1938 Washington Senators season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Washington Senators

| season = 1938

| misc =

| image = Washington Senators Primary Logo (1938 to 1947).svg

| league = American League

| ballpark = Griffith Stadium

| city = Washington, D.C.

| owners = Clark Griffith and William Richardson

| managers = Bucky Harris

| television =

| radio = WJSV
(Arch McDonald)

| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons

}}

The 1938 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/linkeed01.shtml Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference]

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kelleha01.shtml Harry Kelley page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1938 Washington Senators
class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|18\|Pete Appleton}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Ken Chase}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Jimmie DeShong}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Wes Ferrell}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Elon Hogsett}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Harry Kelley}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Joe Kohlman}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Joe Krakauskas}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Dutch Leonard}} {{MLBplayer
-\|René Monteagudo}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Bill Phebus}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Monte Weaver}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Rick Ferrell}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Tony Giuliani}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Mickey Livingston}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|27\|Ossie Bluege}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Zeke Bonura}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Buddy Lewis}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Buddy Myer}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Cecil Travis}} {{MLBplayer\|19,22,24\|Jimmy Wasdell}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Mel Almada}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|George Case}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Goose Goslin}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Al Simmons}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|John Stone}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Sam West}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Taffy Wright}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|30\|Bucky Harris}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|28\|Nick Altrock}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Clyde Milan}}

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Rick\|Ferrell}}	135	411	120	.292	1	58
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Zeke\|Bonura}}	137	540	156	.289	22	114
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Buddy\|Myer}}	127	437	147	.336	6	71
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Cecil\|Travis}}	146	567	190	.335	5	67
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Buddy\|Lewis}}	151	656	194	.296	12	91
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Al\|Simmons}}	125	470	142	.302	21	95
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|George\|Case\|dab=baseball}}	107	433	132	.305	2	40
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Sam\|West}}	92	344	104	.302	5	47

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Taffy Wright	100	263	92	.350	2	36
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Stone\|John Stone (baseball)}}	56	213	52	.244	3	28
align="center" \| Mel Almada	47	197	48	.244	1	15
align="center" \| Ossie Bluege	58	184	48	.261	0	21
align="center" \| Jimmy Wasdell	53	140	33	.236	2	16
align="center" \| Tony Giuliani	46	115	25	.217	0	15
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Goose\|Goslin}}	38	57	9	.158	2	8
align="center" \| Mickey Livingston	2	4	3	.750	0	1

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Dutch Leonard	33	223.1	12	15	3.43	68
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Wes\|Ferrell}}	23	149.0	13	8	5.92	36
align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pete\|Appleton}}	43	164.1	7	9	4.60	62
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Chase\|dab=baseball}}	32	150.0	9	10	5.58	64
align="center" \| Harry Kelley	38	148.1	9	8	4.49	44
align="center" \| Monte Weaver	31	139.0	7	6	5.24	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jimmie\|DeShong}}	31	131.1	5	8	6.58	41
align="center" \| Joe Krakauskas	29	121.1	7	5	3.12	104
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Elon\|Hogsett}}	31	91.0	5	6	6.03	33
align="center" \| {{sortname\|René\|Monteagudo}}	5	22.0	1	1	5.73	13

== Relief pitchers ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
align="center" \| Joe Kohlman	7	0	0	0	6.28	5
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Phebus}}	5	0	0	1	11.37	2

class="wikitable sortable"

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| Joe Kohlman

6.28

align="center"

| {{sortname|Bill|Phebus}}

11.37

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level13=A1|team13=Chattanooga Lookouts|league13=Southern Association|manager13=Wally Millies and Rogers Hornsby

|level14=A|team14=Trenton Senators|league14=Eastern League|manager14=Spencer Abbott

|level15=B|team15=Charlotte Hornets|league15=Piedmont League|manager15=Calvin Griffith

|level16=B|team16=Greenville Spinners|league16=Sally League|manager16=E. A. Donahue

|level17=D|team17=Salisbury Indians|league17=Eastern Shore League|manager17=Jake Flowers

|level18=D|team18=Saint Augustine Saints|league18=Florida State League|manager18=Lyle Judy

|level19=D|team19=Sanford Lookouts|league19=Florida State League|manager19=Guy Lacy and Bill Rodgers

|level20=D|team20=Americus Cardinals|league20=Georgia–Florida League|manager20=Alex McColl

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Salisbury

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1938.shtml 1938 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1938&t=WS1 1938 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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