1946 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson | |
Managers | Ossie Bluege | |
Radio |
WWDC (FM)/WPIX ( Arch McDonald, Stan Stoller) | |
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The 1946 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. The 46th edition of the franchise was managed by Ossie Bluege and played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 1,027,216 fans, [1] fifth in the league and tenth-most among the 16 MLB clubs. It was the only time the franchise would exceed one million in home attendance in its 60 years in Washington. In addition, its fourth-place standing represented the highest, and last " first-division", finish for the team during its final 15 seasons in the U.S. capital.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | — | 61–16 | 43–34 |
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 12 | 48–30 | 44–32 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 17 | 47–30 | 40–37 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 28 | 38–38 | 38–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 30 | 40–38 | 34–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 36 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 38 | 35–41 | 31–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 55 | 31–46 | 18–59 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — |
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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 | Al Evans | 88 | 272 | 69 | .254 | 2 | 30 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 148 | 587 | 207 | .353 | 8 | 85 |
2B | Jerry Priddy | 138 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 6 | 58 |
SS | Cecil Travis | 137 | 465 | 117 | .252 | 1 | 56 |
3B | Billy Hitchcock | 98 | 354 | 75 | .212 | 0 | 25 |
OF | Joe Grace | 77 | 321 | 97 | .302 | 2 | 31 |
OF | Stan Spence | 152 | 578 | 169 | .292 | 16 | 87 |
OF | Buddy Lewis | 150 | 582 | 170 | .292 | 7 | 45 |
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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Sherry Robertson | 74 | 230 | 46 | .200 | 6 | 19 |
Jake Early | 64 | 189 | 38 | .201 | 4 | 18 |
Gil Torres | 63 | 185 | 47 | .254 | 0 | 13 |
Jeff Heath | 48 | 166 | 47 | .283 | 4 | 27 |
Gil Coan | 59 | 134 | 28 | .209 | 3 | 9 |
George Binks | 65 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 0 | 12 |
Mike Guerra | 41 | 83 | 21 | .253 | 0 | 4 |
George Myatt | 15 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Sanford | 10 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Yost | 8 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Kuhel | 14 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
Ray Goolsby | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Mickey Haefner | 33 | 227.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.85 | 85 |
Bobo Newsom | 24 | 178.0 | 11 | 8 | 2.78 | 82 |
Dutch Leonard | 26 | 161.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.56 | 62 |
Roger Wolff | 21 | 122.0 | 5 | 8 | 2.58 | 50 |
Early Wynn | 17 | 107.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.11 | 36 |
Johnny Niggeling | 8 | 38.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.03 | 10 |
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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Ray Scarborough | 32 | 155.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.05 | 46 |
Sid Hudson | 31 | 142.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.60 | 35 |
Walt Masterson | 29 | 91.1 | 5 | 6 | 6.01 | 61 |
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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Bill Kennedy | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 18 |
Marino Pieretti | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.95 | 20 |
Vern Curtis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | 7 |
Milo Candini | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 6 |
Max Wilson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 8 |
Jake Wade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 9 |
Gil Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 2 |
Al LaMacchia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando [5]
1946 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson | |
Managers | Ossie Bluege | |
Radio |
WWDC (FM)/WPIX ( Arch McDonald, Stan Stoller) | |
|
The 1946 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. The 46th edition of the franchise was managed by Ossie Bluege and played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 1,027,216 fans, [1] fifth in the league and tenth-most among the 16 MLB clubs. It was the only time the franchise would exceed one million in home attendance in its 60 years in Washington. In addition, its fourth-place standing represented the highest, and last " first-division", finish for the team during its final 15 seasons in the U.S. capital.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Red Sox | 104 | 50 | 0.675 | — | 61–16 | 43–34 |
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 12 | 48–30 | 44–32 |
New York Yankees | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 17 | 47–30 | 40–37 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 28 | 38–38 | 38–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 30 | 40–38 | 34–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 36 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 38 | 35–41 | 31–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 55 | 31–46 | 18–59 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — |
1946 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
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 | Al Evans | 88 | 272 | 69 | .254 | 2 | 30 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 148 | 587 | 207 | .353 | 8 | 85 |
2B | Jerry Priddy | 138 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 6 | 58 |
SS | Cecil Travis | 137 | 465 | 117 | .252 | 1 | 56 |
3B | Billy Hitchcock | 98 | 354 | 75 | .212 | 0 | 25 |
OF | Joe Grace | 77 | 321 | 97 | .302 | 2 | 31 |
OF | Stan Spence | 152 | 578 | 169 | .292 | 16 | 87 |
OF | Buddy Lewis | 150 | 582 | 170 | .292 | 7 | 45 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherry Robertson | 74 | 230 | 46 | .200 | 6 | 19 |
Jake Early | 64 | 189 | 38 | .201 | 4 | 18 |
Gil Torres | 63 | 185 | 47 | .254 | 0 | 13 |
Jeff Heath | 48 | 166 | 47 | .283 | 4 | 27 |
Gil Coan | 59 | 134 | 28 | .209 | 3 | 9 |
George Binks | 65 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 0 | 12 |
Mike Guerra | 41 | 83 | 21 | .253 | 0 | 4 |
George Myatt | 15 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Sanford | 10 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Yost | 8 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Kuhel | 14 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
Ray Goolsby | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Mickey Haefner | 33 | 227.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.85 | 85 |
Bobo Newsom | 24 | 178.0 | 11 | 8 | 2.78 | 82 |
Dutch Leonard | 26 | 161.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.56 | 62 |
Roger Wolff | 21 | 122.0 | 5 | 8 | 2.58 | 50 |
Early Wynn | 17 | 107.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.11 | 36 |
Johnny Niggeling | 8 | 38.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.03 | 10 |
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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Ray Scarborough | 32 | 155.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.05 | 46 |
Sid Hudson | 31 | 142.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.60 | 35 |
Walt Masterson | 29 | 91.1 | 5 | 6 | 6.01 | 61 |
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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Bill Kennedy | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 18 |
Marino Pieretti | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.95 | 20 |
Vern Curtis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | 7 |
Milo Candini | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 6 |
Max Wilson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 8 |
Jake Wade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 9 |
Gil Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 2 |
Al LaMacchia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando [5]