1939 Washington Senators

65-87 • .428 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1939 Washington Senators went 65-87 (.428) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 702 runs, allowed 797, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Buddy Lewis (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (20-8, 3.54 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

65 Wins
87 Losses
.428 Win %
6th Rank
702 R 797 RA
Diff -95

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702 Runs Scored
797 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
455K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 equal to the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .346 2% below the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .379 7% below the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.60 equal to the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 702 12% below the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 455,050
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Avg per Game 5,909

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Lewis 0.319 2 Taffy Wright 0.309 3 Jimmy Wasdell 0.303 4 Buddy Myer 0.302 5 George Case 0.302

Home Runs

1 Buddy Lewis 10 2 Bobby Estalella 8 3 Cecil Travis 5 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 4 5 Taffy Wright 4

RBI

1 Taffy Wright 93 2 Buddy Lewis 75 3 Cecil Travis 63 4 Sam West 52 5 Bobby Estalella 41
1939 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Lewis 140 536 87 171 23 16 10 75 72 27 10 0.319
George Case 128 530 103 160 20 7 2 35 56 36 51 0.302
Taffy Wright 129 499 77 154 29 11 4 93 38 19 1 0.309
Cecil Travis 130 476 55 139 20 9 5 63 34 25 0 0.292
Sam West 115 390 52 110 20 8 3 52 67 29 1 0.282
Jimmy Bloodworth 83 318 34 92 24 1 4 40 10 26 3 0.289
Bobby Estalella 82 280 51 77 18 6 8 41 40 27 2 0.275
Mickey Vernon 76 276 23 71 15 4 1 30 24 28 1 0.257
Rick Ferrell 87 274 32 77 13 1 0 31 41 12 1 0.281
Buddy Myer 83 258 33 78 10 3 1 32 40 18 4 0.302
Johnny Welaj 63 201 23 55 11 2 1 33 13 20 13 0.274
Charlie Gelbert 68 188 36 48 7 5 3 29 30 11 2 0.255
Tony Giuliani 54 172 20 43 6 2 0 18 4 7 0 0.250
Jimmy Wasdell 29 109 12 33 5 1 0 13 9 16 3 0.303
Dutch Leonard 34 95 2 21 3 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.221
Ken Chase 32 89 6 15 3 0 0 7 1 21 0 0.169
Bob Prichard 26 85 8 20 5 0 0 8 19 16 0 0.235
Jake Early 32 84 8 22 7 2 0 14 5 14 0 0.262
Joe Krakauskas 39 77 6 16 3 1 0 8 8 24 0 0.208
Joe Haynes 27 67 6 14 1 0 0 4 3 16 0 0.209
Ossie Bluege 18 59 5 9 0 0 0 3 7 2 1 0.153
Alex Carrasquel 40 42 3 7 2 0 1 1 3 14 0 0.167
Hal Quick 12 41 3 10 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.244
Ed Leip 9 32 4 11 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.344
Morrie Aderholt 7 25 5 5 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0.200
Pete Appleton 40 25 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.160
Al Evans 7 21 2 7 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0.333
Jimmie DeShong 7 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Elmer Gedeon 5 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.200
Harry Kelley 15 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.267
Walt Masterson 24 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.154
Bob Loane 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.000
Alex Pitko 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.125
Early Wynn 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.167
Dick Bass 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Thomas 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Holland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bucky Jacobs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Palagyi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Thuman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Dutch Leonard 3.54 2 Ken Chase 3.80 3 Pete Appleton 4.56 4 Joe Krakauskas 4.60 5 Alex Carrasquel 4.69

Wins

1 Dutch Leonard 20 2 Joe Krakauskas 11 3 Ken Chase 10 4 Joe Haynes 8 5 Pete Appleton 5

Strikeouts

1 Ken Chase 118 2 Joe Krakauskas 110 3 Dutch Leonard 88 4 Joe Haynes 64 5 Pete Appleton 50
1939 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 20 8 3.54 34 34 0 269.1 273 106 59 88
Ken Chase 10 19 3.80 32 31 0 232.0 215 98 114 118
Joe Krakauskas 11 17 4.60 39 29 1 217.1 230 111 114 110
Joe Haynes 8 12 5.36 27 20 0 173.0 186 103 78 64
Alex Carrasquel 5 9 4.69 40 17 2 159.1 165 83 68 41
Pete Appleton 5 10 4.56 40 4 6 102.2 104 52 48 50
Walt Masterson 2 2 5.55 24 5 0 58.1 66 36 48 12
Harry Kelley 4 3 4.70 15 3 1 53.2 69 28 14 20
Jimmie DeShong 0 3 8.63 7 6 0 40.2 56 39 31 12
Early Wynn 0 2 5.75 3 3 0 20.1 26 13 10 1
Bud Thomas 0 0 6.00 4 0 0 9.0 11 6 2 0
Dick Bass 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 8.0 7 6 6 1
Bill Holland 0 1 11.25 3 0 0 4.0 6 5 5 2
Lou Thuman 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 5 4 2 1
Bucky Jacobs 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 1
Mike Palagyi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 3 3 0

👥 Roster (40)

Morrie Aderholt Pete Appleton Dick Bass Jimmy Bloodworth Ossie Bluege Alex Carrasquel George Case Ken Chase Jimmie DeShong Jake Early Bobby Estalella Al Evans +28 more

40 players

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The 1939 Washington Senators in brief

In 1939 the Washington Senators posted a 65-87 mark (.428) and finished 6th in the AL. With 702 runs scored and 797 given up, the 1939 differential was -95. Measured against the 800-run league average, the offense was 12% behind. Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 455,050 for the year. Buddy Lewis led the club in home runs with 10.

Taffy Wright led in RBI with 93. On the mound, Dutch Leonard won 20 games to lead the staff. Ken Chase struck out 118, the most on the club. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. The 1938 season and the 1940 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Washington Senators

What was the 1939 Washington Senators record?
The 1939 Washington Senators finished 65-87 (.428 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Washington Senators in home runs?
Buddy Lewis led the 1939 Washington Senators with 10 home runs.
What was the 1939 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1939 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.60.
Did the 1939 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Washington Senators play?
The 1939 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1939 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Buddy Lewis (10 HR, 75 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (20-8, 3.54 ERA).
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