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
| 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
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sherman–Denison, Havana[1]
Notes
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007