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The Washington Senators
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won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh 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

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Notable transactions

September 23, 1947: 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...

was selected off waivers from the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Roster

1947 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	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
56	166	45	.271	15
49	133	34	.256	5
37	99	30	.303	12
7	28	4	.143	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
35	253	12	16	3.13	135
33	247	17	15	3.64	73
31	193	10	14	3.64	77

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
	23	54.2	3	1	5.93	25

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
38	3	4	1	5.17	31
31	1	7	9	3.15	23
2	0	0	0	8.10	1
2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

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