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1939 Washington Senators

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

65-87, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bucky Harris (65-87)
Scored 702 runs, Allowed 797 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-85

Ballparks: Griffith Stadium · Attendance: 339,257 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 90, Pitching - 91

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1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Morrie Aderholt	23	7	6	6	47	22	19	6	3	.872	5.86								2B
Pete Appleton	35	40	4	2	22	4	17	1	2	.955	0.53								P
Dick Bass	32	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Jimmy Bloodworth	21	78	77	77	470	237	220	13	66	.972	5.86								2B-OF
Ossie Bluege	38	17	16	14	128	103	22	3	13	.977	7.35								1B-2B-3B-SS
Alex Carrasquel	26	40	17	7	36	5	30	1	3	.972	0.88								P
George Case	23	123	123	120	355	332	7	16	2	.955	2.76								OF
Ken Chase	25	32	31	15	53	11	39	3	2	.943	1.56								P
Jimmie DeShong	29	7	6	1	16	1	14	1	0	.938	2.14								P
Jake Early	24	24	22	20	108	95	9	4	1	.963	4.33	1		14	1	7%	37%		C
Bobby Estalella	28	74	71	68	166	157	3	6	1	.964	2.16								OF
Al Evans	22	6	6	6	28	21	6	1	0	.964	4.50	0		4	2	33%	37%		C
Rick Ferrell	33	83	81	74	382	327	46	9	9	.976	4.49	19		17	24	59%	37%		C
Elmer Gedeon	22	5	4	4	17	17	0	0	0	1.000	3.40								OF
Charlie Gelbert	33	49	45	41	191	61	123	7	21	.963	3.76								SS-3B-2B
Tony Giuliani	26	50	44	43	234	201	28	5	3	.979	4.58	6		12	8	40%	37%		C
Joe Haynes	21	27	20	10	34	10	23	1	1	.971	1.22								P
Bill Holland	24	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.33								P
Bucky Jacobs	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Harry Kelley	33	15	3	2	11	1	9	1	0	.909	0.67								P
Joe Krakauskas	24	39	29	12	35	6	26	3	2	.914	0.82								P
Ed Leip	28	8	8	6	41	15	24	2	5	.951	4.88								2B
Dutch Leonard	30	34	34	21	68	10	56	2	3	.971	1.94								P
Buddy Lewis	22	134	134	132	480	122	326	32	31	.933	3.34								3B
Bob Loane	24	3	3	3	11	8	2	1	1	.909	3.33								OF
Walt Masterson	19	24	5	1	13	2	9	2	0	.846	0.46								P
Buddy Myer	35	65	65	64	375	175	188	12	48	.968	5.58								2B
Mike Palagyi	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Alex Pitko	24	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.00								OF
Bob Prichard	21	26	25	25	266	251	13	2	30	.992	10.15								1B
Hal Quick	21	10	9	9	55	18	33	4	6	.927	5.10								SS
Bud Thomas	28	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Lou Thuman	22	3	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.33								P
Cecil Travis	25	118	115	113	577	194	359	24	74	.958	4.69								SS
Mickey Vernon	21	75	75	73	741	690	40	11	75	.985	9.73								1B
Jimmy Wasdell	25	28	27	27	280	255	15	10	24	.964	9.64								1B
Johnny Welaj	25	55	46	41	118	113	2	3	1	.975	2.09								OF
Sam West	34	106	100	97	384	365	13	6	12	.984	3.57								OF-1B
Taffy Wright	27	123	120	112	259	236	10	13	4	.950	2.00								OF
Early Wynn	19	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Team Totals	26.6	153	1377	1249	6013	4071	1737	205	444	.966	3.76	26		47	35	43%	37%
Rank in 8 AL teams								2	1	7
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Rick Ferrell	33	83	81	74	382	327	46	9	9	.976	4.49	19	17	24	59%
Tony Giuliani	26	50	44	43	234	201	28	5	3	.979	4.58	6	12	8	40%
Jake Early	24	24	22	20	108	95	9	4	1	.963	4.33	1	14	1	7%
Al Evans	22	6	6	6	28	21	6	1	0	.964	4.50	0	4	2	33%
League Average										.981	4.44				37%
Team Total		153	153	143	752	644	89	19	13	.975	4.50	26	47	35	43%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Mickey Vernon	21	75	75	73	741	690	40	11	75	.985	9.73
Jimmy Wasdell	25	28	27	27	280	255	15	10	24	.964	9.64
Bob Prichard	21	26	25	25	266	251	13	2	30	.992	10.15
Sam West	34	17	15	15	143	133	6	4	9	.972	8.18
Ossie Bluege	38	11	11	9	94	86	7	1	9	.989	8.45
League Average										.990	9.43
Team Total		153	153	149	1524	1415	81	28	147	.982	9.53

