1941 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
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WMAL (Arch McDonald) |
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The 1941 Washington Senators won 70 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- Prior to 1941 season: Sonny Dixon was signed by the Senators as an amateur free agent.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | — | 17–5 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | — |
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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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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Welaj, JohnnyJohnny Welaj | 49 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 0 | 5 |
Layne, HillisHillis Layne | 13 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 0 | 6 |
Sanford, JackJack Sanford | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 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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Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | 34 | 256 | 18 | 13 | 3.45 | 91 |
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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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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Carrasquel, AlexAlex Carrasquel | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.44 | 30 |
Anderson, RedRed Anderson | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.18 | 34 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Kiki Cuyler and Marv Olson |
B | Charlotte Hornets | Piedmont League | Calvin Griffith |
B | Greenville Spinners | Sally League | Gus Brittain and George Nix |
B | Selma Cloverleafs | Southeastern League | Dale Alexander |
D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | Carl Weigel |
D | Thomasville Lookouts | Georgia–Florida League | Bill Rodgers and Kip Sauerbrun |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville[2]
Notes
- ↑ Sonny Dixon page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
- 1941 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1941 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com