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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Joe Grace page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1947 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 99 319 77 .241 2 23 1B 154 600 159 .265 7 85 2B 147 505 108 .214 3 49 3B 115 428 102 .238 0 14 SS 110 374 83 .222 1 33 OF 78 234 58 .248 3 17 OF 147 506 141 .279 16 73 OF 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 Sherry Robertson 95 266 62 .233 1 23 Cecil Travis 74 204 44 .216 1 10 56 166 45 .271 0 15 49 133 34 .256 0 5 Frank Mancuso 43 131 30 .229 0 13 37 99 30 .303 0 12 George Case 36 80 12 .150 0 2 Gil Coan 11 42 21 .500 0 3 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 35 253.0 12 16 3.13 135 33 247.0 17 15 3.64 73 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 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 31 1 7 9 3.15 23 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 2 0 0 0 8.10 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, HavanaJohnson, 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 1947 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1947 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com