1947 Washington Senators season
The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh 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, Ray Morgan) |
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Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 8–14–2 | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 14–8–2 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — |
Notable transactions
- September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
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 | 99 | 319 | 77 | .241 | 2 | 23 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 154 | 600 | 159 | .265 | 7 | 85 |
2B | Jerry Priddy | 147 | 505 | 108 | .214 | 3 | 49 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 115 | 428 | 102 | .238 | 0 | 14 |
SS | Mark Christman | 110 | 374 | 83 | .222 | 1 | 33 |
OF | Joe Grace | 78 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 3 | 17 |
OF | Stan Spence | 147 | 506 | 141 | .279 | 16 | 73 |
OF | Buddy Lewis | 140 | 506 | 132 | .261 | 6 | 48 |
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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Tom McBride | 56 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 0 | 15 |
John Sullivan | 49 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 0 | 5 |
Rick Ferrell | 37 | 99 | 30 | .303 | 0 | 12 |
Ed Lyons | 7 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 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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Walt Masterson | 35 | 253 | 12 | 16 | 3.13 | 135 |
Early Wynn | 33 | 247 | 17 | 15 | 3.64 | 73 |
Mickey Haefner | 31 | 193 | 10 | 14 | 3.64 | 77 |
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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Scott Cary | 23 | 54.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.93 | 25 |
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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Milo Candini | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.17 | 31 |
Tom Ferrick | 31 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.15 | 23 |
Bill Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
Buzz Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Havana[2]
Notes
- Joe Grace page 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