1938 Washington Senators season
Encyclopedia
The Washington Senators
won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League
. They were managed by Bucky Harris
and played home games at Griffith Stadium
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Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
. They were managed by Bucky Harris
Bucky Harris
Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. In 1975, the Veterans Committee elected Harris, as a manager, to the Baseball Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
and played home games at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
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Offseason
- December 1, 1937: Ed LinkeEd LinkeEdward Karl Linke was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis BrownsBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
for Chief HogsettChief HogsettElon Chester "Chief" Hogsett was a sub-marining left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played 11 seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers , St...
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Notable transactions
- May 4, 1938: Harry KelleyHarry Kelley (baseball)Harry Leroy Kelley was a Major League Baseball pitcher from through and again from until . In between, he pitched mainly for the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association. He was born in 1906 in the town of Parkin, Arkansas, and died there in 1958....
was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
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Roster
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | 135 | 411 | 120 | .292 | 1 | 58 | |
OF | 125 | 470 | 142 | .302 | 21 | 92 | |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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56 | 213 | 52 | .244 | 3 | 28 | |
38 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 2 | 8 | |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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23 | 149 | 13 | 8 | 5.92 | 36 | |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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43 | 164.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.60 | 62 | |
32 | 150 | 9 | 10 | 5.58 | 64 | |
31 | 131.1 | 5 | 8 | 6.58 | 41 | |
38 | 148.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 44 | |
31 | 91 | 5 | 6 | 6.03 | 33 | |
5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5.73 | 13 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 2 |