1946 Washington Senators season

1946 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)	Ossie Bluege
Local radio	WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald, Stan Stoller)
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The 1946 Washington Senators won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

• Prior to 1946 season: Dick Weik was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	104	50	.675	--
Detroit Tigers	92	62	.597	12
New York Yankees	87	67	.565	17
Washington Senators	76	78	.494	28
Chicago White Sox	74	80	.481	30
Cleveland Indians	68	86	.442	36
St. Louis Browns	66	88	.429	38
Philadelphia Athletics	49	105	.318	55

Record vs. opponents

1946 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	13–9	15–7	15–7–1	14–8	17–5	14–8–1	16–6
Chicago	9–13	—	13–9–1	10–12	8–14	12–10	12–10	10–12
Cleveland	7–15	9–13–1	—	5–17	10–12	15–7	15–7–1	7–15
Detroit	7–15–1	12–10	17–5	—	13–9	17–5	14–8	12–10
New York	8–14	14–8	12–10	9–13	—	16–6	14–8	14–8
Philadelphia	5–17	10–12	7–15	5–17	6–16	—	10–12	6–16–1
St. Louis	8–14–1	10–12	7–15–1	8–14	8–14	12–10	—	13–9
Washington	6–16	12–10	15–7	10–12	8–14	16–6–1	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• April 12, 1946: Jug Thesenga was released by the Senators.^[2]
• June 15, 1946: Jeff Heath was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Grace and Al LaMacchia.^[3]

Roster

1946 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 18 Milo Candini 36 Vern Curtis 10 Mickey Haefner 14,18 Sid Hudson 20,38 Bill Kennedy 38 Al LaMacchia 16 Dutch Leonard 23,35 Walt Masterson 00 Bobo Newsom 12 Johnny Niggeling 15 Marino Pieretti 21 Ray Scarborough 34,44 Jake Wade 19,20 Max Wilson 17 Roger Wolff 26 Early Wynn		Catchers  8 Jake Early 11 Al Evans  9 Mike Guerra Infielders 27,55 Billy Hitchcock 26 Joe Kuhel 24 George Myatt  6 Jerry Priddy  1 Sherry Robertson 27 Jack Sanford 25 Gil Torres  7 Cecil Travis  4 Mickey Vernon 28 Eddie Yost		Outfielders 23 George Binks 22 Gil Coan 39 Ray Goolsby 19 Joe Grace  3 Jeff Heath  2 Buddy Lewis  5 Stan Spence		Manager 30 Ossie Bluege Coaches 33 Nick Altrock 37 Rick Ferrell 29 Joe Fitzgerald 38 Joe Judge 31 Clyde Milan 34 Bert Shepard

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
1B	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	148	587	207	.353	8	85
OF	Grace, JoeJoe Grace	77	321	97	.302	2	31

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
Heath, JeffJeff Heath	48	166	47	.283	4	27
Sanford, JackJack Sanford	10	28	6	.214	0	1
Goolsby, RayRay Goolsby	3	4	0	.000	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
Haefner, MickeyMickey Haefner	33	227.2	14	11	2.85	85
Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom	24	178	11	8	2.78	82
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard	26	161.2	10	10	3.56	62
Niggeling, JohnnyJohnny Niggeling	8	38	3	2	4.03	10

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
Hudson, SidSid Hudson	31	142.2	8	11	3.60	35
Masterson, WaltWalt Masterson	29	91.1	5	6	6.01	61

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
Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy	21	1	2	3	6.00	18
Curtis, VernVern Curtis	11	0	0	0	7.16	7
Candini, MiloMilo Candini	9	2	0	1	2.08	6
Wilson, MaxMax Wilson	9	0	1	0	7.11	8
Wade, JakeJake Wade	6	0	0	0	4.76	9
LaMacchia, AlAl LaMacchia	2	0	1	0	16.88	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Bert Niehoff
B	Pensacola Fliers	Southeastern League	Bill McGhee
B	Charlotte Hornets	Tri-State League	Spencer Abbott
D	Kingsport Cherokees	Appalachian League	Hobe Brummitt and Red Mincy
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	Ed Madjeski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando^[4]

References

1. Dick Weik at Baseball-Reference
2. Jug Thesenga at Baseball-Reference
3. Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference
4. 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

• 1946 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1946 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com