1947 Washington Senators season
The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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 | 99 | 319 | 77 | .241 | 2 | 23 | |
| 1B | 154 | 600 | 159 | .265 | 7 | 85 | |
| 2B | 147 | 505 | 108 | .214 | 3 | 49 | |
| 3B | 115 | 428 | 102 | .238 | 0 | 14 | |
| SS | 110 | 374 | 83 | .222 | 1 | 33 | |
| OF | 78 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 3 | 17 | |
| OF | 147 | 506 | 141 | .279 | 16 | 73 | |
| OF | 140 | 506 | 132 | .261 | 6 | 48 |
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 |
| Sherry Robertson | 95 | 266 | 62 | .233 | 1 | 23 |
| Cecil Travis | 74 | 204 | 44 | .216 | 1 | 10 |
| 56 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 0 | 15 | |
| 49 | 133 | 34 | .256 | 0 | 5 | |
| Frank Mancuso | 43 | 131 | 30 | .229 | 0 | 13 |
| 37 | 99 | 30 | .303 | 0 | 12 | |
| George Case | 36 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Gil Coan | 11 | 42 | 21 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior Wooten | 6 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| George Myatt | 12 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ermer | 1 | 3 | 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 |
| 35 | 253.0 | 12 | 16 | 3.13 | 135 | |
| 33 | 247.0 | 17 | 15 | 3.64 | 73 | |
| 31 | 193.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.64 | 77 | |
| Sid Hudson | 20 | 106.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.60 | 37 |
| Bobo Newsom | 14 | 83.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.09 | 40 |
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 |
| Ray Scarborough | 33 | 161.0 | 6 | 13 | 3.41 | 63 |
| Marino Pieretti | 23 | 83.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 32 |
| Hal Toenes | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 5 |
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 |
| 31 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.15 | 23 | |
| 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.17 | 31 | |
| Scott Cary | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 25 |
| Lou Knerr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 |
| Lum Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |