1928 Washington Senators season

1928 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 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.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	.641	2½
St. Louis Browns	82	72	.532	19
Washington Senators	75	79	.487	26
Chicago White Sox	72	82	.468	29
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	33
Cleveland Indians	62	92	.403	39
Boston Red Sox	57	96	.373	43½

Record vs. opponents

1928 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12	9–13	7–15	6–16	3–18	9–13	13–9–1
Chicago	12–10	—	12–10–1	13–9	9–13	6–16	10–12	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	10–12–1	—	10–12	6–16	6–16	7–15	10–12
Detroit	15–7	9–13	12–10	—	7–15	8–14	9–13	8–14
New York	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	—	16–6	12–10	13–9
Philadelphia	18–3	16–6	16–6	14–8	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
St. Louis	13–9	12–10	15–7	13–9	10–12	6–16	—	13–9
Washington	9–13–1	12–10	12–10	14–8	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

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
2B	Harris, BuckyBucky Harris	99	358	73	.204	0	28
SS	Reeves, BobbyBobby Reeves	102	353	107	.303	3	42
OF	Rice, SamSam 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
Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	63	227	55	.242	0	25
Hayes, JackieJackie Hayes	60	210	54	.257	0	22
Kenna, EddieEddie Kenna	41	118	35	.297	1	20
Crowley, EdEd Crowley	2	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
Hadley, BumpBump Hadley	33	231.2	12	13	3.54	80
Jones, SamSam Jones	30	224.2	17	7	2.84	63
Gaston, MiltMilt Gaston	28	148.2	6	12	5.51	45

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
Braxton, GarlandGarland Braxton	38	218.1	13	11	2.51	94
Brown, LloydLloyd Brown	27	107	4	4	4.04	38
Burke, BobbyBobby Burke	26	85.1	2	4	3.90	27

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
Weaver, JimJim Weaver	3	0	0	0	1.50	2

Notes

1. Tris Speaker page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1928 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1928 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com