1939 Washington Senators season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Washington Senators

| season = 1939

| 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
(Walter Johnson, Harry McTigue)

| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons

}}

The 1939 Washington Senators won 65 games, lost 87, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

December 29, 1938: Al Simmons was purchased from the Senators by the Boston Bees for $3,000.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmoal01.shtml Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference]

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Roster =

colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1939 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
-\|Dick Bass}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Alex Carrasquel}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Ken Chase}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Jimmie DeShong}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Bill Holland}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Bucky Jacobs}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Harry Kelley}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Joe Krakauskas}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Dutch Leonard}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Walt Masterson}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Mike Palagyi}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Bud Thomas}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Lou Thuman}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Early Wynn}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jake Early}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Al Evans}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Rick Ferrell}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Tony Giuliani}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|40\|Morrie Aderholt}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Jimmy Bloodworth}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Ossie Bluege}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Charlie Gelbert}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Ed Leip}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Buddy Lewis}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Buddy Myer}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Bob Prichard}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Hal Quick}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Cecil Travis}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Mickey Vernon}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Jimmy Wasdell}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 6\|George Case}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Bobby Estalella}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Elmer Gedeon}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Bob Loane}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Alex Pitko}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Johnny Welaj}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Sam West}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|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}}	87	274	77	.281	0	31
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Mickey\|Vernon}}	76	276	71	.257	1	30
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Jimmy\|Bloodworth}}	83	318	92	.289	4	40
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Cecil\|Travis}}	130	476	139	.292	5	63
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Buddy\|Lewis}}	140	536	171	.319	10	75
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Taffy\|Wright}}	129	499	154	.309	4	93
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Sam\|West}}	115	390	110	.282	3	52
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|George\|Case\|dab=baseball}}	128	530	160	.302	2	35

== 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" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Estalella\|Bobby Estalella (outfielder)}}	82	280	77	.275	8	41
align="center" \| Buddy Myer	83	258	78	.302	1	32
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Welaj}}	63	201	55	.274	1	33
align="center" \| Charlie Gelbert	68	188	48	.255	3	29
align="center" \| Tony Giuliani	54	172	43	.250	0	18
align="center" \| Jimmy Wasdell	29	109	33	.303	0	13
align="center" \| Bob Prichard	26	85	20	.235	0	8
align="center" \| Jake Early	32	84	22	.262	0	14
align="center" \| Ossie Bluege	18	59	9	.153	0	3
align="center" \| Hal Quick	12	41	10	.244	0	2
align="center" \| Ed Leip	9	32	11	.344	0	2
align="center" \| Morrie Aderholt	7	25	5	.200	1	4
align="center" \| Al Evans	7	21	7	.333	0	1
align="center" \| Elmer Gedeon	5	15	3	.200	0	1
align="center" \| Bob Loane	3	9	0	.000	0	1
align="center" \| Alex Pitko	4	8	1	.125	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" \| {{sortname\|Dutch\|Leonard\|Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher)}}	34	269.1	20	8	3.54	88
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Chase\|dab=baseball}}	32	232.0	10	19	3.80	118
align="center" \| Joe Krakauskas	39	217.1	11	17	4.60	110
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Haynes\|Joe Haynes (baseball)}}	27	173.0	8	12	5.36	64
align="center" \| Jimmie DeShong	7	40.2	0	3	8.63	12
align="center" \| Early Wynn	3	20.1	0	2	5.75	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Bass\|Dick Bass (baseball)}}	1	8.0	0	1	6.75	1

== 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\|Alex\|Carrasquel}}	40	159.1	5	9	4.69	41
align="center" \| Walt Masterson	24	58.1	2	2	5.55	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Harry\|Kelley\|Harry Kelley (baseball)}}	15	53.2	4	3	4.70	20
align="center"

== Relief pitchers ==

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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pete\|Appleton}}	40	5	10	6	4.56	50
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bud\|Thomas\|Bud Thomas (pitcher)}}	4	0	0	0	6.00	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lou\|Thuman}}	3	0	0	0	9.00	1
align="center" \| Bill Holland	3	0	1	0	11.25	2
align="center" \| Bucky Jacobs	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
align="center" \| Mike Palagyi	1	0	0	0	inf	0

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level13=A1|team13=Chattanooga Lookouts|league13=Southern Association|manager13=Kiki Cuyler

|level14=A|team14=Springfield Nationals|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=Alex McColl

|level17=C|team17=Oswego Netherlands|league17=Canadian–American League|manager17=Art Funk and Blaine Kunes

|level18=D|team18=Salisbury Indians|league18=Eastern Shore League|manager18=Vic Keen and Spud Nachand

|level19=D|team19=Orlando Senators|league19=Florida State League|manager19=John Ganzel

|level20=D|team20=Shelby Nationals|league20=Tar Heel League|manager20=Ed Montague

}}

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1939.shtml 1939 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1939&t=WS1 1939 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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