1924 Washington Senators season


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 Seven 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

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

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C149501142.283057
1B140516167.324379
2B143544146.268158
3B117402113.281249
SS155523142.272273
OF154579199.34412129
OF8424672.293020
OF154646216.334176

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
5316951.302013
4317959.330015
4615953.333024
307718.234016
267319.260010
15419.22006
214313.30207
24335.15205
15329.28101
9152.13300
5102.20000
681.12500
585.62504
262.33302
451.20001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
38277.22372.72158
3021316113.7648
33202.21592.7545
16108952.5823

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
50195.111123.0968
24125.1684.6757
2492574.4028
623.1015.018

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
375184.3717
212102.6515
40002.572
10000.000

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Goose Goslin
Walter Johnson
Firpo Marberry
Sam Rice
Tom Zachary
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 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.