1946 Washington Senators season
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.
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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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Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
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
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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| 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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| Mickey Haefner | 33 | 227.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.85 | 85 |
| Bobo Newsom | 24 | 178 | 11 | 8 | 2.78 | 82 |
| Dutch Leonard | 26 | 161.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.56 | 62 |
| Roger Wolff | 21 | 122 | 5 | 8 | 2.58 | 50 |
| Early Wynn | 17 | 107 | 8 | 5 | 3.11 | 36 |
| Johnny 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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| 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 |
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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| Marino Pieretti | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.95 | 20 |
| Bill Kennedy | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 18 |
| 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 |
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 Brummette and Red Mincy |
| D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | Ed Madjeski |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando[4]
References
- Dick Weik at Baseball-Reference
- Jug Thesenga at Baseball-Reference
- Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
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