| 1928 Washington Senators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Record | 75–79 (.487) | |||
| League place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |||
| Managers | Bucky Harris | |||
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The1928Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 79, and finished in fourth place in theAmerican League. They were managed byBucky Harris and played home games atGriffith Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 52–25 | 49–28 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2½ | 52–25 | 46–30 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 | 43–34 | 39–38 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 37–43 | 38–36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 29 | 37–40 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 33 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | .403 | 39 | 28–49 | 34–43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43½ | 26–47 | 31–49 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
| 1928 Washington Senators roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager | ||||||
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 | 108 | 350 | 90 | .257 | 0 | 55 |
| 1B | Joe Judge | 153 | 542 | 166 | .306 | 3 | 93 |
| 2B | Bucky Harris | 99 | 358 | 73 | .204 | 0 | 28 |
| SS | Bobby Reeves | 102 | 353 | 107 | .303 | 3 | 42 |
| 3B | Ossie Bluege | 146 | 518 | 154 | .297 | 2 | 75 |
| OF | Goose Goslin | 135 | 456 | 173 | .379 | 17 | 102 |
| OF | Red Barnes | 114 | 417 | 127 | .305 | 6 | 51 |
| OF | Sam Rice | 148 | 616 | 202 | .328 | 2 | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam West | 125 | 378 | 114 | .302 | 3 | 40 |
| Joe Cronin | 63 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 0 | 25 |
| Jackie Hayes | 60 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 0 | 22 |
| Bennie Tate | 57 | 122 | 30 | .246 | 0 | 15 |
| Eddie Kenna | 41 | 118 | 35 | .297 | 1 | 20 |
| Grant Gillis | 24 | 87 | 22 | .253 | 0 | 10 |
| George Sisler | 20 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 2 |
| Babe Ganzel | 10 | 26 | 2 | .077 | 0 | 4 |
| Dick Spalding | 16 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 0 | 0 |
| Harley Boss | 12 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Pelham Ballenger | 3 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Bool | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Crowley | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh McMullen | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Hadley | 33 | 231.2 | 12 | 13 | 3.54 | 80 |
| Sam Jones | 30 | 224.2 | 17 | 7 | 2.84 | 63 |
| Milt Gaston | 28 | 148.2 | 6 | 12 | 5.51 | 45 |
| Tom Zachary | 20 | 102.2 | 6 | 9 | 5.44 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Braxton | 38 | 218.1 | 13 | 11 | 2.51 | 94 |
| Firpo Marberry | 48 | 161.1 | 13 | 13 | 3.85 | 76 |
| Lloyd Brown | 27 | 107.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.04 | 38 |
| Bobby Burke | 26 | 85.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.90 | 27 |
| Hod Lisenbee | 16 | 77.0 | 2 | 6 | 6.08 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Van Alstyne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.48 | 5 |
| Jim Weaver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 |