1946 Washington Senators season explained

The 1946 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. The 46th edition of the franchise was managed by Ossie Bluege and played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 1,027,216 fans,^[1] fifth in the league and tenth-most among the 16 MLB clubs. It was the only time the franchise would exceed one million in home attendance in its 60 years in Washington. In addition, its fourth-place standing represented the highest, and last "first-division", finish for the team during its final 15 seasons in the U.S. capital.

Offseason

• Prior to 1946 season: Dick Weik was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 12, 1946: Jug Thesenga was released by the Senators.^[3]
• June 15, 1946: Jeff Heath was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Grace and Al LaMacchia.^[4]

Roster

1946 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		88	272	69	.254	2	30
1B		148	587	207	.353	8	85
2B		138	511	130	.254	6	58
SS		137	465	117	.252	1	56
3B		98	354	75	.212	0	25
OF		77	321	97	.302	2	31
OF		152	578	169	.292	16	87
OF		150	582	170	.292	7	45

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
	74	230	46	.200	6	19
	64	189	38	.201	4	18
	63	185	47	.254	0	13
	48	166	47	.283	4	27
	59	134	28	.209	3	9
	65	134	26	.194	0	12
	41	83	21	.253	0	4
	15	34	8	.235	0	4
	10	28	6	.214	0	1
	8	25	2	.080	0	1
	14	20	3	.150	0	2
	3	4	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
	33	227.2	14	11	2.85	85
	24	178.0	11	8	2.78	82
	26	161.2	10	10	3.56	62
	21	122.0	5	8	2.58	50
	17	107.0	8	5	3.11	36
	8	38.0	3	2	4.03	10

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
	32	155.2	7	11	4.05	46
	31	142.2	8	11	3.60	35
	29	91.1	5	6	6.01	61

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
	21	1	2	3	6.00	18
	30	2	2	0	5.95	20
	11	0	0	0	7.16	7
	9	2	0	1	2.08	6
	9	0	1	0	7.11	8
	6	0	0	0	4.76	9
	3	0	0	1	7.71	2
	2	0	1	0	16.88	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando^[5]

External links

• 1946 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1946 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. [Baseball Reference]
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weikdi01.shtml Dick Weik
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/theseju01.shtml Jug Thesenga
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gracejo01.shtml Joe Grace
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007