1919 Washington Senators season

The 1919 Washington Senators won 56 games, lost 84, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.

1919 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
National Park (since 1911) Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Thomas C. Noyes
Manager(s)	Clark Griffith
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	88	52	0.629	—	48–22	40–30
Cleveland Indians	84	55	0.604	3½	44–25	40–30
New York Yankees	80	59	0.576	7½	46–25	34–34
Detroit Tigers	80	60	0.571	8	46–24	34–36
St. Louis Browns	67	72	0.482	20½	40–30	27–42
Boston Red Sox	66	71	0.482	20½	35–30	31–41
Washington Senators	56	84	0.400	32	32–40	24–44
Philadelphia Athletics	36	104	0.257	52	21–49	15–55

Record vs. opponents

1919 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–11	4–15	9–11	10–9	14–6	9–10–1	11–9
Chicago	11–9	—	12–8	11–9	12–8	17–3	11–9	14–6
Cleveland	15–4	8–12	—	8–12	13–7	16–4	11–9	13–7
Detroit	11–9	9–11	12–8	—	8–12	14–6	14–6	12–8
New York	9–10	8–12	7–13	12–8	—	18–2	12–8	14–6–2
Philadelphia	6–14	3–17	4–16	6–14	2–18	—	7–13	8–12
St. Louis	10–9–1	9–11	9–11	6–14	8–12	13–7	—	12–8
Washington	9–11	6–14	7–13	8–12	6–14–2	12–8	8–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 13, 1919: Harry Thompson was traded by the Senators to the Philadelphia Athletics for Roy Grover.[1]

Roster

1919 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Nick Altrock Doc Ayers Harry Courtney Molly Craft Eric Erickson Clarence Fisher Ed Gill Harry Harper Ed Hovlik Walter Johnson Rip Jordan Dick Robertson Al Schacht Jim Shaw Bill Snyder Harry Thompson Charlie Whitehouse Tom Zachary		Catchers Sam Agnew Patsy Gharrity Val Picinich Infielders Jesse Baker Claude Davidson Ike Davis Frank Ellerbe Eddie Foster Roy Grover Bucky Harris Hal Janvrin Joe Judge Joe Leonard George McBride Howie Shanks Danny Silva		Outfielders Mike Menosky Clyde Milan Buzz Murphy Sam Rice George Twombly Other batters Frank Kelliher		Manager Clark Griffith

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Val Picinich	80	212	58	.274	3	22

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Buzz Murphy	79	252	66	.262	0	28
Roy Grover	24	75	14	.187	0	7
Ike Davis	8	14	0	.000	0	0
Jesse Baker	1	0	0	----	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Al Schacht	2	15	2	0	2.40	4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Doc Ayers	11	43.2	0	6	2.89	12
Harry Thompson	12	43.1	0	3	3.53	10
Dick Robertson	7	27.2	0	1	2.28	7
Harry Courtney	4	26.1	3	0	2.73	6
Charlie Whitehouse	6	12	0	1	4.50	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Molly Craft	16	0	3	1	3.88	17
Nick Altrock	1	0	0	0	∞	0

References

1. Roy Grover page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1919 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1919 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com