1942 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Washington Senators finished with a record of 62-89. They scored 653 runs and belted 40 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Mickey Vernon, who led the team with 9 home runs and 86 RBI. Stan Spence led the team with 203 hits for a .323 average. George Case had a great year on the basepaths with 44 stolen bases.
The team allowed 817 runs and had a team ERA of 4.58. Bobo Newsom led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 113 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ellis Clary | 2B | 76 | 240 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .394 | .313 | .707 | .275 |
| Frank Croucher | 2B | 26 | 65 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .309 | .323 | .632 | .277 |
| Bobby Estalella | 3B | 133 | 429 | 68 | 119 | 8 | 65 | 5 | .400 | .413 | .813 | .277 |
| Stan Galle | 3B | 13 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Chile Gomez | 2B | 25 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .280 | .274 | .554 | .192 |
| Ray Hoffman | 3B | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .053 | .153 | .053 |
| Jimmy Pofahl | SS | 84 | 283 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 28 | 4 | .282 | .247 | .529 | .208 |
| Bob Repass | 2B | 81 | 259 | 30 | 62 | 2 | 23 | 6 | .328 | .313 | .641 | .239 |
| John Sullivan | SS | 94 | 357 | 38 | 84 | 0 | 42 | 2 | .285 | .286 | .571 | .235 |
| Mickey Vernon | 1B | 151 | 621 | 76 | 168 | 9 | 86 | 25 | .337 | .388 | .725 | .271 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Campbell | OF | 122 | 378 | 41 | 105 | 5 | 63 | 0 | .344 | .389 | .733 | .278 |
| George Case | OF | 125 | 513 | 101 | 164 | 5 | 43 | 44 | .377 | .407 | .784 | .320 |
| Mike Chartak | OF | 24 | 92 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .321 | .337 | .658 | .217 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 64 | 241 | 30 | 69 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .396 | .390 | .786 | .286 |
| Al Kvasnak | OF | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .182 | .490 | .182 |
| Gene Moore | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Roberto Ortiz | OF | 20 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .271 | .405 | .676 | .167 |
| Stan Spence | OF | 149 | 629 | 94 | 203 | 4 | 79 | 5 | .384 | .432 | .816 | .323 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jake Early | C | 104 | 353 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 46 | 0 | .281 | .280 | .561 | .204 |
| Al Evans | C | 74 | 223 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .309 | .256 | .565 | .229 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5295 | 653 | 1364 | 40 | 593 | 98 | .330 | .341 | .671 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dewey Adkins | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9.95 | 2.063 | |||
| Lou Bevil | 4 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6.52 | 2.062 | |||
| Alex Carrasquel | 35 | 15 | 152.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | 40 | 53 | 3.43 | 1.405 | |||
| Hardin Cathey | 12 | 2 | 30.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 7.42 | 1.980 | |||
| Sid Hudson | 35 | 31 | 239.3 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 2 | 72 | 70 | 4.36 | 1.404 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8.00 | 1.722 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 6 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4.11 | 0.943 | |||
| Walt Masterson | 25 | 15 | 142.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 2 | 63 | 54 | 3.34 | 1.345 | |||
| Phil McCullough | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 30 | 29 | 213.7 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 0 | 113 | 92 | 4.93 | 1.535 | |||
| Ray Scarborough | 17 | 5 | 63.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 4.12 | 1.580 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 6 | 4 | 33.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5.61 | 1.721 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 17 | 0 | 40.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 5.75 | 1.622 | |||
| Jack Wilson | 12 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 6.64 | 1.905 | |||
| Early Wynn | 30 | 28 | 190 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 58 | 73 | 5.12 | 1.679 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 37 | 7 | 126.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 64 | 82 | 3.84 | 1.555 | |||
| Team Totals | 276 | 151 | 1346.7 | 62 | 89 | .411 | 11 | 496 | 558 | 4.58 | 1.525 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Vernon | 151 |
| At Bats | Stan Spence | 629 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Spence | 696 |
| Batting Average | Stan Spence | .323 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Estalella | .400 |
| Slugging % | Stan Spence | .432 |
| OPS | Stan Spence | .816 |
| Runs | George Case | 101 |
| Hits | Stan Spence | 203 |
| Total Bases | Stan Spence | 272 |
| Doubles | Mickey Vernon | 34 |
| Triples | Stan Spence | 15 |
| Home Runs | Mickey Vernon | 9 |
| RBI | Mickey Vernon | 86 |
| Walks | Bobby Estalella | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Vernon | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | George Case | 44 |
| Caught Stealing | Bruce Campbell, George Case, and Mickey Vernon | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | John Sullivan | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Estalella | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bobo Newsom | 11 |
| Losses | Sid Hudson and Bobo Newsom | 17 |
| Saves | Alex Carrasquel | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Alex Carrasquel and Bill Zuber | .500 |
| ERA | Sid Hudson | 4.36 |
| WHIP | Sid Hudson | 1.404 |
| Innings Pitched | Sid Hudson | 239.3 |
| Games | Bill Zuber | 37 |
| Games Started | Sid Hudson | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bobo Newsom | 113 |
| Complete Games | Sid Hudson | 19 |
| Shutouts | Walt Masterson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Sid Hudson | 1048 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Sid Hudson | 266 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sid Hudson | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Zuber | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sid Hudson | 5 |
