1940 Washington Senators

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1940 Washington Senators went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 665 runs, allowed 811, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Gee Walker (13 HR, 96 RBI) and Sid Hudson (17-16, 4.57 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
7th Rank
665 R 811 RA
Diff -146

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665 Runs Scored
811 Runs Allowed
-146 Run Diff
484K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 equal to the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .331 3% below the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .374 8% below the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.59 5% worse than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 665 13% below the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 484,400
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Avg per Game 6,290

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Gelbert 0.370 2 Cecil Travis 0.322 3 Buddy Lewis 0.317 4 Gee Walker 0.294 5 George Case 0.293

Home Runs

1 Gee Walker 13 2 Jimmy Bloodworth 11 3 Buddy Lewis 6 4 George Case 5 5 Jake Early 5

RBI

1 Gee Walker 96 2 Cecil Travis 76 3 Jimmy Bloodworth 70 4 Buddy Lewis 63 5 George Case 56
1940 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Case 154 656 109 192 29 5 5 56 52 39 35 0.293
Buddy Lewis 148 600 101 190 38 10 6 63 74 36 15 0.317
Gee Walker 140 595 87 175 29 7 13 96 24 58 21 0.294
Cecil Travis 136 528 60 170 37 11 2 76 48 23 0 0.322
Jimmy Bloodworth 119 469 47 115 17 8 11 70 16 71 3 0.245
Jimmy Pofahl 119 406 34 95 23 5 2 36 37 55 2 0.234
Rick Ferrell 103 326 35 89 18 2 0 28 47 15 1 0.273
Zeke Bonura 79 311 41 85 16 3 3 45 40 13 2 0.273
Johnny Welaj 88 215 31 55 9 0 3 21 19 20 8 0.256
Buddy Myer 71 210 28 61 14 4 0 29 34 10 6 0.290
Jake Early 80 206 26 53 8 4 5 14 23 22 0 0.257
Jack Sanford 34 122 5 24 4 2 0 10 6 17 0 0.197
Dutch Leonard 35 101 6 16 0 0 0 4 1 11 0 0.158
Sam West 57 99 7 25 6 1 1 18 16 13 0 0.253
Sid Hudson 38 93 8 22 2 1 0 10 1 6 0 0.237
Ken Chase 35 92 8 15 2 1 1 9 4 22 0 0.163
Charlie Gelbert 22 54 7 20 7 1 0 7 4 3 0 0.370
Walt Masterson 31 38 6 7 1 0 0 1 4 17 0 0.184
Jimmy Wasdell 10 35 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.086
Rene Monteagudo 27 33 4 6 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 0.182
Sherry Robertson 10 33 4 7 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 0.212
Joe Krakauskas 32 32 3 8 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.250
Al Evans 14 25 1 8 2 0 0 7 6 7 1 0.320
Joe Haynes 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.105
Mickey Vernon 5 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.158
Jim Mallory 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Willis Hudlin 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Alex Carrasquel 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Hollingsworth 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Red Anderson 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.600
Dick Hahn 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morrie Aderholt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Thuman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bucky Jacobs 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gil Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Ken Chase 3.23 2 Dutch Leonard 3.49 3 Sid Hudson 4.57 4 Alex Carrasquel 4.88 5 Walt Masterson 4.90

Wins

1 Sid Hudson 17 2 Ken Chase 15 3 Dutch Leonard 14 4 Alex Carrasquel 6 5 Joe Haynes 3

Strikeouts

1 Ken Chase 129 2 Dutch Leonard 124 3 Sid Hudson 96 4 Joe Krakauskas 68 5 Walt Masterson 68
1940 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 14 19 3.49 35 35 0 289.0 328 112 78 124
Ken Chase 15 17 3.23 35 34 0 261.2 260 94 143 129
Sid Hudson 17 16 4.57 38 31 1 252.0 272 128 81 96
Walt Masterson 3 13 4.90 31 19 2 130.1 128 71 88 68
Joe Krakauskas 1 6 6.44 32 10 2 109.0 137 78 73 68
Rene Monteagudo 2 6 6.08 27 8 2 100.2 128 68 52 64
Joe Haynes 3 6 6.54 22 7 0 63.1 85 46 34 23
Alex Carrasquel 6 2 4.88 28 0 0 48.0 42 26 29 19
Willis Hudlin 1 2 6.51 8 6 0 37.1 50 27 5 9
Al Hollingsworth 1 0 5.50 3 2 0 18.0 18 11 11 7
Bucky Jacobs 0 1 6.00 9 0 0 15.0 16 10 9 6
Red Anderson 1 1 3.86 2 2 0 14.0 12 6 5 3
Lou Thuman 0 1 14.40 2 0 0 5.0 10 8 7 0
Charlie Gelbert 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 5 4 3 1
Gil Torres 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 3 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Morrie Aderholt Red Anderson Jimmy Bloodworth Zeke Bonura Alex Carrasquel George Case Ken Chase Jake Early Al Evans Rick Ferrell Charlie Gelbert Dick Hahn +23 more

35 players

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The 1940 Washington Senators in brief

A 64-90 record (.416) put the 1940 Washington Senators 7th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 665 runs and allowed 811, a run differential of -146. Pitchers allowed 4.59 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.39. The 665 runs scored compare with a league average of 768 per club, 13% fewer. Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 484,400 fans came through the gates.

For power, Gee Walker led the way with 13 homers. The hits leader was George Case with 192. Sid Hudson was the top winner, with 17 victories. Ken Chase struck out 129, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 35 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1939 season and the 1941 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Washington Senators

What was the 1940 Washington Senators record?
The 1940 Washington Senators finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Washington Senators in home runs?
Gee Walker led the 1940 Washington Senators with 13 home runs.
What was the 1940 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1940 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.59.
Did the 1940 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Washington Senators play?
The 1940 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1940 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gee Walker (13 HR, 96 RBI) and Sid Hudson (17-16, 4.57 ERA).
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