1939 Washington Senators season
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
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 87 | 274 | 77 | .281 | 0 | 31 |
1B | | 76 | 276 | 71 | .257 | 1 | 30 |
2B | | 83 | 318 | 92 | .289 | 4 | 40 |
SS | | 130 | 476 | 139 | .292 | 5 | 63 |
3B | | 140 | 536 | 171 | .319 | 10 | 75 |
OF | | 129 | 499 | 154 | .309 | 4 | 93 |
OF | | 115 | 390 | 110 | .282 | 3 | 52 |
OF | | 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 |
| 82 | 280 | 77 | .275 | 8 | 41 |
| 63 | 201 | 55 | .274 | 1 | 33 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 269.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.54 | 88 |
| 32 | 232 | 10 | 19 | 3.80 | 118 |
| 27 | 173 | 8 | 12 | 5.36 | 64 |
| 1 | 8 | 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 |
| 40 | 159.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.69 | 41 |
| 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 |
| 40 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4.56 | 50 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system