The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the

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. They were managed by

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and played home games at

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Offseason

* December 13, 1941: Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase were traded by the Senators to the

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for

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and Jack Wilson.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the

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for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' *Tied with Tex Hughson (Boston)

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

1942 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference1942 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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