| 1929 Washington Senators | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Record | 71–81 (.467) | |||
| League place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |||
| Managers | Walter Johnson | |||
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The1929Washington Senators won 71 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in theAmerican League. They were managed byWalter Johnson and played home games atGriffith Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | .693 | — | 57–16 | 47–30 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 18 | 49–28 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | .533 | 24 | 44–32 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | .520 | 26 | 41–36 | 38–37 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 81 | .467 | 34 | 37–40 | 34–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 36 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | .388 | 46 | 35–41 | 24–52 |
| Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48 | 32–45 | 26–51 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | — | 9–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 4–17 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 12–9 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 7–14 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 4–18 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 13–9 | 14–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 | — | 11–10–1 | 16–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 17–4 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 10–11–1 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 4–16 | 13–9 | — | |||||
| 1929 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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| 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 | Bennie Tate | 81 | 265 | 78 | .294 | 0 | 30 |
| 1B | Joe Judge | 143 | 543 | 171 | .315 | 6 | 71 |
| 2B | Buddy Myer | 141 | 563 | 169 | .300 | 3 | 82 |
| SS | Joe Cronin | 145 | 494 | 139 | .281 | 8 | 61 |
| 3B | Jackie Hayes | 123 | 424 | 117 | .276 | 2 | 57 |
| OF | Goose Goslin | 145 | 553 | 159 | .288 | 18 | 91 |
| OF | Sam West | 142 | 510 | 136 | .267 | 3 | 75 |
| OF | Sam Rice | 150 | 616 | 199 | .323 | 1 | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossie Bluege | 64 | 220 | 65 | .295 | 5 | 31 |
| Muddy Ruel | 69 | 188 | 46 | .245 | 0 | 20 |
| Red Barnes | 72 | 130 | 26 | .200 | 1 | 15 |
| Roy Spencer | 50 | 116 | 18 | .155 | 1 | 9 |
| Harley Boss | 28 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Gooch | 39 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 5 |
| Ira Flagstead | 18 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 9 |
| Spence Harris | 6 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuffy Stewart | 22 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Land | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Patsy Gharrity | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Altrock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firpo Marberry | 49 | 250.1 | 19 | 12 | 3.06 | 121 |
| Bump Hadley | 37 | 195.1 | 6 | 16 | 5.62 | 98 |
| Sad Sam Jones | 24 | 153.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.92 | 36 |
| Myles Thomas | 22 | 125.1 | 7 | 8 | 3.52 | 33 |
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 | 37 | 182.0 | 12 | 10 | 4.85 | 59 |
| Lloyd Brown | 40 | 168.0 | 8 | 7 | 4.18 | 48 |
| Bobby Burke | 37 | 141.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.79 | 51 |
| Ad Liska | 24 | 94.1 | 3 | 9 | 4.77 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hopkins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 5 |
| Archie Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.75 | 1 |
| Paul McCullough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 3 |
| Walter Beall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 |
| Don Savidge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Ed Wineapple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |