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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 18, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Senators.Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1940 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 103 326 89 .273 0 28 1B Zeke Bonura 79 311 85 .273 3 45 2B Jimmy Bloodworth 119 469 115 .245 11 70 SS Jimmy Pofahl 119 406 95 .234 2 36 3B Cecil Travis 136 528 170 .322 2 76 OF Gee Walker 140 595 175 .294 13 96 OF Buddy Lewis 148 600 190 .317 6 63 OF George Case 154 656 192 .293 5 56
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 88 215 55 .256 3 21 Buddy Myer 71 210 61 .290 0 29 Jake Early 80 206 53 .257 5 14 34 122 24 .197 0 10 Sam West 57 99 25 .253 1 18 Charlie Gelbert 22 54 20 .370 0 7 Jimmy Wasdell 10 35 3 .086 0 0 Sherry Robertson 10 33 7 .212 0 0 Al Evans 14 25 8 .320 0 7 Mickey Vernon 5 19 3 .158 0 0 4 12 2 .167 0 0 Dick Hahn 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Morrie Aderholt 1 2 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 Dutch Leonard 35 289.0 14 19 3.49 124 Ken Chase 35 261.2 15 17 3.23 129 Sid Hudson 38 252.0 17 16 4.57 96 8 37.1 1 2 6.51 9 2 14.0 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 Walt Masterson 31 130.1 3 13 4.90 68 Joe Krakauskas 32 109.0 1 6 6.44 68 27 100.2 2 6 6.08 64 Joe Haynes 22 63.1 3 6 6.54 23 Al Hollingsworth 3 18.0 1 0 5.50 7
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 28 6 2 0 4.88 19 Bucky Jacobs 9 0 1 0 6.00 6 Lou Thuman 2 0 0 0 14.40 0 Charlie Gelbert 2 0 0 0 9.00 1 Gil Torres 2 0 0 0 0.00 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: OrlandoNewport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1940 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1940 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com