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jimmy Bloodworth	21	73	72	72	458	226	219	13	66	.972	6.10
Buddy Myer	35	65	65	64	375	175	188	12	48	.968	5.58
Ed Leip	28	8	8	6	41	15	24	2	5	.951	4.88
Morrie Aderholt	23	7	6	6	47	22	19	6	3	.872	5.86
Ossie Bluege	38	2	2	2	12	7	5	0	0	1.000	6.00
Charlie Gelbert	33	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.965	5.14
Team Total		153	153	150	935	446	456	33	123	.965	5.78

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buddy Lewis	22	134	134	132	480	122	326	32	31	.933	3.34
Charlie Gelbert	33	20	18	17	54	19	32	3	3	.944	2.55
Ossie Bluege	38	2	1	1	8	3	4	1	0	.875	3.50
League Average										.943	3.03
Team Total		153	153	150	542	144	362	36	34	.934	3.24

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Cecil Travis	25	118	115	113	577	194	359	24	74	.958	4.69
Charlie Gelbert	33	28	27	24	135	41	90	4	17	.970	4.68
Hal Quick	21	10	9	9	55	18	33	4	6	.927	5.10
Ossie Bluege	38	2	2	2	14	7	6	1	4	.929	6.50
League Average										.950	4.68
Team Total		153	153	148	781	260	488	33	101	.958	4.73

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Case	23	123	123	120	355	332	7	16	2	.955	2.76
Taffy Wright	27	123	120	112	259	236	10	13	4	.950	2.00
Sam West	34	89	85	82	241	232	7	2	3	.992	2.69
Bobby Estalella	28	74	71	68	166	157	3	6	1	.964	2.16
Johnny Welaj	25	55	46	41	118	113	2	3	1	.975	2.09
Jimmy Bloodworth	21	5	5	5	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	2.40
Elmer Gedeon	22	5	4	4	17	17	0	0	0	1.000	3.40
Bob Loane	24	3	3	3	11	8	2	1	1	.909	3.33
Alex Pitko	24	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.969	2.33
Team Total		153	459	437	1182	1109	32	41	12	.965	2.38

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dutch Leonard	30	34	34	21	68	10	56	2	3	.971	1.94
Ken Chase	25	32	31	15	53	11	39	3	2	.943	1.56
Joe Krakauskas	24	39	29	12	35	6	26	3	2	.914	0.82
Joe Haynes	21	27	20	10	34	10	23	1	1	.971	1.22
Alex Carrasquel	26	40	17	7	36	5	30	1	3	.972	0.88
Pete Appleton	35	40	4	2	22	4	17	1	2	.955	0.53
Walt Masterson	19	24	5	1	13	2	9	2	0	.846	0.46
Harry Kelley	33	15	3	2	11	1	9	1	0	.909	0.67
Jimmie DeShong	29	7	6	1	16	1	14	1	0	.938	2.14
Early Wynn	19	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.33
Bud Thomas	28	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50
Dick Bass	32	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Bill Holland	24	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.33
Lou Thuman	22	3	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.33
Bucky Jacobs	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Mike Palagyi	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.952	0.97
Team Total		153	153	72	297	53	229	15	14	.949	1.03

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

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