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.Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1942 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 SB C Jake Early 104 353 72 .204 3 460 1B Mickey Vernon 151 621 168 .271 9 8625 2B Ellis Clary 76 240 66 .275 0 162 SS 94 357 84 .235 0 422 3B Bobby Estalella 133 429 119 .277 8 655 OF 149 629 203 .323 4 795 OF Bruce Campbell 122 378 105 .278 5 630 OF George Case 125 513 164 .320 5 43 44
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 Jimmy Pofahl 84 283 59 .208 0 28 Bob Repass 81 259 62 .239 2 23 Roy Cullenbine 64 241 69 .286 2 35 Al Evans 74 223 51 .229 0 10 24 92 20 .217 1 8 Chile Gómez 25 73 14 .192 0 6 Frank Croucher 26 65 18 .277 0 5 Roberto Ortiz 20 42 7 .167 1 4 Ray Hoffman 7 19 1 .053 0 2 Stan Galle 13 18 2 .111 0 1 Al Kvasnak 5 11 2 .182 0 0 Gene Moore 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Sid Hudson 35 239.1 10 17 4.36 72 Bobo Newsom 30 213.2 11 17 4.93 113* Early Wynn 30 190.0 10 16 5.12 58 Dutch Leonard 6 35.0 2 2 4.11 15 1 6.1 0 0 9.95 3 Tied with Tex Hughson (Boston)
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 35 152.1 7 7 3.43 40 Walt Masterson 25 142.2 5 9 3.34 63 37 126.2 9 9 3.84 64 Ray Scarborough 17 63.1 2 1 4.12 16 12 42.0 1 4 6.64 18 6 33.2 1 3 5.61 5 Hardin Cathey 12 30.1 1 1 7.42 8 8 18.0 0 1 8.00 4 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 17 3 1 0 5.75 13 Phil McCullough 1 0 0 0 6.00 2
Farm system
Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com