1955 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Washington Senators finished with a record of 53-101. They scored 598 runs and belted 80 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Roy Sievers, who led the team with 25 home runs and 106 RBI. Mickey Vernon led the team with 162 hits for a .301 average.
The team allowed 789 runs and had a team ERA of 4.62. Mickey McDermott and Bob Porterfield were tied for the team lead in wins with 10. Dean Stone struck out 84 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Julio Becquer | 1B | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Juan Delis | 3B | 54 | 132 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .219 | .227 | .446 | .189 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3B | 38 | 80 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .281 | .363 | .644 | .200 |
| Bobby Kline | SS | 77 | 140 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .288 | .257 | .545 | .221 |
| Tony Roig | SS | 29 | 57 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .254 | .281 | .535 | .228 |
| Pete Runnels | 2B | 134 | 503 | 66 | 143 | 2 | 49 | 3 | .353 | .344 | .697 | .284 |
| Jerry Snyder | 2B | 46 | 107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .265 | .271 | .536 | .224 |
| Jose Valdivielso | SS | 94 | 294 | 32 | 65 | 2 | 28 | 1 | .277 | .316 | .593 | .221 |
| Mickey Vernon | 1B | 150 | 538 | 74 | 162 | 14 | 85 | 0 | .384 | .452 | .836 | .301 |
| Eddie Yost | 3B | 122 | 375 | 64 | 91 | 7 | 48 | 4 | .407 | .371 | .778 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Busby | OF | 47 | 191 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 5 | .279 | .377 | .656 | .230 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 63 | 183 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .286 | .328 | .614 | .219 |
| Jim Lemon | OF | 10 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .400 | .686 | .200 |
| Ernie Oravetz | OF | 100 | 263 | 24 | 71 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .336 | .297 | .633 | .270 |
| Carlos Paula | OF | 115 | 351 | 34 | 105 | 6 | 45 | 2 | .332 | .447 | .779 | .299 |
| Jerry Schoonmaker | OF | 20 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .235 | .261 | .496 | .152 |
| Roy Sievers | OF | 144 | 509 | 74 | 138 | 25 | 106 | 1 | .364 | .489 | .853 | .271 |
| Tom Umphlett | OF | 110 | 323 | 34 | 70 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .271 | .266 | .537 | .217 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clint Courtney | C | 75 | 238 | 26 | 71 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .349 | .391 | .740 | .298 |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 30 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .356 | .211 | .567 | .175 |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 74 | 236 | 28 | 56 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .317 | .309 | .626 | .237 |
| Steve Korcheck | C | 13 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .333 | .630 | .278 |
| Bob Oldis | C | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Levan | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .188 | .375 | .563 | .188 | |
| Tom Wright | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5142 | 598 | 1277 | 80 | 566 | 25 | .317 | .351 | .668 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 40 | 14 | 119.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 79 | 67 | 5.96 | 1.702 | |||
| Bob Chakales | 29 | 0 | 54.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 5.27 | 1.463 | |||
| Webbo Clarke | 7 | 2 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.64 | 1.455 | |||
| Bill Currie | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.46 | 2.093 | |||
| Vince Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27.00 | 4.500 | |||
| Dick Hyde | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Bobby Kline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Mickey McDermott | 31 | 20 | 156 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 78 | 100 | 3.75 | 1.538 | |||
| Camilo Pascual | 43 | 16 | 129 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 3 | 82 | 70 | 6.14 | 1.767 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 30 | 27 | 178 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 74 | 54 | 4.45 | 1.410 | |||
| Pedro Ramos | 45 | 9 | 130 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 3.88 | 1.231 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 32 | 21 | 165 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 | 49 | 54 | 3.71 | 1.461 | |||
| Spec Shea | 27 | 4 | 56.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 3.99 | 1.421 | |||
| Bunky Stewart | 7 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4.11 | 1.569 | |||
| Chuck Stobbs | 41 | 16 | 140.3 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 3 | 60 | 57 | 5.00 | 1.611 | |||
| Dean Stone | 43 | 24 | 180 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 1 | 84 | 114 | 4.15 | 1.633 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 154 | 1354.5 | 53 | 101 | .344 | 16 | 607 | 634 | 4.62 | 1.539 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Vernon | 150 |
| At Bats | Mickey Vernon | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Vernon | 627 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Vernon | .301 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Yost | .407 |
| Slugging % | Roy Sievers | .489 |
| OPS | Roy Sievers | .853 |
| Runs | Roy Sievers and Mickey Vernon | 74 |
| Hits | Mickey Vernon | 162 |
| Total Bases | Roy Sievers | 249 |
| Doubles | Mickey Vernon | 23 |
| Triples | Roy Sievers and Mickey Vernon | 8 |
| Home Runs | Roy Sievers | 25 |
| RBI | Roy Sievers | 106 |
| Walks | Eddie Yost | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Sievers | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Busby | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Runnels | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dean Stone | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mickey Vernon | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Roy Sievers and Mickey Vernon | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mickey McDermott and Bob Porterfield | 10 |
| Losses | Bob Porterfield | 17 |
| Saves | Pedro Ramos | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Mickey McDermott | .500 |
| ERA | Johnny Schmitz | 3.71 |
| WHIP | Bob Porterfield | 1.410 |
| Innings Pitched | Dean Stone | 180 |
| Games | Pedro Ramos | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Porterfield | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Dean Stone | 84 |
| Complete Games | Mickey McDermott and Bob Porterfield | 8 |
| Shutouts | Ted Abernathy and Bob Porterfield | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dean Stone | 814 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Camilo Pascual and Bob Porterfield | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Porterfield | 197 |
| Walks Allowed | Dean Stone | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Porterfield and Dean Stone | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Dean Stone | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pedro Ramos | 11 |
