The 1938 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.Harry Kelley page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1938 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C 135 411 120 .292 1 58 1B 137 540 156 .289 22 114 2B 127 437 147 .336 6 71 SS 146 567 190 .335 5 67 3B 151 656 194 .296 12 91 OF 125 470 142 .302 21 95 OF 107 433 132 .305 2 40 OF 92 344 104 .302 5 47

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 Taffy Wright 100 263 92 .350 2 36 56 213 52 .244 3 28 Mel Almada 47 197 48 .244 1 15 Ossie Bluege 58 184 48 .261 0 21 Jimmy Wasdell 53 140 33 .236 2 16 Tony Giuliani 46 115 25 .217 0 15 38 57 9 .158 2 8 Mickey Livingston 2 4 3 .750 0 1

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 Dutch Leonard 33 223.1 12 15 3.43 68 23 149.0 13 8 5.92 36

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 43 164.1 7 9 4.60 62 32 150.0 9 10 5.58 64 Harry Kelley 38 148.1 9 8 4.49 44 Monte Weaver 31 139.0 7 6 5.24 43 31 131.1 5 8 6.58 41 Joe Krakauskas 29 121.1 7 5 3.12 104 31 91.0 5 6 6.03 33 5 22.0 1 1 5.73 13

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 Joe Kohlman 7 0 0 0 6.28 5 5 0 0 1 11.37 2

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Salisbury

Notes

References 1938 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1938 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com