1924 Washington Senators season
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1924 World Series Champions 1924 AL Champions |
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
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The 1924 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in first place in the American League. Fueled by the excitement of winning their first AL pennant, the Senators won the World Series in dramatic fashion, a 12-inning game 7 victory.
Regular season
The Senators' offense was led by future Hall of Famer Goose Goslin, who was one of the youngest players on the team. He drove in a league-leading 129 runs. Walter Johnson had another outstanding year, winning the American League pitching Triple Crown and being voted Most Valuable Player. He anchored a staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league. Reliever Firpo Marberry paced the circuit in saves and games pitched. Manager Bucky Harris, who was also the team's starting second baseman, was the highest paid player on the team, earning $9,000.
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 47–30 | 45–32 |
New York Yankees | 89 | 63 | 0.586 | 2 | 45–32 | 44–31 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 45–33 | 41–35 |
St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | 0.487 | 17 | 41–36 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 81 | 0.467 | 20 | 36–39 | 35–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 67 | 86 | 0.438 | 24½ | 37–38 | 30–48 |
Boston Red Sox | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 25 | 41–36 | 26–51 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 25½ | 37–39 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
1924 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 5–17–1 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 5–17 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–10 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | |||||
New York | 17–5–1 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 12–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–12 | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 8–13 | 10–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 13–9–1 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Muddy Ruel | 149 | 501 | 142 | .283 | 0 | 57 |
1B | Joe Judge | 140 | 516 | 167 | .324 | 3 | 79 |
2B | Bucky Harris | 143 | 544 | 146 | .268 | 1 | 58 |
3B | Ossie Bluege | 117 | 402 | 113 | .281 | 2 | 49 |
SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 155 | 523 | 142 | .272 | 2 | 73 |
OF | Goose Goslin | 154 | 579 | 199 | .344 | 12 | 129 |
OF | Sam Rice | 154 | 646 | 216 | .334 | 1 | 76 |
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 |
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Tommy Taylor | 26 | 73 | 19 | .260 | 0 | 10 |
Ralph Miller | 9 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Lefler | 5 | 8 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
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Walter Johnson | 38 | 277.2 | 23 | 7 | 2.72 | 158 |
George Mogridge | 30 | 213 | 16 | 11 | 3.76 | 48 |
Tom Zachary | 33 | 202.2 | 15 | 9 | 2.75 | 45 |
Curly Ogden | 16 | 108 | 9 | 5 | 2.58 | 23 |
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 |
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Firpo Marberry | 50 | 195.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.09 | 68 |
Joe Martina | 24 | 125.1 | 6 | 8 | 4.67 | 57 |
Slim McGrew | 6 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.01 | 8 |
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 |
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Allen Russell | 37 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4.37 | 17 |
Nick Altrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- AL leader in RBI (129)
- #2 in AL in triples (17)
- MLB leader in shutouts (6)
- AL leader in wins (23)
- AL leader in ERA (2.72)
- AL leader in strikeouts (158)
- MLB leader in saves (15)
- #3 in AL in stolen bases (24)
- #4 in AL in triples (14)
- #2 in AL in ERA (2.75)
Postseason
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The Senators finally made it into postseason after many years of being the laughingstock of the American League. Behind ace pitcher Walter Johnson, they won the deciding Game 7 in extra innings. The team would get back to the World Series the next year and also in 1933, their last Series while playing in Washington.