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 Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and

Steve Sundra Stephen Richard Sundra (March 27, 1910 – March 23, 1952) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played during eight seasons for the New York Yankees (1936; 1938–1940), Washington Senators (1941–1942) and St. Louis Browns (1942–1944; ...

were traded by the Senators to the

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for

Bill Trotter William Felix Trotter (August 10, 1908 – August 26, 1984) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1937 and 1944, for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals ...

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''

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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