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The Washington Senators
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won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League

American League

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. They were managed by Ossie Bluege

Ossie Bluege

Oswald Louis "Ossie" Bluege was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators from 1922 through 1939...

and played home games at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

Offseason

Prior to 1946 season: Dick Weik
Dick Weik
Richard Henry Weik was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. A , right-hander, he played for the Washington Senators , Cleveland Indians , and Detroit Tigers ....

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.

Notable transactions

April 12, 1946: Jug Thesenga
Jug Thesenga
Arnold Joseph "Jug" Thesenga was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched in five games for the Washington Senators in .-Sources:...

was released by the Senators.
June 15, 1946: Jeff Heath
Jeff Heath
John Geoffrey Heath was a Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians. He was one of the American League's most promising power hitters of the late 1930s and early 1940s, twice leading the AL in triples, and batting at least .340 with over...

was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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for Joe Grace
Joe Grace
Joseph LaVerne Grace was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the St. Louis Browns from to before going into World War II. After the war he played for the Browns in and Washington Senators from to...

and Al LaMacchia
Al LaMacchia
Alfred Anthony LaMacchia was a professional baseball player and scout. He was a right-handed pitcher who spent 14 years in the minor leagues where he accumulated a record of 159–117 and spent parts of three seasons with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators compiling a 2–2...

.

Roster

1946 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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
1B		148	587	207	.353	8	85
OF		77	321	97	.302	2	31

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
48	166	47	.283	4	27
10	28	6	.214	0	1
3	4	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	227.2	14	11	2.85	85
24	178	11	8	2.78	82
26	161.2	10	10	3.56	62
8	38	3	2	4.03	10

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
	31	142.2	8	11	3.60	35
	29	91.1	5	6	6.01	61

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
21	1	2	3	6.00	18
11	0	0	0	7.16	7
9	2	0	1	2.08	6
9	0	1	0	7.11	8
6	0	0	0	4.76	9
2	0	1	0	16.88	0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando

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