| 1939 Washington Senators | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Record | 65–78 (.455) | |
| League place | 6th | |
| Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |
| Managers | Bucky Harris | |
| Radio | WJSV (Walter Johnson, Harry McTigue) | |
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The 1939 Washington Senators won 65 games, lost 87, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- December 29, 1938: Al Simmons was purchased from the Senators by the Boston Bees for $3,000.[1]
Regular season
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Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | — | 52–25 | 54–20 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 | 42–32 | 47–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | .565 | 20½ | 44–33 | 43–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 22½ | 50–27 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 26½ | 42–35 | 39–38 |
| Washington Senators | 65 | 87 | .428 | 41½ | 37–39 | 28–48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 51½ | 28–48 | 27–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64½ | 18–59 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 8–11–1 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 18–4 | 19–3 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–16 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–8 | 15–7 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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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 |
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| C | Rick Ferrell | 87 | 274 | 77 | .281 | 0 | 31 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 76 | 276 | 71 | .257 | 1 | 30 |
| 2B | Jimmy Bloodworth | 83 | 318 | 92 | .289 | 4 | 40 |
| SS | Cecil Travis | 130 | 476 | 139 | .292 | 5 | 63 |
| 3B | Buddy Lewis | 140 | 536 | 171 | .319 | 10 | 75 |
| OF | Taffy Wright | 129 | 499 | 154 | .309 | 4 | 93 |
| OF | Sam West | 115 | 390 | 110 | .282 | 3 | 52 |
| OF | George Case | 128 | 530 | 160 | .302 | 2 | 35 |
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 |
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| Bobby Estalella | 82 | 280 | 77 | .275 | 8 | 41 |
| Buddy Myer | 83 | 258 | 78 | .302 | 1 | 32 |
| Johnny Welaj | 63 | 201 | 55 | .274 | 1 | 33 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 68 | 188 | 48 | .255 | 3 | 29 |
| Tony Giuliani | 54 | 172 | 43 | .250 | 0 | 18 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 29 | 109 | 33 | .303 | 0 | 13 |
| Bob Prichard | 26 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 8 |
| Jake Early | 32 | 84 | 22 | .262 | 0 | 14 |
| Ossie Bluege | 18 | 59 | 9 | .153 | 0 | 3 |
| Hal Quick | 12 | 41 | 10 | .244 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Leip | 9 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 0 | 2 |
| Morrie Aderholt | 7 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Evans | 7 | 21 | 7 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Elmer Gedeon | 5 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Loane | 3 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Pitko | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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| Dutch Leonard | 34 | 269.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.54 | 88 |
| Ken Chase | 32 | 232.0 | 10 | 19 | 3.80 | 118 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 39 | 217.1 | 11 | 17 | 4.60 | 110 |
| Joe Haynes | 27 | 173.0 | 8 | 12 | 5.36 | 64 |
| Jimmie DeShong | 7 | 40.2 | 0 | 3 | 8.63 | 12 |
| Early Wynn | 3 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.75 | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
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 |
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| Alex Carrasquel | 40 | 159.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.69 | 41 |
| Walt Masterson | 24 | 58.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.55 | 12 |
| Harry Kelley | 15 | 53.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.70 | 20 |
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 |
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| Pete Appleton | 40 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4.56 | 50 |
| Bud Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Lou Thuman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Bill Holland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.25 | 2 |
| Bucky Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Mike Palagyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |