1938 Washington Senators season
The 1938 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- December 1, 1937: Ed Linke was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Elon Hogsett.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers by the Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 135 | 411 | 120 | .292 | 1 | 58 | |
| 1B | 137 | 540 | 156 | .289 | 22 | 114 | |
| 2B | 127 | 437 | 147 | .336 | 6 | 71 | |
| SS | 146 | 567 | 190 | .335 | 5 | 67 | |
| 3B | 151 | 656 | 194 | .296 | 12 | 91 | |
| OF | 125 | 470 | 142 | .302 | 21 | 95 | |
| OF | 107 | 433 | 132 | .305 | 2 | 40 | |
| OF | 92 | 344 | 104 | .302 | 5 | 47 |
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 |
| Taffy Wright | 100 | 263 | 92 | .350 | 2 | 36 |
| 56 | 213 | 52 | .244 | 3 | 28 | |
| Mel Almada | 47 | 197 | 48 | .244 | 1 | 15 |
| Ossie Bluege | 58 | 184 | 48 | .261 | 0 | 21 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 53 | 140 | 33 | .236 | 2 | 16 |
| Tony Giuliani | 46 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 0 | 15 |
| 38 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mickey Livingston | 2 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting 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 |
| Dutch Leonard | 33 | 223.1 | 12 | 15 | 3.43 | 68 |
| 23 | 149.0 | 13 | 8 | 5.92 | 36 |
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 |
| 43 | 164.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.60 | 62 | |
| 32 | 150.0 | 9 | 10 | 5.58 | 64 | |
| Harry Kelley | 38 | 148.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 44 |
| Monte Weaver | 31 | 139.0 | 7 | 6 | 5.24 | 43 |
| 31 | 131.1 | 5 | 8 | 6.58 | 41 | |
| Joe Krakauskas | 29 | 121.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.12 | 104 |
| 31 | 91.0 | 5 | 6 | 6.03 | 33 | |
| 5 | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.73 | 13 |
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 |
| Joe Kohlman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 2 |