1943 Washington Senators

84-69 • .549 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1943 Washington Senators went 84-69 (.549) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Stan Spence (12 HR, 88 RBI) and Early Wynn (18-12, 2.91 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

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
666 R 595 RA
Diff +71

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666 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+71 Run Diff
718K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% above the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .335 4% above the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .346 2% above the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.18 4% better than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 666 11% above the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 718,902
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Avg per Game 9,459

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Early Wynn 0.296 2 George Case 0.294 3 Jerry Priddy 0.271 4 Gene Moore 0.268 5 Mickey Vernon 0.268

Home Runs

1 Stan Spence 12 2 Bob Johnson 7 3 Mickey Vernon 7 4 Jake Early 5 5 Jerry Priddy 4

RBI

1 Stan Spence 88 2 Mickey Vernon 70 3 Bob Johnson 63 4 Jerry Priddy 62 5 Jake Early 60
1943 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Case 141 613 102 180 36 5 1 52 41 27 61 0.294
Stan Spence 149 570 72 152 23 10 12 88 84 39 8 0.267
Jerry Priddy 149 560 68 152 31 3 4 62 67 76 5 0.271
Mickey Vernon 145 553 89 148 29 8 7 70 67 55 24 0.268
John Sullivan 134 456 49 95 12 2 1 55 57 59 6 0.208
Bob Johnson 117 438 65 116 22 8 7 63 64 50 11 0.265
Jake Early 126 423 37 109 23 3 5 60 53 43 5 0.258
Ellis Clary 73 254 36 65 19 1 0 19 44 31 8 0.256
Gene Moore 92 254 41 68 14 3 2 39 19 29 0 0.268
Alex Kampouris 51 145 24 30 4 0 2 13 30 25 7 0.207
Tony Giuliani 49 133 5 30 4 1 0 20 12 14 0 0.226
Jake Powell 37 132 14 35 10 2 0 20 5 13 3 0.265
Sherry Robertson 59 120 22 26 4 1 3 14 17 19 0 0.217
Early Wynn 38 98 6 29 3 1 1 11 1 11 0 0.296
Dutch Leonard 31 67 0 7 0 0 0 3 2 10 1 0.104
Milo Candini 28 56 2 9 1 0 1 4 0 14 0 0.161
George Myatt 42 53 11 13 3 0 0 3 13 7 3 0.245
Mickey Haefner 36 45 4 6 1 1 0 4 5 9 0 0.133
Alex Carrasquel 39 43 3 8 0 0 0 3 5 10 0 0.186
Jim Mertz 33 38 3 7 0 1 0 3 2 13 0 0.184
Harlond Clift 8 30 4 9 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 0.300
Ray Scarborough 24 24 1 8 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.333
Red Roberts 9 23 1 6 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0.261
Ewald Pyle 18 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.100
Johnny Niggeling 6 18 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.278
Red Marion 14 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.176
Bobo Newsom 6 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.133
Bill LeFebvre 7 14 0 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Ed Butka 3 9 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.333
Roberto Ortiz 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Tom Padden 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Owen Scheetz 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Barbary 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lefty Gomez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ox Miller 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dewey Adkins 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lew Carpenter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Curtis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Johnny Niggeling 0.88 2 Mickey Haefner 2.29 3 Milo Candini 2.49 4 Ray Scarborough 2.83 5 Early Wynn 2.91

Wins

1 Early Wynn 18 2 Milo Candini 11 3 Alex Carrasquel 11 4 Mickey Haefner 11 5 Dutch Leonard 11

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 89 2 Milo Candini 67 3 Mickey Haefner 65 4 Jim Mertz 53 5 Dutch Leonard 51
1943 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 18 12 2.91 37 33 0 256.2 232 83 83 89
Dutch Leonard 11 13 3.28 31 30 1 219.2 218 80 46 51
Milo Candini 11 7 2.49 28 21 1 166.0 144 46 65 67
Mickey Haefner 11 5 2.29 36 13 6 165.1 126 42 60 65
Alex Carrasquel 11 7 3.68 39 13 5 144.1 160 59 54 48
Jim Mertz 5 7 4.63 33 10 3 116.2 109 60 58 53
Ray Scarborough 4 4 2.83 24 6 3 86.0 93 27 46 43
Ewald Pyle 4 8 4.09 18 11 1 72.2 70 33 45 25
Johnny Niggeling 4 2 0.88 6 6 0 51.0 27 5 17 24
Bobo Newsom 3 3 3.83 6 6 0 40.0 38 17 21 11
Bill LeFebvre 2 0 4.45 6 3 0 32.1 33 16 16 10
Dewey Adkins 0 0 2.61 7 0 0 10.1 9 3 5 1
Owen Scheetz 0 0 7.00 6 0 1 9.0 16 7 4 5
Ox Miller 0 0 10.50 3 0 0 6.0 10 7 5 1
Lefty Gomez 0 1 5.79 1 1 0 4.2 4 3 5 0
Vern Curtis 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 3 3 6 1
Lew Carpenter 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 3.1 1 0 4 1

👥 Roster (38)

Dewey Adkins Red Barbary Ed Butka Milo Candini Lew Carpenter Alex Carrasquel George Case Ellis Clary Harlond Clift Vern Curtis Jake Early Tony Giuliani +26 more

38 players

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The 1943 Washington Senators in brief

The 1943 Washington Senators won 84 games and lost 69, ending up 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 666 scored against 595 allowed (+71). The team batting average of .253 was 2% above the 1943 league mark of .249. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.18 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.30. The 666 runs scored compare with a league average of 600 per club, 11% more.

Griffith Stadium I was home in 1943, drawing a total attendance of 718,902. The home run leader was Stan Spence, who hit 12. The hits leader was George Case with 180. Early Wynn was the top winner, with 18 victories. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Washington Senators

What was the 1943 Washington Senators record?
The 1943 Washington Senators finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Washington Senators in home runs?
Stan Spence led the 1943 Washington Senators with 12 home runs.
What was the 1943 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1943 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.18.
Did the 1943 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1943 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 Washington Senators play?
The 1943 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1943 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Spence (12 HR, 88 RBI) and Early Wynn (18-12, 2.91 ERA).
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