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

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1924 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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.

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 149 501 142 .283 0 57 1B 140 516 167 .324 3 79 2B 143 544 146 .268 1 58 3B 117 402 113 .281 2 49 SS 155 523 142 .272 2 73 OF 154 579 199 .344 12 129 OF 84 246 72 .293 0 20 OF 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 43 179 59 .330 0 15 53 169 51 .302 0 13 46 159 53 .333 0 24 30 77 18 .234 0 16 26 73 19 .260 0 10 21 43 13 .302 0 7 15 41 9 .220 0 6 24 33 5 .152 0 5 15 32 9 .281 0 1 9 15 2 .133 0 0 5 10 2 .200 0 0 6 8 1 .125 0 0 5 8 5 .625 0 4 2 6 2 .333 0 2 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 38 277.2 23 7 2.72 158 30 213.0 16 11 3.76 48 33 202.2 15 9 2.75 45 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 50 195.1 11 12 3.09 68 24 125.1 6 8 4.67 57 24 92.0 5 7 4.40 28 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 37 5 1 8 4.37 17 21 2 1 0 2.65 15 4 0 0 0 2.57 2 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

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