1950 Washington Senators season
The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- November 17, 1949: Steve Nagy was drafted by the Senators from the San Francisco Seals in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
- Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased by the Senators from the New York Giants.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1950: Dick Weik was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Vernon.
- June 25, 1950: Steve Nagy was traded by the Senators to the San Francisco Seals for Elmer Singleton.
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 | Al Evans | 90 | 289 | 68 | .235 | 2 | 30 |
| 1B | 90 | 327 | 100 | .306 | 9 | 65 | |
| 2B | Cass Michaels | 106 | 388 | 97 | .250 | 4 | 47 |
| SS | Sam Dente | 155 | 603 | 144 | .239 | 2 | 59 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 155 | 573 | 169 | .295 | 11 | 58 |
| OF | Sam Mele | 126 | 435 | 119 | .274 | 12 | 86 |
| OF | Irv Noren | 138 | 542 | 160 | .295 | 14 | 98 |
| OF | Bud Stewart | 118 | 378 | 101 | .267 | 4 | 35 |
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 |
| Gil Coan | 104 | 366 | 111 | .303 | 7 | 50 |
| Mickey Grasso | 75 | 195 | 56 | .287 | 1 | 22 |
| Johnny Ostrowski | 55 | 141 | 32 | .227 | 4 | 23 |
| 36 | 129 | 30 | .233 | 1 | 13 | |
| Sherry Robertson | 71 | 123 | 32 | .260 | 2 | 16 |
| Merl Combs | 37 | 102 | 25 | .245 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 75 | 17 | .227 | 0 | 8 | |
| Al Kozar | 20 | 55 | 11 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Hal Keller | 11 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 1 | 5 |
| Len Okrie | 17 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Vollmer | 6 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy O'Brien | 3 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| George Genovese | 3 | 1 | 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 | 30 | 237.2 | 14 | 14 | 4.09 | 75 |
| Bob Kuzava | 22 | 155.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 84 |
| Connie Marrero | 27 | 152.0 | 6 | 10 | 4.50 | 63 |
| 21 | 124.2 | 7 | 8 | 4.40 | 38 | |
| 12 | 68.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.21 | 40 | |
| Ray Scarborough | 8 | 58.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.01 | 24 |
| 9 | 53.1 | 2 | 5 | 6.58 | 17 | |
| 4 | 21.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.64 | 7 | |
| Carlos Pascual | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.12 | 3 |
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 |
| 27 | 101.2 | 7 | 5 | 5.84 | 15 | |
| 17 | 77.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.79 | 23 | |
| 20 | 56.2 | 2 | 1 | 6.04 | 18 | |
| 14 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.30 | 26 | |
| 11 | 43.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.98 | 9 | |
| Bob Ross | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.53 | 2 |
| Rogelio Martínez | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
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 |
| 53 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4.78 | 41 | |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 | 19 | |
| Dick Welteroth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game- Cass Michaels, Second Base, Reserve