1938 Washington Senators

75-76 • .497 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1938 Washington Senators went 75-76 (.497) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 814 runs, allowed 873, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Zeke Bonura (22 HR, 114 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (13-8, 5.92 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

75 Wins
76 Losses
.497 Win %
5th Rank
814 R 873 RA
Diff -59

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814 Runs Scored
873 Runs Allowed
-59 Run Diff
684K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 AL Average

Batting Avg .292 4% above the 1938 league average (.280)
OBP .361 1% above the 1938 league average (.357)
SLG .416 equal to the 1938 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.94 3% worse than the 1938 league average (4.79)
Runs Scored 814 1% below the 1938 league average (823 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 684,800
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Avg per Game 8,779

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Taffy Wright 0.350 2 Buddy Myer 0.336 3 Cecil Travis 0.335 4 George Case 0.305 5 Sam West 0.302

Home Runs

1 Zeke Bonura 22 2 Al Simmons 21 3 Buddy Lewis 12 4 Buddy Myer 6 5 Cecil Travis 5

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 114 2 Al Simmons 95 3 Buddy Lewis 91 4 Buddy Myer 71 5 Cecil Travis 67
1938 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Lewis 151 656 122 194 35 9 12 91 58 35 17 0.296
Cecil Travis 146 567 96 190 30 5 5 67 58 22 6 0.335
Zeke Bonura 137 540 72 156 27 3 22 114 44 29 2 0.289
Al Simmons 125 470 79 142 23 6 21 95 38 40 2 0.302
Buddy Myer 127 437 79 147 22 8 6 71 93 32 9 0.336
George Case 107 433 69 132 27 3 2 40 39 28 11 0.305
Rick Ferrell 135 411 55 120 24 5 1 58 75 17 1 0.292
Sam West 92 344 51 104 19 5 5 47 33 21 1 0.302
Taffy Wright 100 263 37 92 18 10 2 36 13 17 1 0.350
John Stone 56 213 24 52 12 4 3 28 30 16 2 0.244
Mel Almada 47 197 24 48 7 4 1 15 8 16 4 0.244
Ossie Bluege 58 184 25 48 12 1 0 21 21 11 3 0.261
Jimmy Wasdell 53 140 19 33 2 1 2 16 12 12 5 0.236
Tony Giuliani 46 115 10 25 4 0 0 15 8 3 1 0.217
Dutch Leonard 33 82 10 19 3 2 0 5 2 12 0 0.232
Pete Appleton 43 59 4 15 2 2 0 9 1 8 0 0.254
Goose Goslin 38 57 6 9 3 0 2 8 8 5 0 0.158
Wes Ferrell 26 49 6 11 2 0 1 6 15 7 0 0.224
Ken Chase 32 48 2 10 0 0 0 5 4 13 0 0.208
Harry Kelley 38 48 4 12 0 0 0 8 1 4 0 0.250
Jimmie DeShong 31 46 5 12 0 2 0 7 1 4 0 0.261
Monte Weaver 31 45 5 12 0 1 0 2 5 6 0 0.267
Joe Krakauskas 29 33 7 6 2 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.182
Elon Hogsett 32 23 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0.304
Rene Monteagudo 5 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Mickey Livingston 2 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.750
Joe Kohlman 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Phebus 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Joe Krakauskas 3.12 2 Dutch Leonard 3.43 3 Harry Kelley 4.49 4 Pete Appleton 4.60 5 Monte Weaver 5.24

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 13 2 Dutch Leonard 12 3 Ken Chase 9 4 Harry Kelley 9 5 Pete Appleton 7

Strikeouts

1 Joe Krakauskas 104 2 Dutch Leonard 68 3 Ken Chase 64 4 Pete Appleton 62 5 Harry Kelley 44
1938 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 12 15 3.43 33 31 0 223.1 221 85 53 68
Pete Appleton 7 9 4.60 43 10 5 164.1 175 84 61 62
Ken Chase 9 10 5.58 32 21 1 150.0 151 93 113 64
Wes Ferrell 13 8 5.92 23 22 0 149.0 193 98 68 36
Harry Kelley 9 8 4.49 38 14 1 148.1 162 74 46 44
Monte Weaver 7 6 5.24 31 18 0 139.0 157 81 74 43
Jimmie DeShong 5 8 6.58 31 14 0 131.1 160 96 83 41
Joe Krakauskas 7 5 3.12 29 10 0 121.1 99 42 88 104
Elon Hogsett 5 6 6.03 31 9 3 91.0 107 61 36 33
Rene Monteagudo 1 1 5.73 5 3 0 22.0 26 14 15 13
Joe Kohlman 0 0 6.28 7 0 0 14.1 12 10 11 5
Bill Phebus 0 0 11.37 5 0 1 6.1 9 8 7 2

👥 Roster (28)

Mel Almada Pete Appleton Ossie Bluege Zeke Bonura George Case Ken Chase Jimmie DeShong Rick Ferrell Wes Ferrell Tony Giuliani Goose Goslin Elon Hogsett +16 more

28 players

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The 1938 Washington Senators in brief

In 1938 the Washington Senators posted a 75-76 mark (.497) and finished 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 814 scored against 873 allowed (-59). Against a league average of .280, the 1938 Washington Senators batted .292. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 4.94 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.79. League clubs averaged 823 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 684,800 fans came through the gates. Zeke Bonura led the club in home runs with 22. The hits leader was Buddy Lewis with 194. On the mound, Wes Ferrell won 13 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Joe Krakauskas with 104. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Washington Senators

What was the 1938 Washington Senators record?
The 1938 Washington Senators finished 75-76 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Washington Senators in home runs?
Zeke Bonura led the 1938 Washington Senators with 22 home runs.
What was the 1938 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1938 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.94.
Did the 1938 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Washington Senators play?
The 1938 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1938 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Zeke Bonura (22 HR, 114 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (13-8, 5.92 ERA).
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