1928 Washington Senators season
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.
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith and William Richardson |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
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Offseason
- February 1, 1928: Tris Speaker was released by the Senators.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 52–25 | 49–28 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | 0.641 | 2½ | 52–25 | 46–30 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 19 | 43–34 | 39–38 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 37–43 | 38–36 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 29 | 37–40 | 35–42 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 33 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 39 | 28–49 | 34–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 43½ | 26–47 | 31–49 |
Record vs. opponents
1928 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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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
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Player stats
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 |
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2B | Bucky Harris | 99 | 358 | 73 | .204 | 0 | 28 |
SS | Bobby Reeves | 102 | 353 | 107 | .303 | 3 | 42 |
OF | Sam 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 |
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Joe Cronin | 63 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 0 | 25 |
Jackie Hayes | 60 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 0 | 22 |
Eddie Kenna | 41 | 118 | 35 | .297 | 1 | 20 |
Ed Crowley | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Garland Braxton | 38 | 218.1 | 13 | 11 | 2.51 | 94 |
Lloyd Brown | 27 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 4.04 | 38 |
Bobby 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 |
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Jim Weaver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 |