1940 Washington Senators season

The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

1940 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911) Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local radio	WJSV (Arch McDonald)
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	90	64	0.584	—	50–29	40–35
Cleveland Indians	89	65	0.578	1	51–30	38–35
New York Yankees	88	66	0.571	2	52–24	36–42
Boston Red Sox	82	72	0.532	8	45–34	37–38
Chicago White Sox	82	72	0.532	8	41–36	41–36
St. Louis Browns	67	87	0.435	23	37–39	30–48
Washington Senators	64	90	0.416	26	36–41	28–49
Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	0.351	36	29–42	25–58

Record vs. opponents

1940 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	8–14	11–11	9–13	18–4	12–10	13–9
Chicago	11–11	—	6–16	13–9	11–11–1	16–6	13–9	12–10
Cleveland	14–8	16–6	—	11–11	10–12	14–8	11–11–1	13–9
Detroit	11–11	9–13	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4–1	16–6
New York	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	8–14	—	13–9	14–8	17–5
Philadelphia	4–18	6–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	8–14
St. Louis	10–12	9–13	11–11–1	4–18–1	8–14	14–8	—	11–11
Washington	9–13	10–12	9–13	6–16	5–17	14–8	11–11	—

Notable transactions

• May 18, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Senators.[1]

Roster

1940 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers  3 Red Anderson 14,35 Alex Carrasquel 11 Ken Chase 19 Joe Haynes 35 Al Hollingsworth 18,34 Willis Hudlin 15 Sid Hudson 17 Bucky Jacobs 12 Joe Krakauskas 16 Dutch Leonard 22 Walt Masterson 25 René Monteagudo -- Lou Thuman 34 Gil Torres		Catchers 20 Jake Early 32 Al Evans  8 Rick Ferrell 29 Dick Hahn Infielders -- Morrie Aderholt  9 Jimmy Bloodworth 3,18 Zeke Bonura 21 Charlie Gelbert  1 Buddy Myer  7 Jimmy Pofahl 28 Sherry Robertson 35 Jack Sanford  5 Cecil Travis 34 Mickey Vernon  3 Jimmy Wasdell 23 Sam West		Outfielders  6 George Case  2 Buddy Lewis 21 Jim Mallory  4 Gee Walker 24 Johnny Welaj		Manager 30 Bucky Harris Coaches 28 Nick Altrock 26 Benny Bengough 27 Ossie Bluege 29 Clyde Milan

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	Rick Ferrell	103	326	89	.273	0	28

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
Johnny Welaj	88	215	55	.256	3	21
Jack Sanford	34	122	24	.197	0	10
Jim Mallory	4	12	2	.167	0	0

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
Willis Hudlin	8	37.1	1	2	6.51	9
Red Anderson	2	14	1	1	3.86	3

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
René Monteagudo	27	100.2	2	6	6.08	64

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
Alex Carrasquel	28	6	2	0	4.88	19

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
A1	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Kiki Cuyler
A	Springfield Nationals	Eastern League	Spencer Abbott
B	Charlotte Hornets	Piedmont League	Calvin Griffith
B	Greenville Spinners	Sally League	Alex McColl and Gus Brittain
D	Newport/Maryville Canners	Appalachian League	Jerry Witner and Red Marion
D	Salisbury Cardinals	Eastern Shore League	Gus Brittain and Ed Kobesky
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	John Ganzel
D	Shelby Colonels	Tar Heel League	Lou Haneles and Art Patchin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando
Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19[2]

Notes

1. Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1940 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1940 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com