1941 Washington Senators season
The 1941 Washington Senators won 70 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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| Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson |
| Managers | Bucky Harris |
| Local radio | WMAL (Arch McDonald) |
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Offseason
- Prior to 1941 season: Sonny Dixon was signed by the Senators as an amateur free agent.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 51–26 | 50–27 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 17 | 47–30 | 37–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 24 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 42–35 | 33–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16 | — | 17–5 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Washington | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | — | |||||
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 | Jake Early | 104 | 355 | 102 | .287 | 10 | 54 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 138 | 531 | 159 | .299 | 9 | 93 |
| 2B | Jimmy Bloodworth | 142 | 506 | 124 | .245 | 7 | 66 |
| SS | Cecil Travis | 152 | 608 | 218 | .359 | 7 | 101 |
| 3B | George Archie | 105 | 379 | 102 | .269 | 3 | 48 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 154 | 660 | 180 | .273 | 2 | 66 |
| OF | Buddy Lewis | 149 | 569 | 169 | .297 | 9 | 72 |
| OF | George Case | 153 | 649 | 176 | .271 | 2 | 53 |
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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| Al Evans | 53 | 159 | 44 | .277 | 1 | 19 |
| Ben Chapman | 28 | 110 | 28 | .255 | 1 | 10 |
| Buddy Myer | 53 | 107 | 27 | .252 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Welaj | 49 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 0 | 5 |
| Roberto Ortiz | 22 | 79 | 26 | .329 | 1 | 17 |
| Jimmy Pofahl | 22 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 0 | 6 |
| Rick Ferrell | 21 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 0 | 13 |
| Hillis Layne | 13 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 0 | 6 |
| Sam West | 26 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 6 |
| Morrie Aderholt | 11 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Bolton | 14 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Letchas | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Sanford | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherry Robertson | 1 | 3 | 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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| Dutch Leonard | 34 | 256.0 | 18 | 13 | 3.45 | 91 |
| Sid Hudson | 33 | 249.2 | 13 | 14 | 3.46 | 108 |
| Ken Chase | 33 | 205.2 | 6 | 18 | 5.08 | 98 |
| Steve Sundra | 28 | 168.1 | 9 | 13 | 5.29 | 50 |
| Early Wynn | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 1 | 1.58 | 15 |
| Dick Mulligan | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
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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| Bill Zuber | 36 | 96.1 | 6 | 4 | 5.42 | 51 |
| Vern Kennedy | 17 | 66.1 | 1 | 7 | 5.70 | 22 |
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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| Alex Carrasquel | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.44 | 30 |
| Walt Masterson | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.97 | 40 |
| Red Anderson | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.18 | 34 |
| Danny MacFayden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.29 | 3 |
| Harry Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Ronny Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Kiki Cuyler and Marv Olson |
| B | Charlotte Hornets | Piedmont League | Calvin Griffith |
| B | Greenville Spinners | Sally League | Gus Brittain and George Nix |
| B | Selma Cloverleafs | Southeastern League | Dale Alexander |
| D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | Carl Weigel |
| D | Thomasville Lookouts | Georgia–Florida League | Bill Rodgers and Kip Sauerbrun |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville[2]
Notes
- Sonny Dixon page at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
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