1941 Washington Senators

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1941 Washington Senators went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 728 runs, allowed 798, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Jake Early (10 HR, 54 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (18-13, 3.45 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

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
728 R 798 RA
Diff -70

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728 Runs Scored
798 Runs Allowed
-70 Run Diff
513K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 2% above the 1941 league average (.266)
OBP .330 3% below the 1941 league average (.341)
SLG .375 3% below the 1941 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.35 5% worse than the 1941 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 728 1% below the 1941 league average (738 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 513,450
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Avg per Game 6,582

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Cecil Travis 0.359 2 Roberto Ortiz 0.329 3 Mickey Vernon 0.299 4 Buddy Lewis 0.297 5 Jake Early 0.287

Home Runs

1 Jake Early 10 2 Buddy Lewis 9 3 Mickey Vernon 9 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 7 5 Cecil Travis 7

RBI

1 Cecil Travis 101 2 Mickey Vernon 93 3 Buddy Lewis 72 4 Jimmy Bloodworth 66 5 Doc Cramer 66
1941 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 154 660 93 180 25 6 2 66 37 15 4 0.273
George Case 153 649 95 176 32 8 2 53 51 37 33 0.271
Cecil Travis 152 608 106 218 39 19 7 101 52 25 2 0.359
Buddy Lewis 149 569 97 169 29 11 9 72 82 30 10 0.297
Mickey Vernon 138 531 73 159 27 11 9 93 43 51 9 0.299
Jimmy Bloodworth 142 506 59 124 24 3 7 66 41 58 1 0.245
George Archie 105 379 45 102 20 4 3 48 30 42 8 0.269
Jake Early 104 355 42 102 20 7 10 54 24 38 0 0.287
Al Evans 53 159 16 44 8 4 1 19 9 18 0 0.277
Ben Chapman 28 110 9 28 6 0 1 10 10 6 2 0.255
Buddy Myer 53 107 14 27 3 1 0 9 18 10 2 0.252
Johnny Welaj 49 96 16 20 4 0 0 5 6 16 3 0.208
Dutch Leonard 34 88 1 9 2 0 0 8 1 13 0 0.102
Sid Hudson 33 86 6 16 3 0 0 7 2 8 1 0.186
Roberto Ortiz 22 79 10 26 1 2 1 17 3 10 0 0.329
Jimmy Pofahl 22 75 9 14 3 2 0 6 10 11 1 0.187
Ken Chase 33 74 3 11 1 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.149
Rick Ferrell 21 66 8 18 5 0 0 13 15 4 1 0.273
Steve Sundra 28 60 6 13 1 0 0 2 6 16 0 0.217
Hillis Layne 13 50 8 14 2 0 0 6 4 5 1 0.280
Sam West 26 37 3 10 0 0 0 6 11 2 1 0.270
Red Anderson 32 31 1 8 0 1 0 1 2 10 0 0.258
Bill Zuber 36 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Alex Carrasquel 35 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 11 0 0.095
Vern Kennedy 18 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.143
Walt Masterson 34 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.105
Early Wynn 5 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.133
Morrie Aderholt 11 14 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Cliff Bolton 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Charlie Letchas 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.125
Jack Sanford 3 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.400
Dick Mulligan 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sherry Robertson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Harry Dean 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny MacFayden 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ronny Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Early Wynn 1.58 2 Alex Carrasquel 3.44 3 Dutch Leonard 3.45 4 Sid Hudson 3.46 5 Red Anderson 4.18

Wins

1 Dutch Leonard 18 2 Sid Hudson 13 3 Steve Sundra 9 4 Alex Carrasquel 6 5 Ken Chase 6

Strikeouts

1 Sid Hudson 108 2 Ken Chase 98 3 Dutch Leonard 91 4 Bill Zuber 51 5 Steve Sundra 50
1941 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 18 13 3.45 34 33 0 256.0 271 98 54 91
Sid Hudson 13 14 3.46 33 33 0 249.2 242 96 97 108
Ken Chase 6 18 5.08 33 30 0 205.2 228 116 115 98
Steve Sundra 9 13 5.29 28 23 0 168.1 203 99 61 50
Red Anderson 4 6 4.18 32 6 0 112.0 127 52 53 34
Alex Carrasquel 6 2 3.44 35 5 2 96.2 103 37 49 30
Bill Zuber 6 4 5.42 36 7 2 96.1 110 58 61 51
Walt Masterson 4 3 5.97 34 6 3 78.1 101 52 53 40
Vern Kennedy 1 7 5.70 17 7 0 66.1 77 42 39 22
Early Wynn 3 1 1.58 5 5 0 40.0 35 7 10 15
Dick Mulligan 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 5 2 2
Danny MacFayden 0 1 10.29 5 0 0 7.0 12 8 5 3
Harry Dean 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 3 0
Ronny Miller 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Morrie Aderholt Red Anderson George Archie Jimmy Bloodworth Cliff Bolton Alex Carrasquel George Case Ben Chapman Ken Chase Doc Cramer Harry Dean Jake Early +24 more

36 players

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The 1941 Washington Senators in brief

A 70-84 record (.455) put the 1941 Washington Senators 6th in the AL. With 728 runs scored and 798 given up, the 1941 differential was -70. The team batting average of .272 was 2% above the 1941 league mark of .266. The staff ERA of 4.35 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.15. League clubs averaged 738 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 513,450 fans came through the gates. Jake Early led the club in home runs with 10. Cecil Travis led in RBI with 101. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dutch Leonard (18). The strikeout leader was Sid Hudson with 108. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Washington Senators

What was the 1941 Washington Senators record?
The 1941 Washington Senators finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Washington Senators in home runs?
Jake Early led the 1941 Washington Senators with 10 home runs.
What was the 1941 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1941 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.35.
Did the 1941 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Washington Senators play?
The 1941 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1941 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jake Early (10 HR, 54 RBI) and Dutch Leonard (18-13, 3.45 ERA).
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