1948 Washington Senators

56-97 • .366 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1948 Washington Senators went 56-97 (.366) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 578 runs, allowed 796, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Bud Stewart (7 HR, 69 RBI) and Ray Scarborough (15-8, 2.82 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

56 Wins
97 Losses
.366 Win %
7th Rank
578 R 796 RA
Diff -218

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578 Runs Scored
796 Runs Allowed
-218 Run Diff
807K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 8% below the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .321 8% below the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .330 13% below the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.65 8% worse than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 578 21% below the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 807,697
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Avg per Game 10,355

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Bud Stewart 0.279 2 Mark Christman 0.259 3 Al Evans 0.259 4 Tom McBride 0.257 5 Junior Wooten 0.256

Home Runs

1 Gil Coan 7 2 Bud Stewart 7 3 Carden Gillenwater 3 4 Mickey Vernon 3 5 Al Evans 2

RBI

1 Bud Stewart 69 2 Gil Coan 60 3 Al Kozar 58 4 Eddie Yost 50 5 Mickey Vernon 48
1948 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Kozar 150 577 61 144 25 8 1 58 66 52 4 0.250
Mickey Vernon 150 558 78 135 27 7 3 48 54 43 15 0.242
Eddie Yost 145 555 74 138 32 11 2 50 82 51 4 0.249
Gil Coan 138 513 56 119 13 9 7 60 41 78 23 0.232
Mark Christman 120 409 38 106 17 2 1 40 25 19 0 0.259
Bud Stewart 118 401 56 112 17 13 7 69 49 27 8 0.279
Junior Wooten 88 258 34 66 8 3 1 23 24 21 2 0.256
Jake Early 97 246 22 54 7 2 1 28 36 33 2 0.220
Al Evans 93 228 19 59 6 3 2 28 38 20 1 0.259
Carden Gillenwater 77 221 23 54 10 4 3 21 39 36 4 0.244
Tom McBride 92 206 22 53 9 1 1 29 28 15 2 0.257
Sherry Robertson 71 187 19 46 11 3 2 22 24 26 8 0.246
John Sullivan 85 173 25 36 4 1 0 12 22 25 2 0.208
Early Wynn 73 106 9 23 3 1 0 16 14 22 0 0.217
Ray Scarborough 31 64 7 14 3 1 0 9 0 8 0 0.219
Sid Hudson 39 59 5 14 4 1 0 4 3 6 0 0.237
Walt Masterson 33 57 8 11 2 1 0 4 2 22 0 0.193
Mickey Haefner 28 43 1 7 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.163
Len Okrie 19 42 1 10 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 0.238
Forrest Thompson 46 35 4 10 2 1 0 4 2 4 0 0.286
Sammy Meeks 24 33 4 4 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.121
Leon Culberson 12 29 1 5 0 0 0 2 8 5 0 0.172
Milo Candini 35 22 3 8 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.364
Earl Harrist 23 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.167
Tom Ferrick 37 15 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.067
Angel Fleitas 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.077
Jim Clark 9 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Dick Welteroth 33 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Larry Drake 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.286
Clyde Vollmer 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Dick Weik 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Jay Difani 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Marino Pieretti 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.000
Ramon Garcia 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Cal Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Ray Scarborough 2.82 2 Walt Masterson 3.83 3 Forrest Thompson 3.84 4 Mickey Haefner 4.02 5 Tom Ferrick 4.15

Wins

1 Ray Scarborough 15 2 Walt Masterson 8 3 Early Wynn 8 4 Forrest Thompson 6 5 Mickey Haefner 5

Strikeouts

1 Ray Scarborough 76 2 Walt Masterson 72 3 Sid Hudson 53 4 Early Wynn 49 5 Mickey Haefner 45
1948 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 8 19 5.82 33 31 0 198.0 236 128 94 49
Walt Masterson 8 15 3.83 33 27 2 188.0 171 80 122 72
Ray Scarborough 15 8 2.82 31 26 1 185.1 166 58 72 76
Sid Hudson 4 16 5.88 39 29 1 182.0 217 119 107 53
Mickey Haefner 5 13 4.02 28 20 0 147.2 151 66 61 45
Forrest Thompson 6 10 3.84 46 7 4 131.1 134 56 54 40
Milo Candini 2 3 5.15 35 4 3 94.1 96 54 63 23
Tom Ferrick 2 5 4.15 37 0 10 73.2 75 34 38 34
Dick Welteroth 2 1 5.51 33 2 1 65.1 73 40 50 16
Earl Harrist 3 3 4.60 23 4 0 60.2 70 31 37 21
Dick Weik 1 2 5.68 3 3 0 12.2 14 8 22 8
Marino Pieretti 0 2 10.80 8 1 0 11.2 18 14 7 6
Ramon Garcia 0 0 17.18 4 0 0 3.2 11 7 4 2
Junior Wooten 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 1
Cal Cooper 0 0 45.00 1 0 0 1.0 5 5 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Milo Candini Mark Christman Jim Clark Gil Coan Cal Cooper Leon Culberson Jay Difani Larry Drake Jake Early Al Evans Tom Ferrick Angel Fleitas +23 more

35 players

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The 1948 Washington Senators in brief

The 1948 Washington Senators finished 56-97, a .366 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 578 runs and allowed 796, a run differential of -218. Against a league average of .265, the 1948 Washington Senators batted .243. Pitchers allowed 4.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. League clubs averaged 730 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 21% fewer.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 807,697 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Bud Stewart, who hit 7. The hits leader was Al Kozar with 144. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ray Scarborough (15). Tom Ferrick saved 10 games. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Washington Senators

What was the 1948 Washington Senators record?
The 1948 Washington Senators finished 56-97 (.366 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Washington Senators in home runs?
Gil Coan led the 1948 Washington Senators with 7 home runs.
What was the 1948 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1948 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.65.
Did the 1948 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Washington Senators play?
The 1948 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1948 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bud Stewart (7 HR, 69 RBI) and Ray Scarborough (15-8, 2.82 ERA).
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