1947 Washington Senators

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1947 Washington Senators went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 496 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Stan Spence (16 HR, 73 RBI) and Early Wynn (17-15, 3.64 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
496 R 675 RA
Diff -179

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496 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
-179 Run Diff
865K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 6% below the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .313 6% below the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .321 12% below the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.97 7% worse than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 496 23% below the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 865,105
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Avg per Game 11,235

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Rick Ferrell 0.303 2 Stan Spence 0.279 3 Early Wynn 0.275 4 Tom McBride 0.271 5 Mickey Vernon 0.265

Home Runs

1 Stan Spence 16 2 Mickey Vernon 7 3 Buddy Lewis 6 4 Joe Grace 3 5 Jerry Priddy 3

RBI

1 Mickey Vernon 85 2 Stan Spence 73 3 Jerry Priddy 49 4 Buddy Lewis 48 5 Mark Christman 33
1947 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Vernon 154 600 77 159 29 12 7 85 49 42 12 0.265
Buddy Lewis 140 506 67 132 15 4 6 48 51 27 6 0.261
Stan Spence 147 506 62 141 22 6 16 73 81 41 2 0.279
Jerry Priddy 147 505 42 108 20 3 3 49 62 79 7 0.214
Eddie Yost 115 428 52 102 17 3 0 14 45 57 3 0.238
Mark Christman 110 374 27 83 15 2 1 33 32 16 4 0.222
Al Evans 99 319 17 77 8 3 2 23 28 25 2 0.241
Sherry Robertson 95 266 25 62 9 3 1 23 32 52 4 0.233
Joe Grace 78 234 25 58 9 4 3 17 35 15 1 0.248
Cecil Travis 74 204 10 44 4 1 1 10 16 19 1 0.216
Tom McBride 56 166 19 45 4 2 0 15 15 9 3 0.271
John Sullivan 49 133 13 34 0 1 0 5 22 14 0 0.256
Frank Mancuso 43 131 5 30 5 1 0 13 5 11 0 0.229
Early Wynn 54 120 6 33 6 0 2 13 1 19 0 0.275
Rick Ferrell 37 99 10 30 11 0 0 12 14 7 0 0.303
Walt Masterson 36 83 4 11 2 1 0 4 4 43 0 0.133
George Case 36 80 11 12 1 0 0 2 8 8 5 0.150
Mickey Haefner 31 59 4 8 0 0 0 1 7 9 0 0.136
Ray Scarborough 33 50 2 6 1 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.120
Gil Coan 11 42 5 21 3 2 0 3 5 6 2 0.500
Sid Hudson 20 39 4 12 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.308
Bobo Newsom 14 29 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.241
Ed Lyons 7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.154
Marino Pieretti 23 26 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.231
Junior Wooten 6 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0.083
Milo Candini 38 18 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.167
Scott Cary 23 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.077
Tom Ferrick 31 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
George Myatt 12 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.000
Felix Mackiewicz 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Cal Ermer 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buzz Dozier 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lum Harris 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Knerr 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Hal Toenes 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Walt Masterson 3.13 2 Tom Ferrick 3.15 3 Ray Scarborough 3.41 4 Mickey Haefner 3.64 5 Early Wynn 3.64

Wins

1 Early Wynn 17 2 Walt Masterson 12 3 Mickey Haefner 10 4 Sid Hudson 6 5 Ray Scarborough 6

Strikeouts

1 Walt Masterson 135 2 Mickey Haefner 77 3 Early Wynn 73 4 Ray Scarborough 63 5 Bobo Newsom 40
1947 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walt Masterson 12 16 3.13 35 31 1 253.0 215 88 97 135
Early Wynn 17 15 3.64 33 31 0 247.0 251 100 90 73
Mickey Haefner 10 14 3.64 31 28 1 193.0 195 78 85 77
Ray Scarborough 6 13 3.41 33 18 0 161.0 165 61 67 63
Sid Hudson 6 9 5.60 20 17 0 106.0 113 66 58 37
Milo Candini 3 4 5.17 38 2 1 87.0 96 50 35 31
Bobo Newsom 4 6 4.09 14 13 0 83.2 99 38 37 40
Marino Pieretti 2 4 4.21 23 10 0 83.1 97 39 47 32
Tom Ferrick 1 7 3.15 31 0 9 60.0 57 21 20 23
Scott Cary 3 1 5.93 23 3 0 54.2 73 36 20 25
Lou Knerr 0 0 11.00 6 0 0 9.0 17 11 8 5
Bill Kennedy 0 0 8.10 2 0 0 6.2 10 6 5 1
Hal Toenes 0 1 6.75 3 1 0 6.2 11 5 2 5
Lum Harris 0 0 2.84 3 0 0 6.1 7 2 7 2
Buzz Dozier 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.2 2 0 1 2

👥 Roster (36)

Milo Candini Scott Cary George Case Mark Christman Gil Coan Buzz Dozier Cal Ermer Al Evans Rick Ferrell Tom Ferrick Joe Grace Mickey Haefner +24 more

36 players

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The 1947 Washington Senators in brief

The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games and lost 90, ending up 7th in the AL. The run column shows 496 for and 675 against. Against a league average of .255, the 1947 Washington Senators batted .241. The staff ERA of 3.97 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.71. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 23% fewer.

Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 865,105 for the year. The home run leader was Stan Spence, who hit 16. Mickey Vernon drove in a team-high 85 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Early Wynn (17). The strikeout leader was Walt Masterson with 135. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Washington Senators

What was the 1947 Washington Senators record?
The 1947 Washington Senators finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Washington Senators in home runs?
Stan Spence led the 1947 Washington Senators with 16 home runs.
What was the 1947 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1947 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1947 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Washington Senators play?
The 1947 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1947 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Spence (16 HR, 73 RBI) and Early Wynn (17-15, 3.64 ERA).
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