1948 Washington Senators season

1948 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith and George H. Richardson
ManagersJoe Kuhel
TelevisionWTTG
(Bob Wolff)
RadioWWDC (FM)/WPIX
(Arch McDonald, Ray Morgan)
← 1947 Seasons 1949 →

The 1948 Washington Senators won 56 games, lost 97, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Kuhel and played home games at Griffith Stadium. It was the first Senators season to be broadcast on television with Bob Wolff on the booth for gameday broadcasts on WTTG-TV.

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Indians 97 58 .626 — 48‍–‍30 49‍–‍28
Boston Red Sox 96 59 .619 1 55‍–‍23 41‍–‍36
New York Yankees 94 60 .610 2½ 50‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 12½ 36‍–‍41 48‍–‍29
Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 18½ 39‍–‍38 39‍–‍38
St. Louis Browns 59 94 .386 37 34‍–‍42 25‍–‍52
Washington Senators 56 97 .366 40 29‍–‍48 27‍–‍49
Chicago White Sox 51 101 .336 44½ 27‍–‍48 24‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1948 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston — 14–8 11–12 15–7 14–8 12–10 15–7 15–7
Chicago 8–14 — 6–16 8–14 6–16 6–16 8–13–1 9–12–1
Cleveland 12–11 16–6 — 13–9 10–12 16–6 14–8–1 16–6
Detroit 7–15 14–8 9–13 — 9–13 12–10 11–11 16–6
New York 8–14 16–6 12–10 13–9 — 12–10 16–6 17–5
Philadelphia 10–12 16–6 6–16 10–12 10–12 — 18–4 14–8
St. Louis 7–15 13–8–1 8–14–1 11–11 6–16 4–18 — 10–12
Washington 7–15 12–9–1 6–16 6–16 5–17 8–14 12–10 —


Roster

1948 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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 Jake Early 97 246 54 .220 1 28
1B Mickey Vernon 150 558 135 .242 3 48
2B Al Kozar 150 577 144 .250 1 58
SS Mark Christman 120 409 106 .259 1 40
3B Eddie Yost 145 555 138 .249 2 50
OF Gil Coan 138 513 119 .232 7 60
OF Bud Stewart 118 401 112 .279 7 69
OF Junior Wooten 88 258 66 .256 1 23

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
Al Evans 93 228 59 .259 2 28
Carden Gillenwater 77 221 54 .244 3 21
Tom McBride 92 206 53 .257 1 29
Sherry Robertson 71 187 46 .246 2 22
John Sullivan 85 173 36 .208 0 12
Len Okrie 19 42 10 .238 0 1
Sammy Meeks 24 33 4 .121 0 2
Leon Culberson 12 29 5 .172 0 2
Ángel Fleitas 15 13 1 .077 0 1
Jim Clark 9 12 3 .250 0 0
Larry Drake 4 7 2 .286 0 1
Clyde Vollmer 1 5 2 .400 0 0
Jay Difani 2 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
Early Wynn 33 198.0 8 19 5.82 49
Walt Masterson 33 188.0 8 15 3.83 72
Ray Scarborough 31 185.1 15 8 2.82 76
Sid Hudson 39 182.0 4 16 5.88 53
Mickey Haefner 28 147.2 5 13 4.02 45
Dick Weik 3 12.2 1 2 5.68 8

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
Forrest Thompson 46 131.1 6 10 3.84 40
Milo Candini 35 94.1 2 3 5.15 23
Earl Harrist 23 60.2 3 3 4.60 21
Marino Pieretti 8 11.2 0 2 10.80 6

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
Tom Ferrick 37 2 5 10 4.15 34
Dick Welteroth 33 2 1 1 5.51 16
Ramón García 4 0 0 0 17.18 2
Junior Wooten 1 0 0 0 9.00 1
Cal Cooper 1 0 0 0 45.00 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association George Myatt
B Sherman–Denison Twins Big State League José Rodríguez
B Bridgeport Bees Colonial League Glenn Snyder and Buddy Hall
B Gadsden Pilots Southeastern League Bill McGhee, Jimmy Zinn and Harry Davis
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Joe Bowman
C Havana Cubanos Florida International League Oscar Rodríguez
C Henderson Oilers Lone Star League Guy Sturdy, John Stone, Roland Miller and Mel Hicks
C New Castle Chiefs Middle Atlantic League Bob Crowe, Frankie Pytlak and Carl Miller
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Lou Bevil
D Fulton Chicks KITTY League Fred Biggs, Bud Burns and Ivan Kuester
D Big Spring Broncs Longhorn League Pat Stasey
D Emporia Nationals Virginia League Morrie Aderholt

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sherman–Denison, Havana[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References