1920 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1920 Washington Senators finished with a record of 68-84. They scored 725 runs and belted 36 home runs to go along with a .290 batting average. The offense was powered by Braggo Roth, who led the team with 9 home runs and 92 RBI. Sam Rice led the team with 211 hits for a .338 average. Sam Rice had a great year on the basepaths with 63 stolen bases.
The team allowed 797 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. Tom Zachary was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Jim Shaw struck out 88 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Ellerbe | 3B | 101 | 336 | 38 | 98 | 0 | 36 | 5 | .331 | .345 | .676 | .292 |
| Bucky Harris | 2B | 136 | 506 | 76 | 152 | 1 | 68 | 16 | .377 | .381 | .758 | .300 |
| Bill Hollahan | 3B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Joe Judge | 1B | 126 | 493 | 103 | 164 | 5 | 51 | 12 | .416 | .462 | .878 | .333 |
| Bobby LaMotte | 3B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| George McBride | SS | 13 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .256 | .244 | .500 | .220 |
| Jim O'Neill | SS | 86 | 294 | 27 | 85 | 1 | 40 | 7 | .324 | .405 | .729 | .289 |
| Frank O'Rourke | SS | 14 | 54 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .321 | .315 | .636 | .296 |
| Doc Prothro | 3B | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .770 | .385 |
| Howie Shanks | 3B | 128 | 444 | 56 | 119 | 4 | 37 | 11 | .316 | .363 | .679 | .268 |
| Red Shannon | SS | 63 | 222 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 2 | .352 | .387 | .739 | .288 |
| Fred Thomas | 3B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Ricardo Torres | 1B | 16 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .355 | .367 | .722 | .333 |
| Allie Watt | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Brower | OF | 36 | 119 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .374 | .429 | .803 | .311 |
| Jack Calvo | OF | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .120 | .130 | .250 | .043 |
| Ed Johnson | OF | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .231 | .606 | .231 |
| Clyde Milan | OF | 126 | 506 | 70 | 163 | 3 | 41 | 10 | .364 | .403 | .767 | .322 |
| Sam Rice | OF | 153 | 624 | 83 | 211 | 3 | 80 | 63 | .381 | .428 | .809 | .338 |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 138 | 468 | 80 | 136 | 9 | 92 | 24 | .395 | .432 | .827 | .291 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Patsy Gharrity | C | 131 | 428 | 51 | 105 | 3 | 44 | 6 | .307 | .322 | .629 | .245 |
| Val Picinich | C | 48 | 133 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .259 | .346 | .605 | .203 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Elmer Bowman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Joe Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5252 | 725 | 1525 | 36 | 616 | 161 | .339 | .386 | .725 | .290 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jose Acosta | 17 | 5 | 82.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 4.03 | 1.427 | |||
| Harry Biemiller | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 4.76 | 2.000 | |||
| Gus Bono | 4 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.76 | 1.870 | |||
| Leon Carlson | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.65 | 1.301 | |||
| Jerry Conway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Harry Courtney | 37 | 24 | 188 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 48 | 77 | 4.74 | 1.596 | |||
| Joe Engel | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21.60 | 2.353 | |||
| Eric Erickson | 39 | 27 | 239.3 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 1 | 87 | 128 | 3.84 | 1.500 | |||
| Clarence Fisher | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.82 | 2.703 | |||
| Joe Gleason | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Walter Johnson | 21 | 15 | 143.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3 | 78 | 27 | 3.13 | 1.127 | |||
| Al Schacht | 22 | 11 | 99.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 4.44 | 1.611 | |||
| Jim Shaw | 38 | 32 | 236.3 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 1 | 88 | 87 | 4.27 | 1.574 | |||
| Duke Shirey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Bill Snyder | 16 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 4.17 | 1.611 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 44 | 31 | 262.7 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 | 53 | 78 | 3.77 | 1.397 | |||
| Team Totals | 255 | 153 | 1367 | 68 | 84 | .447 | 10 | 418 | 520 | 4.17 | 1.493 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sam Rice | 153 |
| At Bats | Sam Rice | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sam Rice | 686 |
| Batting Average | Sam Rice | .338 |
| On-Base % | Joe Judge | .416 |
| Slugging % | Joe Judge | .462 |
| OPS | Joe Judge | .878 |
| Runs | Joe Judge | 103 |
| Hits | Sam Rice | 211 |
| Total Bases | Sam Rice | 267 |
| Doubles | Sam Rice | 29 |
| Triples | Joe Judge | 15 |
| Home Runs | Braggo Roth | 9 |
| RBI | Braggo Roth | 92 |
| Walks | Braggo Roth | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Braggo Roth | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Sam Rice | 63 |
| Caught Stealing | Sam Rice | 30 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Clyde Milan | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Zachary | 15 |
| Losses | Jim Shaw | 18 |
| Saves | Walter Johnson | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Zachary | .484 |
| ERA | Tom Zachary | 3.77 |
| WHIP | Tom Zachary | 1.397 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Zachary | 262.7 |
| Games | Tom Zachary | 44 |
| Games Started | Jim Shaw | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Shaw | 88 |
| Complete Games | Tom Zachary | 19 |
| Shutouts | Walter Johnson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Zachary | 1141 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Shaw | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Zachary | 289 |
| Walks Allowed | Eric Erickson | 128 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eric Erickson | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Shaw | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eric Erickson | 11 |
