Zuber	37	126.2	9	9	3.84	64
Wilson, JackJack Wilson	12	42	1	4	6.64	18
Sundra, SteveSteve Sundra	6	33.2	1	3	5.61	5
Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy	8	18	0	1	8.00	4
Bevil, LouLou 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
Trotter, BillBill Trotter	17	3	1	0	5.75	13
Cathey, HardinHardin Cathey	12	1	1	0	7.42	8

Farm system

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

External links

• 1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com