1949 Washington Senators

50-104 • .325 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1949 Washington Senators went 50-104 (.325) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 584 runs, allowed 868, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Eddie Robinson (18 HR, 78 RBI) and Ray Scarborough (13-11, 4.60 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

50 Wins
104 Losses
.325 Win %
8th Rank
584 R 868 RA
Diff -284

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⚡ Quick Stats

584 Runs Scored
868 Runs Allowed
-284 Run Diff
767K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% below the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .332 6% below the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .355 6% below the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 5.10 21% worse than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 584 19% below the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 767,008
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Avg per Game 9,961

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Robinson 0.294 2 Bud Stewart 0.284 3 Roberto Ortiz 0.279 4 Sam Dente 0.273 5 Al Evans 0.271

Home Runs

1 Eddie Robinson 18 2 Clyde Vollmer 14 3 Sherry Robertson 11 4 Eddie Yost 9 5 Bud Stewart 8

RBI

1 Eddie Robinson 78 2 Clyde Vollmer 59 3 Sam Dente 53 4 Eddie Yost 45 5 Bud Stewart 43
1949 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Dente 153 590 48 161 24 4 1 53 31 24 4 0.273
Eddie Robinson 143 527 66 155 27 3 18 78 67 30 3 0.294
Clyde Vollmer 129 443 58 112 17 1 14 59 53 62 1 0.253
Eddie Yost 124 435 57 110 19 7 9 45 91 41 3 0.253
Bud Stewart 118 388 58 110 23 4 8 43 49 33 6 0.284
Sherry Robertson 110 374 59 94 17 3 11 42 42 35 10 0.251
Gil Coan 111 358 36 78 7 8 3 25 29 58 9 0.218
Al Kozar 105 350 46 94 15 2 4 31 25 23 2 0.269
Al Evans 109 321 32 87 12 3 2 42 50 19 4 0.271
Sam Mele 78 264 21 64 12 2 3 25 17 34 2 0.242
Buddy Lewis 95 257 25 63 14 4 3 28 41 12 2 0.245
Jake Early 53 138 12 34 4 0 1 11 26 11 0 0.246
Roberto Ortiz 40 129 12 36 3 0 1 11 9 12 0 0.279
Mark Christman 49 112 8 24 2 0 3 18 8 7 0 0.214
John Simmons 62 93 12 20 0 0 0 5 11 6 0 0.215
Sid Hudson 40 67 6 16 2 0 0 10 4 4 0 0.239
Ray Scarborough 34 67 4 13 2 0 0 4 4 15 0 0.194
Ralph Weigel 34 60 4 14 2 0 0 4 8 6 0 0.233
Paul Calvert 35 51 6 7 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.137
Mickey Harris 23 39 1 8 0 0 0 3 8 7 0 0.205
Lloyd Hittle 36 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.143
Dick Weik 28 28 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.179
Mickey Haefner 20 25 1 5 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.200
Joe Haynes 37 25 1 6 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.240
Walt Masterson 11 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.056
Dick Welteroth 52 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.059
Al Gettel 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.000
Julio Gonzalez 13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.200
Forrest Thompson 10 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.600
Hal Keller 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Buzz Dozier 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Pearce 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herman Reich 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Milo Candini 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jay Difani 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Klieman 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dizzy Sutherland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Walt Masterson 3.23 2 Lloyd Hittle 4.21 3 Sid Hudson 4.22 4 Mickey Haefner 4.42 5 Ray Scarborough 4.60

Wins

1 Ray Scarborough 13 2 Sid Hudson 8 3 Paul Calvert 6 4 Mickey Haefner 5 5 Lloyd Hittle 5

Strikeouts

1 Ray Scarborough 81 2 Dick Weik 58 3 Mickey Harris 54 4 Sid Hudson 54 5 Paul Calvert 52
1949 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sid Hudson 8 17 4.22 40 27 1 209.0 234 98 91 54
Ray Scarborough 13 11 4.60 34 27 0 199.2 204 102 88 81
Paul Calvert 6 17 5.43 34 23 1 160.2 175 97 86 52
Mickey Harris 2 12 5.16 23 19 0 129.0 151 74 55 54
Lloyd Hittle 5 7 4.21 36 9 0 109.0 123 51 57 32
Joe Haynes 2 9 6.26 37 10 2 96.1 106 67 55 19
Dick Weik 3 12 5.38 27 14 1 95.1 78 57 103 58
Dick Welteroth 2 5 7.36 52 2 2 95.1 107 78 89 37
Mickey Haefner 5 5 4.42 19 12 0 91.2 85 45 53 23
Walt Masterson 3 2 3.23 10 7 0 53.0 42 19 21 17
Al Gettel 0 2 5.45 16 1 1 34.2 43 21 24 7
Julio Gonzalez 0 0 4.72 13 0 0 34.1 33 18 27 5
Forrest Thompson 1 3 4.41 9 1 0 16.1 22 8 9 8
Buzz Dozier 0 0 11.37 2 0 0 6.1 12 8 6 1
Milo Candini 0 0 4.76 3 0 1 5.2 4 3 1 1
Jim Pearce 0 1 8.44 2 1 0 5.1 9 5 5 1
Ed Klieman 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 3.0 8 6 3 1
Dizzy Sutherland 0 1 45.00 1 1 0 1.0 2 5 6 0

👥 Roster (37)

Paul Calvert Milo Candini Mark Christman Gil Coan Sam Dente Jay Difani Buzz Dozier Jake Early Al Evans Al Gettel Julio Gonzalez Mickey Haefner +25 more

37 players

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The 1949 Washington Senators in brief

A 50-104 record (.325) put the 1949 Washington Senators 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 584 scored against 868 allowed (-284). At the plate the Washington Senators hit .254, 3% worse than the league's .263. The staff ERA of 5.10 was 21% worse than the league average of 4.20. League clubs averaged 722 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 19% fewer.

Griffith Stadium I was home in 1949, drawing a total attendance of 767,008. Eddie Robinson topped the Washington Senators with 18 home runs. The hits leader was Sam Dente with 161. Ray Scarborough led the pitchers with 13 wins. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. The 1948 season and the 1950 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Washington Senators

What was the 1949 Washington Senators record?
The 1949 Washington Senators finished 50-104 (.325 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Washington Senators in home runs?
Eddie Robinson led the 1949 Washington Senators with 18 home runs.
What was the 1949 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1949 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 5.10.
Did the 1949 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Washington Senators play?
The 1949 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1949 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Robinson (18 HR, 78 RBI) and Ray Scarborough (13-11, 4.60 ERA).
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