1946 Washington Senators season
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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
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
External links
- 1946 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1946 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com