1924 Washington Senators season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1924 World Series championsAmerican League champions Washington Senators Primary Logo (1905 to 1935).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 92 62 y 1st Clark Griffith and William Richardson Bucky Harris List of Minnesota Twins seasons 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 thumb|right|The team won the Pennant for the first time. 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 Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH 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 Coaches Nick Altrock Jack Chesbro Ben Egan Al Schacht Attendance The Senators drew 584,310 fans to their 77 home games at Griffith Stadium, good for 4th place among the 8 American League teams and an average of 7,588 per game.1924 Washington Senators Roster https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1924-roster.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 149 501 142 .283 0 57 1B Joe Judge Joe Judge (baseball) 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 Nemo Leibold 84 246 72 .293 0 20 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 Earl McNeely 43 179 59 .330 0 15 Wid Matthews 53 169 51 .302 0 13 Doc Prothro 46 159 53 .333 0 24 Mule Shirley 30 77 18 .234 0 16 Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor (baseball) 26 73 19 .260 0 10 Bennie Tate 21 43 13 .302 0 7 Showboat Fisher 15 41 9 .220 0 6 Pinky Hargrave 24 33 5 .152 0 5 Lance Richbourg 15 32 9 .281 0 1 Ralph Miller Ralph Miller (third baseman) 9 15 2 .133 0 0 Carr Smith 5 10 2 .200 0 0 Bert Griffith 6 8 1 .125 0 0 Wade Lefler 5 8 5 .625 0 4 Carl East 2 6 2 .333 0 2 Chick Gagnon 4 5 1 .200 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 38 277.2 23 7 2.72 158 George Mogridge 30 213.0 16 11 3.76 48 Tom Zachary 33 202.2 15 9 2.75 45 Curly Ogden 16 108.0 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 Firpo Marberry 50 195.1 11 12 3.09 68 Joe Martina 24 125.1 6 8 4.67 57 Paul Zahniser 24 92.0 5 7 4.40 28 Slim McGrew 6 23.1 0 1 5.01 8 Note: Firpo Marberry was team leader and MLB leader in saves with 15. 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 Allen Russell Allen Russell 37 5 1 8 4.37 17 By Speece 21 2 1 0 2.65 15 Ted Wingfield 4 0 0 0 2.57 2 Nick 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 1924 World Series thumb|400px|left|Washington's Bucky Harris scores on his home run in the fourth inning of Game Seven of the 1924 World Series. The Senators finally made it into the postseason after many years of being the laughingstock of the American League. Behind ace pitcher Walter Johnson, they won the deciding Game Seven 4-3 in extra innings. The team returned to the World Series the next year and also in 1933, losing both, their last Series while playing in Washington. It wasn’t until 2019 that an MLB team based in the District of Columbia won another World Series. References External links 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball Almanac Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Washing