| 1948 Washington Senators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Record | 56–97 (.366) | |||
| League place | 7th | |||
| Owners | Clark Griffith andGeorge H. Richardson | |||
| Managers | Joe Kuhel | |||
| Television | WTTG (Bob Wolff) | |||
| Radio | WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald,Ray Morgan) | |||
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The1948Washington Senators won 56 games, lost 97, and finished in seventh place in theAmerican League. They were managed byJoe Kuhel and played home games atGriffith Stadium. It was the first Senators season to be broadcast on television with Bob Wolff on the booth for gameday broadcasts on WTTG-TV.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | — | 48–30 | 49–28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | 55–23 | 41–36 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2½ | 50–27 | 44–33 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18½ | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 | 34–42 | 25–52 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 | 29–48 | 27–49 |
| Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44½ | 27–48 | 24–53 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 11–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 8–13–1 | 9–12–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–11 | 16–6 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 16–6 | |||||
| New York | 8–14 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 17–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 18–4 | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 13–8–1 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | 10–12 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 12–9–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | |||||
| 1948 Washington Senators | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | 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 | Jake Early | 97 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 1 | 28 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 150 | 558 | 135 | .242 | 3 | 48 |
| 2B | Al Kozar | 150 | 577 | 144 | .250 | 1 | 58 |
| SS | Mark Christman | 120 | 409 | 106 | .259 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 145 | 555 | 138 | .249 | 2 | 50 |
| OF | Gil Coan | 138 | 513 | 119 | .232 | 7 | 60 |
| OF | Bud Stewart | 118 | 401 | 112 | .279 | 7 | 69 |
| OF | Junior Wooten | 88 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 1 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Evans | 93 | 228 | 59 | .259 | 2 | 28 |
| Carden Gillenwater | 77 | 221 | 54 | .244 | 3 | 21 |
| Tom McBride | 92 | 206 | 53 | .257 | 1 | 29 |
| Sherry Robertson | 71 | 187 | 46 | .246 | 2 | 22 |
| John Sullivan | 85 | 173 | 36 | .208 | 0 | 12 |
| Len Okrie | 19 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Meeks | 24 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Culberson | 12 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| Ángel Fleitas | 15 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Clark | 9 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Drake | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Clyde Vollmer | 1 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Difani | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Wynn | 33 | 198.0 | 8 | 19 | 5.82 | 49 |
| Walt Masterson | 33 | 188.0 | 8 | 15 | 3.83 | 72 |
| Ray Scarborough | 31 | 185.1 | 15 | 8 | 2.82 | 76 |
| Sid Hudson | 39 | 182.0 | 4 | 16 | 5.88 | 53 |
| Mickey Haefner | 28 | 147.2 | 5 | 13 | 4.02 | 45 |
| Dick Weik | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.68 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Thompson | 46 | 131.1 | 6 | 10 | 3.84 | 40 |
| Milo Candini | 35 | 94.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.15 | 23 |
| Earl Harrist | 23 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 4.60 | 21 |
| Marino Pieretti | 8 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ferrick | 37 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4.15 | 34 |
| Dick Welteroth | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 16 |
| Ramón García | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 2 |
| Junior Wooten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Cal Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 0 |
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