1924 Washington Senators season

1924 Washington Senators
1924 World Series Champions 1924 AL Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
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
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 Sources:
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

1924 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Nick Altrock Walter Johnson Firpo Marberry Joe Martina Slim McGrew George Mogridge Curly Ogden Allen Russell By Speece Ted Wingfield Tom Zachary Paul Zahniser		Catchers Pinky Hargrave Muddy Ruel Bennie Tate Infielders Ossie Bluege Chick Gagnon Bucky Harris Joe Judge Ralph Miller Roger Peckinpaugh Doc Prothro Mule Shirley Tommy Taylor		Outfielders Carl East Showboat Fisher Goose Goslin Bert Griffith Wade Lefler Nemo Leibold Wid Matthews Earl McNeely Sam Rice Lance Richbourg Carr Smith		Manager Bucky Harris

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	Ruel, MuddyMuddy Ruel	149	501	142	.283	0	57
1B	Judge, JoeJoe Judge	140	516	167	.324	3	79
2B	Harris, BuckyBucky Harris	143	544	146	.268	1	58
3B	Bluege, OssieOssie Bluege	117	402	113	.281	2	49
SS	Peckinpaugh, RogerRoger Peckinpaugh	155	523	142	.272	2	73
OF	Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin	154	579	199	.344	12	129
OF	Rice, SamSam 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
Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor	26	73	19	.260	0	10
Miller, RalphRalph Miller	9	15	2	.133	0	0
Lefler, WadeWade 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
Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson	38	277.2	23	7	2.72	158
Mogridge, GeorgeGeorge Mogridge	30	213	16	11	3.76	48
Zachary, TomTom Zachary	33	202.2	15	9	2.75	45
Ogden, CurlyCurly 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
Marberry, FirpoFirpo Marberry	50	195.1	11	12	3.09	68
Martina, JoeJoe Martina	24	125.1	6	8	4.67	57
McGrew, SlimSlim 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
Russell, AllenAllen Russell	37	5	1	8	4.37	17
Altrock, NickNick Altrock	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Goose Goslin

• AL leader in RBI (129)
• #2 in AL in triples (17)

Walter Johnson

• MLB leader in shutouts (6)
• AL leader in wins (23)
• AL leader in ERA (2.72)
• AL leader in strikeouts (158)

Firpo Marberry

• MLB leader in saves (15)

Sam Rice

• #3 in AL in stolen bases (24)
• #4 in AL in triples (14)

Tom Zachary

• #2 in AL in ERA (2.75)

Postseason

Washington's Bucky Harris scores on his home run in the fourth inning of Game 7 of the 1924 World Series.

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.

External links

• 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball Almanac