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1928 Washington Senators season
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The 1928 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 79, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
February 1, 1928: Tris Speaker was released by the Senators.Tris Speaker page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Washington Senators
Record vs. opponents
WSH
Roster
1928 Washington Senators roster Roster Pitchers
Garland Braxton
Lloyd Brown
Bobby Burke
Milt Gaston
Bump Hadley
Sam Jones
Hod Lisenbee
Firpo Marberry
Clay Van Alstyne
Jim Weaver
Tom Zachary Catchers
Al Bool
Eddie Kenna
Muddy Ruel
Bennie Tate
Infielders
Pelham Ballenger
Ossie Bluege
Harley Boss
Joe Cronin
Ed Crowley
Grant Gillis
Bucky Harris
Jackie Hayes
Joe Judge
Bobby Reeves
George Sisler Outfielders
Red Barnes
Babe Ganzel
Goose Goslin
Sam Rice
Dick Spalding
Sam West
Other batters
Hugh McMullen 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 Muddy Ruel 108 350 90 .257 0 55 1B Joe Judge 153 542 166 .306 3 93 2B Bucky Harris 99 358 73 .204 0 28 SS Bobby Reeves Bobby Reeves (baseball) 102 353 107 .303 3 42 3B Ossie Bluege 146 518 154 .297 2 75 OF Goose Goslin 135 456 173 .379 17 102 OF Red Barnes 114 417 127 .305 6 51 OF Sam Rice 148 616 202 .328 2 55
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 Sam West 125 378 114 .302 3 40 Joe Cronin 63 227 55 .242 0 25 Jackie Hayes Jackie Hayes (second baseman) 60 210 54 .257 0 22 Bennie Tate 57 122 30 .246 0 15 Eddie Kenna 41 118 35 .297 1 20 Grant Gillis 24 87 22 .253 0 10 George Sisler 20 49 12 .245 0 2 Babe Ganzel 10 26 2 .077 0 4 Dick Spalding 16 23 8 .348 0 0 Harley Boss 12 12 3 .250 0 2 Pelham Ballenger 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Al Bool 2 7 1 .143 0 1 Ed Crowley 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Hugh McMullen 1 1 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 Bump Hadley 33 231.2 12 13 3.54 80 Sam Jones Sad Sam Jones 30 224.2 17 7 2.84 63 Milt Gaston 28 148.2 6 12 5.51 45 Tom Zachary 20 102.2 6 9 5.44 19
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 Garland Braxton 38 218.1 13 11 2.51 94 Firpo Marberry 48 161.1 13 13 3.85 76 Lloyd Brown Lloyd Brown (baseball) 27 107.0 4 4 4.04 38 Bobby Burke 26 85.1 2 4 3.90 27 Hod Lisenbee 16 77.0 2 6 6.08 13
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 Clay Van Alstyne 4 0 0 0 5.48 5 Jim Weaver Jim Weaver (right-handed pitcher) 3 0 0 0 1.50 2
Notes
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References
1928 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
1928 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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