1926 Washington Senators season

1926 Washington Senators
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 1926 Washington Senators won 81 games, lost 69, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	91	63	0.591	—	50–25	41–38
Cleveland Indians	88	66	0.571	3	49–31	39–35
Philadelphia Athletics	83	67	0.553	6	44–27	39–40
Washington Senators	81	69	0.540	8	42–30	39–39
Chicago White Sox	81	72	0.529	9½	47–31	34–41
Detroit Tigers	79	75	0.513	12	39–41	40–34
St. Louis Browns	62	92	0.403	29	40–39	22–53
Boston Red Sox	46	107	0.301	44½	25–51	21–56

Record vs. opponents

1926 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	6–16	6–16	7–15	5–17	8–14	11–11–1	3–18
Chicago	16–6	—	13–9	14–8–2	8–14	6–15	13–9	11–11
Cleveland	16–6	9–13	—	11–11	11–11	14–8	11–11	16–6
Detroit	15–7	8–14–2	11–11	—	10–12	11–11	12–10	12–10–1
New York	17–5	14–8	11–11	12–10	—	9–13	16–6	12–10–1
Philadelphia	14–8	15–6	8–14	11–11	13–9	—	15–7	7–12
St. Louis	11–11–1	9–13	11–11	10–12	6–16	7–15	—	8–14
Washington	18–3	11–11	6–16	10–12–1	10–12–1	12–7	14–8	—

Roster

1926 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Joe Bush Stan Coveleski Alvin Crowder Alex Ferguson Bump Hadley Walter Johnson Dick Jones Harry Kelley Frank Loftus Firpo Marberry Bill Morrell George Murray Curly Ogden Emilio Palmero Dutch Ruether Lefty Thomas Jimmy Uchrinscko		Catchers Russ Ennis Muddy Ruel Hank Severeid Bennie Tate Infielders Ossie Bluege Bucky Harris Joe Harris Joe Judge Buddy Myer Roger Peckinpaugh Bobby Reeves Stuffy Stewart		Outfielders Goose Goslin Tex Jeanes Earl McNeely Sam Rice Danny Taylor Jack Tobin		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	141	537	152	.283	1	63

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
Reeves, BobbyBobby Reeves	20	49	11	.224	0	7
Harris, JoeJoe Harris	92	257	79	.307	5	55

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	36	245.1	14	11	3.12	50
Bush, JoeJoe Bush	12	71.1	1	8	6.69	27

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
Palmero, EmilioEmilio Palmero	7	17	2	2	4.76	6

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
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley	7	0	0	0	8.10	6

References

• 1926 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1926 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com