1925 Washington Senators season

1925 Washington Senators
1925 American League 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 1925 Washington Senators won 96 games, lost 55, and finished in first place in the American League. Fueled by the excitement of winning their second AL pennant, the Senators led 3 games to 1 the World Series before succumbing to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Senators third baseman Ossie Bluege looks on as New York Yankees outfielder Babe Ruth slidies into third base at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 1925.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Senators	96	55	0.636	—	53–22	43–33
Philadelphia Athletics	88	64	0.579	8½	51–26	37–38
St. Louis Browns	82	71	0.536	15	45–32	37–39
Detroit Tigers	81	73	0.526	16½	43–34	38–39
Chicago White Sox	79	75	0.513	18½	44–33	35–42
Cleveland Indians	70	84	0.455	27½	37–39	33–45
New York Yankees	69	85	0.448	28½	42–36	27–49
Boston Red Sox	47	105	0.309	49½	28–47	19–58

Record vs. opponents

1925 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–13	7–15	5–17	9–13	5–17	5–16	7–14
Chicago	13–9	—	14–8	13–9	13–9	8–14	9–13	9–13
Cleveland	15–7	8–14	—	11–11–1	10–12	11–11	11–11	4–18
Detroit	17–5	9–13	11–11–1	—	14–8–1	8–14	12–10	10–12
New York	13–9	9–13	12–10	8–14–1	—	9–13	11–11–1	7–15
Philadelphia	17–5	14–8	11–11	14–8	13–9	—	12–10	7–13–1
St. Louis	16–5	13–9	11–11	10–12	11–11–1	10–12	—	11–11
Washington	14–7	13–9	18–4	12–10	15–7	13–7–1	11–11	—

Roster

1925 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Win Ballou Stan Coveleski Alex Ferguson Vean Gregg Walter Johnson Harry Kelley Jim Lyle Firpo Marberry George Mogridge Curly Ogden Spencer Pumpelly Dutch Ruether Allen Russell Lefty Thomas Tom Zachary		Catchers Pinky Hargrave Muddy Ruel Hank Severeid Bennie Tate Infielders Spencer Adams Ossie Bluege Bucky Harris Joe Harris Joe Judge Frank McGee Mike McNally Buddy Myer Roger Peckinpaugh Everett Scott Mule Shirley Stuffy Stewart		Outfielders Goose Goslin Tex Jeanes Nemo Leibold Wid Matthews Earl McNeely Sam Rice Bobby Veach Other batters Roy Carlyle		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
2B	Harris, BuckyBucky Harris	144	551	158	.287	1	66

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
Harris, JoeJoe Harris	100	300	97	.323	12	59
McGee, FrankFrank McGee	2	3	0	.000	0	0

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
Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski	32	241	20	5	2.84	58

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
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley	6	16	1	1	9.00	7

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
Ballou, WinWin Ballou	10	1	1	0	4.55	13
Pumpelly, SpencerSpencer Pumpelly	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

References

• 1925 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1925 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com