1940 Washington Senators season

1940 Washington Senators
1940 Washington Senators
League	American League
Ballpark	Griffith Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Owners	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers	Bucky Harris
Radio	WJSV; (Arch McDonald)

The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

1940 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	8–14	11–11	9–13	18–4	12–10	13–9
Chicago	11–11	—	6–16	13–9	11–11–1	16–6	13–9	12–10
Cleveland	14–8	16–6	—	11–11	10–12	14–8	11–11–1	13–9
Detroit	11–11	9–13	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4–1	16–6
New York	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	8–14	—	13–9	14–8	17–5
Philadelphia	4–18	6–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	8–14
St. Louis	10–12	9–13	11–11–1	4–18–1	8–14	14–8	—	11–11
Washington	9–13	10–12	9–13	6–16	5–17	14–8	11–11	—

1940 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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
C	Rick Ferrell	103	326	89	.273	0	28
1B	Zeke Bonura	79	311	85	.273	3	45
2B	Jimmy Bloodworth	119	469	115	.245	11	70
SS	Jimmy Pofahl	119	406	95	.234	2	36
3B	Cecil Travis	136	528	170	.322	2	76
OF	Gee Walker	140	595	175	.294	13	96
OF	Buddy Lewis	148	600	190	.317	6	63
OF	George Case	154	656	192	.293	5	56

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
Johnny Welaj	88	215	55	.256	3	21
Buddy Myer	71	210	61	.290	0	29
Jake Early	80	206	53	.257	5	14
Jack Sanford	34	122	24	.197	0	10
Sam West	57	99	25	.253	1	18
Charlie Gelbert	22	54	20	.370	0	7
Jimmy Wasdell	10	35	3	.086	0	0
Sherry Robertson	10	33	7	.212	0	0
Al Evans	14	25	8	.320	0	7
Mickey Vernon	5	19	3	.158	0	0
Jim Mallory	4	12	2	.167	0	0
Dick Hahn	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Morrie Aderholt	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dutch Leonard	35	289.0	14	19	3.49	124
Ken Chase	35	261.2	15	17	3.23	129
Sid Hudson	38	252.0	17	16	4.57	96
Willis Hudlin	8	37.1	1	2	6.51	9
Red Anderson	2	14.0	1	1	3.86	3

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Walt Masterson	31	130.1	3	13	4.90	68
Joe Krakauskas	32	109.0	1	6	6.44	68
René Monteagudo	27	100.2	2	6	6.08	64
Joe Haynes	22	63.1	3	6	6.54	23
Al Hollingsworth	3	18.0	1	0	5.50	7

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	ERA	SO
Alex Carrasquel	28	6	2	4.88	19
Bucky Jacobs	9	0	1	6.00	6
Lou Thuman	2	0	0	14.40	0
Charlie Gelbert	2	0	0	9.00	1
Gil Torres	2	0	0	0.00	1

Level	Team	League	Manager
A1	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Kiki Cuyler
A	Springfield Nationals	Eastern League	Spencer Abbott
B	Charlotte Hornets	Piedmont League	Calvin Griffith
B	Greenville Spinners	Sally League	Alex McColl and Gus Brittain
D	Newport/Maryville Canners	Appalachian League	Jerry Witner and Red Marion
D	Salisbury Cardinals	Eastern Shore League	Gus Brittain and Ed Kobesky
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	John Ganzel
D	Shelby Colonels	Tar Heel League	Lou Haneles and Art Patchin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19^[2]

^ Willis Hudlin 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