1942 Washington Senators

62-89 • .411 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1942 Washington Senators went 62-89 (.411) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 653 runs, allowed 817, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Vernon (9 HR, 86 RBI) and Bobo Newsom (11-17, 4.93 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

62 Wins
89 Losses
.411 Win %
7th Rank
653 R 817 RA
Diff -164

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653 Runs Scored
817 Runs Allowed
-164 Run Diff
529K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 equal to the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .333 1% above the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .341 4% below the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 4.58 25% worse than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 653 equal to the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 529,320
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Avg per Game 6,874

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Stan Spence 0.323 2 George Case 0.320 3 Roy Cullenbine 0.286 4 Bruce Campbell 0.278 5 Bobby Estalella 0.277

Home Runs

1 Mickey Vernon 9 2 Bobby Estalella 8 3 Bruce Campbell 5 4 George Case 5 5 Stan Spence 4

RBI

1 Mickey Vernon 86 2 Stan Spence 79 3 Bobby Estalella 65 4 Bruce Campbell 63 5 Jake Early 46
1942 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Spence 149 629 94 203 27 15 4 79 62 16 5 0.323
Mickey Vernon 151 621 76 168 34 6 9 86 59 63 25 0.271
George Case 125 513 101 164 26 2 5 43 44 30 44 0.320
Bobby Estalella 133 429 68 119 24 5 8 65 85 42 5 0.277
Bruce Campbell 122 378 41 105 17 5 5 63 37 34 0 0.278
John Sullivan 94 357 38 84 16 1 0 42 25 30 2 0.235
Jake Early 104 353 31 72 14 2 3 46 37 37 0 0.204
Jimmy Pofahl 84 283 22 59 7 2 0 28 29 30 4 0.208
Bob Repass 81 259 30 62 11 1 2 23 33 30 6 0.239
Roy Cullenbine 64 241 30 69 19 0 2 35 44 18 1 0.286
Ellis Clary 76 240 34 66 9 0 0 16 45 25 2 0.275
Al Evans 74 223 22 51 4 1 0 10 25 36 3 0.229
Mike Chartak 24 92 11 20 4 2 1 8 14 16 0 0.217
Sid Hudson 36 89 7 19 0 0 0 6 3 7 0 0.213
Bobo Newsom 30 75 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 25 0 0.160
Chile Gomez 25 73 8 14 2 2 0 6 9 7 1 0.192
Early Wynn 30 69 4 15 2 0 0 7 3 13 0 0.217
Frank Croucher 26 65 2 18 1 1 0 5 3 9 0 0.277
Walt Masterson 26 45 2 7 0 0 0 3 4 19 0 0.156
Alex Carrasquel 35 44 3 6 1 0 0 2 4 14 0 0.136
Roberto Ortiz 20 42 4 7 1 3 1 4 5 11 0 0.167
Bill Zuber 37 39 5 6 3 1 0 3 1 7 0 0.154
Ray Scarborough 17 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.190
Ray Hoffman 7 19 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.053
Stan Galle 13 18 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.111
Jack Wilson 12 17 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.118
Steve Sundra 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.167
Al Kvasnak 5 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.182
Dutch Leonard 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.100
Hardin Cathey 12 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Bill Trotter 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Lou Bevil 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dewey Adkins 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Gene Moore 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil McCullough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Walt Masterson 3.34 2 Alex Carrasquel 3.43 3 Bill Zuber 3.84 4 Dutch Leonard 4.11 5 Ray Scarborough 4.12

Wins

1 Bobo Newsom 11 2 Sid Hudson 10 3 Early Wynn 10 4 Bill Zuber 9 5 Alex Carrasquel 7

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 113 2 Sid Hudson 72 3 Bill Zuber 64 4 Walt Masterson 63 5 Early Wynn 58
1942 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sid Hudson 10 17 4.36 35 31 2 239.1 266 116 70 72
Bobo Newsom 11 17 4.93 30 29 0 213.2 236 117 92 113
Early Wynn 10 16 5.12 30 28 0 190.0 246 108 73 58
Alex Carrasquel 7 7 3.43 35 15 4 152.1 161 58 53 40
Walt Masterson 5 9 3.34 25 15 2 142.2 138 53 54 63
Bill Zuber 9 9 3.84 37 7 1 126.2 115 54 82 64
Ray Scarborough 2 1 4.12 17 5 0 63.1 68 29 32 16
Jack Wilson 1 4 6.64 12 6 0 42.0 57 31 23 18
Bill Trotter 3 1 5.75 17 0 0 40.2 52 26 14 13
Dutch Leonard 2 2 4.11 6 5 0 35.0 28 16 5 15
Steve Sundra 1 3 5.61 6 4 0 33.2 43 21 15 5
Hardin Cathey 1 1 7.42 12 2 0 30.1 44 25 16 8
Bill Kennedy 0 1 8.00 8 2 2 18.0 21 16 10 4
Lou Bevil 0 1 6.52 4 1 0 9.2 9 7 11 2
Dewey Adkins 0 0 9.95 1 1 0 6.1 7 7 6 3
Phil McCullough 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 2

👥 Roster (36)

Dewey Adkins Lou Bevil Bruce Campbell Alex Carrasquel George Case Hardin Cathey Mike Chartak Ellis Clary Frank Croucher Roy Cullenbine Jake Early Bobby Estalella +24 more

36 players

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The 1942 Washington Senators in brief

A 62-89 record (.411) put the 1942 Washington Senators 7th in the AL. With 653 runs scored and 817 given up, the 1942 differential was -164. The staff ERA of 4.58 was 25% worse than the league average of 3.66. Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 529,320 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Mickey Vernon, who hit 9. The hits leader was Stan Spence with 203. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bobo Newsom (11). In all, the roster shows 36 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1941 season and the 1943 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Washington Senators

What was the 1942 Washington Senators record?
The 1942 Washington Senators finished 62-89 (.411 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Washington Senators in home runs?
Mickey Vernon led the 1942 Washington Senators with 9 home runs.
What was the 1942 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1942 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1942 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Washington Senators play?
The 1942 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1942 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Vernon (9 HR, 86 RBI) and Bobo Newsom (11-17, 4.93 ERA).
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