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.

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 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
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:
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	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
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

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
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
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
Jim 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