1928 Washington Senators season

1928 Washington Senators
1928 Washington Senators
League	American League
Ballpark	Griffith Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Owners	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers	Bucky Harris

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

1928 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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