The 1949 Washington Senators team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1949 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Washington Senators salary list, a 1949 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Washington Senators primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"Arch, (McDonald) I played a lot of years in the minors and I went through World War II. If I go down, it will be because I'm not doing my job." - Al Kozar
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Paul Calvert | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1917-10-06 |
19 | Milo Candini | 6-00 | 187 | Right | Right | 1917-08-03 |
28 | Buzz Dozier | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1928-08-31 |
19, 28 | Al Gettel | 6-03½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1917-09-17 |
16 | Julio Gonzalez | 5-11 | 150 | Right | Right | 1920-12-20 |
16 | Mickey Haefner | 5-08 | 160 | Left | Left | 1912-10-09 |
14 | Mickey Harris | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Left | 1917-01-30 |
26 | Joe Haynes | 6-02½ | 190 | Right | Right | 1917-09-21 |
37 | Lloyd Hittle | 5-10½ | 164 | Left | Right | 1924-02-21 |
15 | Sid Hudson | 6-04 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-01-03 |
14 | Ed Klieman | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1918-03-21 |
35 | Walt Masterson | 6-02 | 189 | Right | Right | 1920-06-22 |
19 | Jim Pearce | 6-06 | 180 | Right | Right | 1925-06-09 |
10 | Ray Scarborough | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1917-07-23 |
11 | Dizzy Sutherland | 6-00 | 200 | Left | Left | 1922-04-09 |
12 | Forrest Thompson | 5-11 | 195 | Left | Left | 1918-03-03 |
18 | Dick Weik | 6-03½ | 184 | Right | Right | 1927-11-17 |
21 | Dick Welteroth | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1927-08-03 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9, 11 | Jake Early | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Left | 1915-05-19 |
8 | Al Evans | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1916-09-28 |
11 | Ralph Weigel | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1921-10-02 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Mark Christman | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1913-10-21 |
4 | Sam Dente | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1922-04-26 |
27 | Jay Difani | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1922-12-21 |
1 | Al Kozar | 5-09½ | 173 | Right | Right | 1921-07-05 |
5 | Sherry Robertson | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Left | 1919-01-01 |
25 | Eddie Robinson | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Left | 1920-12-15 |
7 | Eddie Yost | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1926-10-13 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Gil Coan | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Left | 1922-05-18 |
2 | Buddy Lewis | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1916-08-10 |
27 | Sam Mele | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1922-01-21 |
35 | Roberto Ortiz | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1915-06-30 |
23 | John Simmons | 6-01½ | 192 | Right | Right | 1924-07-07 |
6 | Bud Stewart | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Left | 1916-06-15 |
22 | Clyde Vollmer | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1921-09-24 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
17 | Hal Keller | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1927-07-07 |
28 | Herman Reich | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Right | 1917-11-23 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1949 Washington Senators Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1949 Washington Senators played 154 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 104 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Griffith Stadium (Park Factors: 98/101) where 770,745 fans witnessed their 1949 Senators finish the season with a .325 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1949 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Washington Senators salary list, a 1949 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Washington Senators primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1949 Washington Senators Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?