1940 Washington Senators Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 484,400, Avg. 7,339
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I
Manager: Bucky Harris (64-90)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1940 Washington Senators Statistics
1940 Washington Senators Results

The Washington Senators of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.

The Senators scored 665 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 811 runs. Gee Walker paced Washington with 13 home runs and drove in 96 runs. Cecil Travis led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .322 clip. Sid Hudson topped the team with 17 wins, while Ken Chase as well added 15 or more victories as well Ken Chase earned a 3.23 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bucky Harris coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Morrie Aderholt2BLRSeptember 13, 19156'1"188Mount Olive, NC USA
Red AndersonPRRJune 19, 19126'3"210Lawton, IA USA
Jimmy Bloodworth2BRRJuly 26, 19175'11"180Tallahassee, FL USA
Zeke Bonura1BRRSeptember 20, 19086'0"210New Orleans, LA USA
Alex CarrasquelPRRJuly 24, 19126'1"182Caracas, Di Venezuela
George CaseCFRRNovember 11, 19156'0"183Trenton, NJ USA
Ken ChasePLLOctober 6, 19136'2"210Oneonta, NY USA
Jake EarlyCLRMay 19, 19155'11"168Kings Mountain, NC USA
Al EvansCRRSeptember 28, 19165'11"190Kenly, NC USA
Rick FerrellCRROctober 12, 19055'10"160Durham, NC USA
Charlie GelbertSSRRJanuary 26, 19065'11"170Scranton, PA USA
Dick HahnCRRJuly 24, 19165'11"176Canton, OH USA
Joe HaynesPRRSeptember 21, 19176'2"190Lincolnton, GA USA
Al HollingsworthPLLFebruary 25, 19086'0"174St. Louis, MO USA
Willis HudlinPRRMay 23, 19066'0"190Wagoner, OK USA
Sid HudsonPRRJanuary 3, 19156'4"180Coalfield, TN USA
Bucky JacobsPRRMarch 21, 19135'11"155Altavista, VA USA
Joe KrakauskasPLLMarch 28, 19156'1"203Montreal, QC CAN
Dutch LeonardPRRMarch 25, 19096'0"175Auburn, IL USA
Buddy LewisRFLRAugust 10, 19166'1"175Gaston County, NC USA
Jim MalloryOFRRSeptember 1, 19186'1"170Lawrenceville, VA USA
Walt MastersonPRRJune 22, 19206'2"189Philadelphia, PA USA
Rene MonteagudoPLLMarch 12, 19165'7"165La Habana, La Cuba
Buddy Myer2BLRMarch 16, 19045'10"163Ellisville, MS USA
Jimmy PofahlSSRRJune 18, 19175'11"185Faribault, MN USA
Sherry RobertsonSSLRJanuary 1, 19196'0"180Montreal, QC CAN
Jack Sanford1BRRJune 23, 19176'3"195Chatham, VA USA
Lou ThumanPRRDecember 13, 19166'2"185Baltimore, MD USA
Gil TorresPRRAugust 23, 19156'0"155Regla, Cuba
Cecil Travis3BLRAugust 8, 19136'1"185Riverdale, GA USA
Mickey Vernon1BLLApril 22, 19186'2"170Marcus Hook, PA USA
Gee WalkerLFRRMarch 19, 19085'11"188Gulfport, MS USA
Jimmy Wasdell1BLLMay 15, 19145'11"185Cleveland, OH USA
Johnny WelajCFRRMay 27, 19146'0"164Moss Creek, PA USA
Sam West1BLLOctober 5, 19045'11"165Longview, TX USA



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