1947 Washington Senators season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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| 1947 Washington Senators | |
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Record | 64–90 (.416) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
| Managers | Ossie Bluege |
| Radio | WWDC (FM)/WPIX (Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 8–14–2 | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 14–8–2 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 |
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| C | Al Evans | 99 | 319 | 77 | .241 | 2 | 23 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 154 | 600 | 159 | .265 | 7 | 85 |
| 2B | Jerry Priddy | 147 | 505 | 108 | .214 | 3 | 49 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 115 | 428 | 102 | .238 | 0 | 14 |
| SS | Mark Christman | 110 | 374 | 83 | .222 | 1 | 33 |
| OF | Joe Grace | 78 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 3 | 17 |
| OF | Stan Spence | 147 | 506 | 141 | .279 | 16 | 73 |
| OF | Buddy Lewis | 140 | 506 | 132 | .261 | 6 | 48 |
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 |
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| Sherry Robertson | 95 | 266 | 62 | .233 | 1 | 23 |
| Cecil Travis | 74 | 204 | 44 | .216 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom McBride | 56 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 0 | 15 |
| John Sullivan | 49 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Mancuso | 43 | 131 | 30 | .229 | 0 | 13 |
| Rick Ferrell | 37 | 99 | 30 | .303 | 0 | 12 |
| George Case | 36 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Gil Coan | 11 | 42 | 21 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Lyons | 7 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Wooten | 6 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| George Myatt | 12 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ermer | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Walt Masterson | 35 | 253.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.13 | 135 |
| Early Wynn | 33 | 247.0 | 17 | 15 | 3.64 | 73 |
| Mickey Haefner | 31 | 193.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.64 | 77 |
| Sid Hudson | 20 | 106.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.60 | 37 |
| Bobo Newsom | 14 | 83.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.09 | 40 |
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 |
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| Ray Scarborough | 33 | 161.0 | 6 | 13 | 3.41 | 63 |
| Marino Pieretti | 23 | 83.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 32 |
| Hal Toenes | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 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 |
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| Tom Ferrick | 31 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.15 | 23 |
| Milo Candini | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.17 | 31 |
| Scott Cary | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 25 |
| Lou Knerr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 |
| Lum Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 2 |
| Bill Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
| Buzz Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, Havana[2]