The Washington Senators

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won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in first place in the American League

American League

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. Fueled by the excitement of winning their first AL pennant

Pennant (sports)

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, the Senators won the World Series

1924 World Series

In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in 1921–1922 and losing in 1923–1924. Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance...

 in dramatic fashion, a 12-inning game 7 victory.

Regular season

The Senators' offense was led by future Hall of Famer

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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 Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin

Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin was a left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until...

, who was one of the youngest players on the team. He drove in a league-leading 129 runs. Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

 had another outstanding year, winning the American League pitching triple crown

Triple crown (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...

 and being voted Most Valuable Player. He anchored a staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league. Reliever Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry

Frederick "Firpo" Marberry was an American right-handed starting and relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably with the Washington Senators...

 paced the circuit in saves and games pitched. Manager Bucky Harris

Bucky Harris

Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris was a Major League Baseball player, manager and executive. In 1975, the Veterans Committee elected Harris, as a manager, to the Baseball Hall of Fame.-Biography:...

, who was also the team's starting second baseman

Second baseman

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, was the highest paid player on the team, earning $9,000.

Roster

1924 Washington Senators
Roster
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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
C		149	501	142	.283	0	57
1B		140	516	167	.324	3	79
2B		143	544	146	.268	1	58
3B		117	402	113	.281	2	49
SS		155	523	142	.272	2	73
OF		154	579	199	.344	12	129
OF		154	646	216	.334	1	76

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
	26	73	19	.260	0	10
	9	15	2	.133	0	0
	5	8	5	.625	0	4

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
	38	277.2	23	7	2.72	158
	30	213	16	11	3.76	48
	33	202.2	15	9	2.75	45
	16	108	9	5	2.58	23

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
	50	195.1	11	12	3.09	68
	24	125.1	6	8	4.67	57
	6	23.1	0	1	5.01	8

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
	37	5	1	8	4.37	17
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

League top five finishers

Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin

Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin was a left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until...

• AL leader in RBI (129)
• #2 in AL in triples (17)

Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

• MLB leader in shutouts (6)
• AL leader in wins (23)
• AL leader in ERA (2.72)
• AL leader in strikeouts (158)

Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry

Frederick "Firpo" Marberry was an American right-handed starting and relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably with the Washington Senators...

• MLB leader in saves (15)

Sam Rice

Sam Rice

Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice was an American pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963....

• #3 in AL in stolen bases (24)
• #4 in AL in triples (14)

Tom Zachary

Tom Zachary

Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary was a pitcher who had a 19-year career that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators, St...

• #2 in AL in ERA (2.75)

Postseason

The Senators finally made it into postseason after many years of being the laughingstock of the American League. Behind ace pitcher Walter Johnson, they won the deciding Game 7 in extra innings. The team would get back to the World Series the next year

1925 World Series

In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games.In a reversal of fortune on all counts from the previous 1924 World Series, when Washington's Walter Johnson had come back from two losses to win the seventh and deciding game, Johnson...

 and also in 1933

1933 World Series

The 1933 World Series featured the New York Giants and the Washington Senators, with the Giants winning in five games for their first championship since , and their fourth overall....

, their last Series while playing in Washington.

External links

• 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1924 Washington Senators at Baseball Almanac