1946 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Washington Senators finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 608 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Spence, who led the team with 16 home runs and 87 RBI. Mickey Vernon led the team with 207 hits for a .353 average.
The team allowed 706 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. Mickey Haefner led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 85 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Hitchcock | SS | 98 | 354 | 27 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 2 | .268 | .251 | .519 | .212 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .320 | .150 | .470 | .150 |
| George Myatt | 3B | 15 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .297 | .265 | .562 | .235 |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 138 | 511 | 54 | 130 | 6 | 58 | 9 | .332 | .364 | .696 | .254 |
| Sherry Robertson | 3B | 74 | 230 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 6 | .292 | .330 | .622 | .200 |
| Jack Sanford | 1B | 10 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .308 | .594 | .231 |
| Gil Torres | SS | 63 | 185 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .296 | .297 | .593 | .254 |
| Cecil Travis | SS | 137 | 465 | 45 | 117 | 1 | 56 | 2 | .323 | .318 | .641 | .252 |
| Mickey Vernon | 1B | 148 | 587 | 88 | 207 | 8 | 85 | 14 | .403 | .508 | .911 | .353 |
| Eddie Yost | 3B | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 | .120 | .353 | .080 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Binks | OF | 65 | 134 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .229 | .216 | .445 | .194 |
| Gil Coan | OF | 59 | 134 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .269 | .328 | .597 | .209 |
| Ray Goolsby | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Joe Grace | OF | 77 | 321 | 39 | 97 | 2 | 31 | 1 | .358 | .399 | .757 | .302 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 48 | 166 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .411 | .464 | .875 | .283 |
| Buddy Lewis | OF | 150 | 582 | 82 | 170 | 7 | 45 | 5 | .359 | .421 | .780 | .292 |
| Stan Spence | OF | 152 | 578 | 83 | 169 | 16 | 87 | 1 | .365 | .497 | .862 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jake Early | C | 64 | 189 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .288 | .296 | .584 | .201 |
| Al Evans | C | 88 | 272 | 30 | 69 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .332 | .342 | .674 | .254 |
| Mike Guerra | C | 41 | 83 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .295 | .301 | .596 | .253 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5337 | 608 | 1388 | 60 | 554 | 51 | .323 | .366 | .689 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Milo Candini | 9 | 0 | 21.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.876 | |||
| Vern Curtis | 11 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7.16 | 1.779 | |||
| Mickey Haefner | 33 | 27 | 227.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 1 | 85 | 80 | 2.85 | 1.318 | |||
| Sid Hudson | 31 | 15 | 142.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 3.60 | 1.384 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 21 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 6.00 | 1.769 | |||
| Al LaMacchia | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.88 | 2.963 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 26 | 23 | 161.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 3.56 | 1.348 | |||
| Walt Masterson | 29 | 9 | 91.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 61 | 67 | 6.01 | 1.884 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 24 | 22 | 178 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1 | 82 | 60 | 2.78 | 1.253 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 8 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 4.03 | 1.579 | |||
| Marino Pieretti | 30 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 5.95 | 1.774 | |||
| Ray Scarborough | 32 | 20 | 155.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 46 | 74 | 4.05 | 1.606 | |||
| Gil Torres | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 | 1.714 | |||
| Jake Wade | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 4.76 | 2.124 | |||
| Max Wilson | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7.11 | 1.969 | |||
| Roger Wolff | 21 | 17 | 122 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 2.58 | 1.189 | |||
| Early Wynn | 17 | 12 | 107 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 3.11 | 1.355 | |||
| Team Totals | 312 | 155 | 1396.4 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 10 | 537 | 547 | 3.74 | 1.437 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Spence | 152 |
| At Bats | Mickey Vernon | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Buddy Lewis | 656 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Vernon | .353 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Vernon | .403 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Vernon | .508 |
| OPS | Mickey Vernon | .911 |
| Runs | Mickey Vernon | 88 |
| Hits | Mickey Vernon | 207 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Vernon | 298 |
| Doubles | Mickey Vernon | 51 |
| Triples | Buddy Lewis | 13 |
| Home Runs | Stan Spence | 16 |
| RBI | Stan Spence | 87 |
| Walks | Stan Spence | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Priddy | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Vernon | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Mickey Vernon | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Buddy Lewis | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cecil Travis | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mickey Haefner | 14 |
| Losses | Mickey Haefner, Sid Hudson, and Ray Scarborough | 11 |
| Saves | Bill Kennedy | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Early Wynn | .615 |
| ERA | Bobo Newsom | 2.78 |
| WHIP | Bobo Newsom | 1.253 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Haefner | 227.7 |
| Games | Mickey Haefner | 33 |
| Games Started | Mickey Haefner | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Haefner | 85 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Haefner | 17 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Haefner, Dutch Leonard, and Bobo Newsom | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Haefner | 970 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Haefner | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Haefner | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Mickey Haefner | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mickey Haefner | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Sid Hudson | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mickey Haefner and Roger Wolff | 5 |
