1919 Washington Senators

56-84 • .400 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1919 Washington Senators went 56-84 (.400) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 533 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Mike Menosky (6 HR, 39 RBI) and Walter Johnson (20-14, 1.49 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

56 Wins
84 Losses
.400 Win %
7th Rank
533 R 570 RA
Diff -37

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533 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
103K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 3% below the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .324 2% below the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .339 5% below the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.01 7% better than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 533 7% below the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 103,150
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Avg per Game 1,432

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Sam Rice 0.321 2 Joe Judge 0.288 3 Clyde Milan 0.287 4 Mike Menosky 0.287 5 Frank Ellerbe 0.276

Home Runs

1 Mike Menosky 6 2 Val Picinich 3 3 Sam Rice 3 4 Jim Shaw 3 5 Patsy Gharrity 2

RBI

1 Sam Rice 71 2 Howie Shanks 54 3 Patsy Gharrity 43 4 Mike Menosky 39 5 Clyde Milan 37
1919 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 141 557 80 179 23 9 3 71 42 26 26 0.321
Joe Judge 135 521 83 150 33 12 2 31 81 35 23 0.288
Howie Shanks 135 491 33 122 8 7 1 54 25 48 13 0.248
Eddie Foster 120 478 57 126 12 5 0 26 33 21 20 0.264
Patsy Gharrity 111 347 35 94 19 4 2 43 25 39 4 0.271
Mike Menosky 116 342 62 98 15 3 6 39 44 46 13 0.287
Clyde Milan 88 321 43 92 12 6 0 37 40 16 11 0.287
Buzz Murphy 79 252 19 66 7 4 0 28 19 32 5 0.262
Val Picinich 80 212 18 58 12 3 3 22 17 43 6 0.274
Hal Janvrin 61 208 17 37 4 1 1 13 19 17 8 0.178
Joe Leonard 71 198 26 51 8 3 2 20 20 28 3 0.258
Walter Johnson 56 125 13 24 1 3 1 8 12 17 1 0.192
Jim Shaw 45 106 8 17 2 1 3 6 3 33 0 0.160
Frank Ellerbe 28 105 13 29 4 1 0 16 2 15 5 0.276
Sam Agnew 42 98 6 23 7 0 0 10 10 8 1 0.235
Roy Grover 24 75 6 14 0 0 0 7 6 10 2 0.187
Harry Harper 35 65 3 11 3 0 0 7 1 17 0 0.169
Eric Erickson 20 48 4 7 2 0 0 4 3 22 0 0.146
George McBride 15 40 3 8 1 1 0 4 3 6 0 0.200
Harry Thompson 18 32 0 8 2 0 0 3 3 1 1 0.250
Bucky Harris 8 28 0 6 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.214
Molly Craft 16 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.111
Tom Zachary 17 15 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.333
Ike Davis 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Doc Ayers 11 12 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.417
Harry Courtney 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.200
Claude Davidson 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.429
Ed Gill 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dick Robertson 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Danny Silva 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
George Twombly 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Schacht 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ed Hovlik 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Snyder 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rip Jordan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Kelliher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Whitehouse 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Fisher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 1.49 2 Jim Shaw 2.73 3 Doc Ayers 2.89 4 Tom Zachary 2.92 5 Harry Thompson 3.53

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 20 2 Jim Shaw 17 3 Eric Erickson 6 4 Harry Harper 6 5 Harry Courtney 3

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 147 2 Jim Shaw 128 3 Harry Harper 87 4 Eric Erickson 86 5 Molly Craft 17
1919 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Shaw 17 17 2.73 45 37 5 306.2 274 93 101 128
Walter Johnson 20 14 1.49 39 29 2 290.1 235 48 51 147
Harry Harper 6 21 3.72 35 31 0 208.0 220 86 97 87
Eric Erickson 6 11 3.95 20 15 0 132.0 130 58 63 86
Tom Zachary 1 5 2.92 17 7 0 61.2 68 20 20 9
Molly Craft 0 3 3.88 16 2 1 48.2 59 21 18 17
Doc Ayers 0 6 2.89 11 5 1 43.2 52 14 17 12
Harry Thompson 0 3 3.53 12 2 1 43.1 48 17 8 10
Ed Gill 1 1 4.82 16 2 0 37.1 38 20 21 7
Dick Robertson 0 1 2.28 7 4 0 27.2 25 7 9 7
Harry Courtney 3 0 2.73 4 3 0 26.1 25 8 19 6
Al Schacht 2 0 2.40 2 2 0 15.0 14 4 4 4
Charlie Whitehouse 0 1 4.50 6 1 0 12.0 13 6 6 5
Bill Snyder 0 1 1.13 2 1 0 8.0 6 1 3 5
Ed Hovlik 0 0 12.71 3 0 0 5.2 12 8 9 3
Clarence Fisher 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 4.0 8 6 3 1
Rip Jordan 0 0 11.25 1 1 0 4.0 6 5 2 2
Nick Altrock 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Sam Agnew Nick Altrock Doc Ayers Jesse Baker Harry Courtney Molly Craft Claude Davidson Ike Davis Frank Ellerbe Eric Erickson Clarence Fisher Eddie Foster +28 more

40 players

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The 1919 Washington Senators in brief

In 1919 the Washington Senators posted a 56-84 mark (.400) and finished 7th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 533 runs and allowed 570, a run differential of -37. The team batting average of .260 was 3% below the 1919 league mark of .268. The staff ERA of 3.01 was 7% better than the league average of 3.23. The 533 runs scored compare with a league average of 573 per club, 7% fewer.

The home park, Griffith Stadium I, recorded 103,150 in attendance, about 1,432 a game. Mike Menosky topped the Washington Senators with 6 home runs. Sam Rice led in RBI with 71. Walter Johnson led the pitchers with 20 wins. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Washington Senators

What was the 1919 Washington Senators record?
The 1919 Washington Senators finished 56-84 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Washington Senators in home runs?
Mike Menosky led the 1919 Washington Senators with 6 home runs.
What was the 1919 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1919 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Did the 1919 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Washington Senators play?
The 1919 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1919 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Menosky (6 HR, 39 RBI) and Walter Johnson (20-14, 1.49 ERA).
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