# 1940 Washington Senators season

The 1940 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | .584 | — | 50‍–‍29 | 40‍–‍35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 1 | 51‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍35 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 2 | 52‍–‍24 | 36‍–‍42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | 45‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | 41‍–‍36 | 41‍–‍36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | .435 | 23 | 37‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍48 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26 | 36‍–‍41 | 28‍–‍49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | .351 | 36 | 29‍–‍42 | 25‍–‍58 |

### Record vs. opponents

1940 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9 |
| Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 12–10 |
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 |
| Detroit | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4–1 | 16–6 |
| New York | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 |
| Philadelphia | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 8–14 |
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 4–18–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 |
| Washington | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — |

### Notable transactions

* May 18, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Senators.

### Roster
## 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 | Rick Ferrell | 103 | 326 | 89 | .273 | 0 | 28 |
| 1B | Zeke Bonura | 79 | 311 | 85 | .273 | 3 | 45 |
| 2B | Jimmy Bloodworth | 119 | 469 | 115 | .245 | 11 | 70 |
| SS | Jimmy Pofahl | 119 | 406 | 95 | .234 | 2 | 36 |
| 3B | Cecil Travis | 136 | 528 | 170 | .322 | 2 | 76 |
| OF | Gee Walker | 140 | 595 | 175 | .294 | 13 | 96 |
| OF | Buddy Lewis | 148 | 600 | 190 | .317 | 6 | 63 |
| OF | George Case | 154 | 656 | 192 | .293 | 5 | 56 |

#### 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 |
| Johnny Welaj | 88 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 3 | 21 |
| Buddy Myer | 71 | 210 | 61 | .290 | 0 | 29 |
| Jake Early | 80 | 206 | 53 | .257 | 5 | 14 |
| Jack Sanford | 34 | 122 | 24 | .197 | 0 | 10 |
| Sam West | 57 | 99 | 25 | .253 | 1 | 18 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 22 | 54 | 20 | .370 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 10 | 35 | 3 | .086 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherry Robertson | 10 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Evans | 14 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 7 |
| Mickey Vernon | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mallory | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Hahn | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrie Aderholt | 1 | 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 |
| Dutch Leonard | 35 | 289.0 | 14 | 19 | 3.49 | 124 |
| Ken Chase | 35 | 261.2 | 15 | 17 | 3.23 | 129 |
| Sid Hudson | 38 | 252.0 | 17 | 16 | 4.57 | 96 |
| Willis Hudlin | 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.51 | 9 |
| Red Anderson | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Walt Masterson | 31 | 130.1 | 3 | 13 | 4.90 | 68 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 32 | 109.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.44 | 68 |
| René Monteagudo | 27 | 100.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.08 | 64 |
| Joe Haynes | 22 | 63.1 | 3 | 6 | 6.54 | 23 |
| Al Hollingsworth | 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 7 |

#### 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 |
| Alex Carrasquel | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 19 |
| Bucky Jacobs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 |
| Lou Thuman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 0 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Gil Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A1 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Kiki Cuyler |
| A | Springfield Nationals | Eastern League | Spencer Abbott |
| B | Charlotte Hornets | Piedmont League | Calvin Griffith |
| B | Greenville Spinners | Sally League | Alex McColl and Gus Brittain |
| D | Newport/Maryville Canners | Appalachian League | Jerry Witner and Red Marion |
| D | Salisbury Cardinals | Eastern Shore League | Gus Brittain and Ed Kobesky |
| D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | John Ganzel |
| D | Shelby Colonels | Tar Heel League | Lou Haneles and Art Patchin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando Newport (TN) club played in Maryville (TN), July 31 to August 11, 1940; Shelby club folded, July 19