1948 Washington Senators season
The 1948 Washington Senators won 56 games, lost 97, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Kuhel and played home games at Griffith Stadium. It was the first Senators season to be broadcast on television with Bob Wolff on the booth for gameday broadcasts on WTTG-TV.
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 | 97 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 1 | 28 | |
| 1B | 150 | 558 | 135 | .242 | 3 | 48 | |
| 2B | Al Kozar | 150 | 577 | 144 | .250 | 1 | 58 |
| SS | Mark Christman | 120 | 409 | 106 | .259 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 145 | 555 | 138 | .249 | 2 | 50 |
| OF | Gil Coan | 138 | 513 | 119 | .232 | 7 | 60 |
| OF | Bud Stewart | 118 | 401 | 112 | .279 | 7 | 69 |
| OF | Junior Wooten | 88 | 258 | 66 | .256 | 1 | 23 |
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 |
| Al Evans | 93 | 228 | 59 | .259 | 2 | 28 |
| Carden Gillenwater | 77 | 221 | 54 | .244 | 3 | 21 |
| 92 | 206 | 53 | .257 | 1 | 29 | |
| Sherry Robertson | 71 | 187 | 46 | .246 | 2 | 22 |
| 85 | 173 | 36 | .208 | 0 | 12 | |
| Len Okrie | 19 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Meeks | 24 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Culberson | 12 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clyde Vollmer | 1 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Difani | 2 | 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 |
| 33 | 198.0 | 8 | 19 | 5.82 | 49 | |
| Walt Masterson | 33 | 188.0 | 8 | 15 | 3.83 | 72 |
| Ray Scarborough | 31 | 185.1 | 15 | 8 | 2.82 | 76 |
| 39 | 182.0 | 4 | 16 | 5.88 | 53 | |
| 28 | 147.2 | 5 | 13 | 4.02 | 45 | |
| Dick Weik | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.68 | 8 |
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 |
| Forrest Thompson | 46 | 131.1 | 6 | 10 | 3.84 | 40 |
| 35 | 94.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.15 | 23 | |
| 23 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 4.60 | 21 | |
| Marino Pieretti | 8 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 6 |
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 |
| 37 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4.15 | 34 | |
| Dick Welteroth | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 2 | |
| Junior Wooten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 0 |