1942 Washington Senators season
The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- December 13, 1941: Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Stan Spence and Jack Wilson.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1942: Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra were traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine.
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 | SB |
| C | Jake Early | 104 | 353 | 72 | .204 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 151 | 621 | 168 | .271 | 9 | 86 | 25 |
| 2B | Ellis Clary | 76 | 240 | 66 | .275 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| SS | 94 | 357 | 84 | .235 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 3B | Bobby Estalella | 133 | 429 | 119 | .277 | 8 | 65 | 5 |
| OF | 149 | 629 | 203 | .323 | 4 | 79 | 5 | |
| OF | Bruce Campbell | 122 | 378 | 105 | .278 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| OF | George Case | 125 | 513 | 164 | .320 | 5 | 43 | 44 |
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 |
| Jimmy Pofahl | 84 | 283 | 59 | .208 | 0 | 28 |
| Bob Repass | 81 | 259 | 62 | .239 | 2 | 23 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 64 | 241 | 69 | .286 | 2 | 35 |
| Al Evans | 74 | 223 | 51 | .229 | 0 | 10 |
| 24 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 1 | 8 | |
| Chile Gómez | 25 | 73 | 14 | .192 | 0 | 6 |
| Frank Croucher | 26 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 0 | 5 |
| Roberto Ortiz | 20 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 1 | 4 |
| Ray Hoffman | 7 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Galle | 13 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Kvasnak | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Moore | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Sid Hudson | 35 | 239.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.36 | 72 |
| Bobo Newsom | 30 | 213.2 | 11 | 17 | 4.93 | 113* |
| Early Wynn | 30 | 190.0 | 10 | 16 | 5.12 | 58 |
| Dutch Leonard | 6 | 35.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.11 | 15 |
| 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 3 |
- Tied with Tex Hughson
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 |
| 35 | 152.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.43 | 40 | |
| Walt Masterson | 25 | 142.2 | 5 | 9 | 3.34 | 63 |
| 37 | 126.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.84 | 64 | |
| Ray Scarborough | 17 | 63.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.12 | 16 |
| 12 | 42.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.64 | 18 | |
| 6 | 33.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.61 | 5 | |
| Hardin Cathey | 12 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | 7.42 | 8 |
| 8 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 2 |
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 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 | 13 | |
| Phil McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |