1927 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Washington Senators finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 782 runs and belted 29 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Goose Goslin, who led the team with 13 home runs, 120 RBI, and 194 hits.
The team allowed 729 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Hod Lisenbee led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 105 strikeouts. Garland Braxton led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ossie Bluege | 3B | 146 | 503 | 71 | 138 | 1 | 66 | 15 | .354 | .362 | .716 | .274 |
| Buddy Dear | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Grant Gillis | SS | 10 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .361 | .624 | .222 |
| Bucky Harris | 2B | 128 | 475 | 98 | 127 | 1 | 55 | 18 | .363 | .328 | .691 | .267 |
| Jackie Hayes | SS | 10 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .241 | .508 | .241 |
| Joe Judge | 1B | 137 | 522 | 68 | 161 | 2 | 71 | 10 | .366 | .418 | .784 | .308 |
| Buddy Myer | SS | 15 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .322 | .235 | .557 | .216 |
| Eddie Onslow | 1B | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .222 |
| Bobby Reeves | SS | 112 | 380 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 39 | 3 | .296 | .318 | .614 | .255 |
| Topper Rigney | SS | 45 | 132 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .381 | .371 | .752 | .273 |
| Stuffy Stewart | 2B | 56 | 129 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .285 | .318 | .603 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Barnes | OF | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .455 | .872 | .364 |
| Nick Cullop | OF | 15 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .554 | .217 |
| Babe Ganzel | OF | 13 | 48 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .509 | .667 | 1.176 | .438 |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 148 | 581 | 96 | 194 | 13 | 120 | 21 | .392 | .516 | .908 | .334 |
| Earl McNeely | OF | 73 | 185 | 40 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .320 | .373 | .693 | .276 |
| Sam Rice | OF | 142 | 603 | 98 | 179 | 2 | 65 | 19 | .336 | .408 | .744 | .297 |
| Tris Speaker | OF | 141 | 523 | 71 | 171 | 2 | 73 | 9 | .395 | .444 | .839 | .327 |
| Ollie Tucker | OF | 20 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .321 | .292 | .613 | .208 |
| Sam West | OF | 38 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .320 | .328 | .648 | .239 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berger | C | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .267 | .620 | .267 |
| Mickey O'Neil | C | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 131 | 428 | 61 | 132 | 1 | 52 | 9 | .403 | .376 | .779 | .308 |
| Bennie Tate | C | 61 | 131 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .357 | .389 | .746 | .313 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lefty Atkinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5394 | 782 | 1549 | 29 | 696 | 133 | .339 | .385 | .725 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Garland Braxton | 58 | 2 | 155.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 13 | 96 | 33 | 2.95 | 1.140 | |||
| Bobby Burke | 36 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 3.96 | 1.230 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.375 | |||
| Stan Coveleski | 5 | 4 | 14.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3.14 | 1.469 | |||
| General Crowder | 15 | 11 | 67.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 4.54 | 1.486 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 30 | 27 | 198.7 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 60 | 86 | 2.85 | 1.324 | |||
| Paul Hopkins | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Walter Johnson | 18 | 15 | 107.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 5.10 | 1.291 | |||
| Dick Jones | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21.60 | 3.939 | |||
| Ralph Judd | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.500 | |||
| Hod Lisenbee | 39 | 34 | 242 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 105 | 78 | 3.57 | 1.236 | |||
| Firpo Marberry | 56 | 10 | 155.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 9 | 74 | 68 | 4.64 | 1.578 | |||
| George Murray | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 7.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Sloppy Thurston | 29 | 28 | 205.3 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 4.47 | 1.529 | |||
| Clay Van Alstyne | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 15 | 14 | 102.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 3.94 | 1.422 | |||
| Team Totals | 320 | 157 | 1401.9 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 23 | 497 | 491 | 3.97 | 1.373 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Goose Goslin | 148 |
| At Bats | Sam Rice | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Goose Goslin | 659 |
| Batting Average | Goose Goslin | .334 |
| On-Base % | Muddy Ruel | .403 |
| Slugging % | Goose Goslin | .516 |
| OPS | Goose Goslin | .908 |
| Runs | Bucky Harris and Sam Rice | 98 |
| Hits | Goose Goslin | 194 |
| Total Bases | Goose Goslin | 300 |
| Doubles | Tris Speaker | 43 |
| Triples | Goose Goslin | 15 |
| Home Runs | Goose Goslin | 13 |
| RBI | Goose Goslin | 120 |
| Walks | Bucky Harris | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Reeves | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Goose Goslin | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Tris Speaker | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bucky Harris | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hod Lisenbee | 18 |
| Losses | Sloppy Thurston | 13 |
| Saves | Garland Braxton | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Bump Hadley | .700 |
| ERA | Bump Hadley | 2.85 |
| WHIP | Garland Braxton | 1.140 |
| Innings Pitched | Hod Lisenbee | 242 |
| Games | Garland Braxton | 58 |
| Games Started | Hod Lisenbee | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Hod Lisenbee | 105 |
| Complete Games | Hod Lisenbee | 17 |
| Shutouts | Hod Lisenbee | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Hod Lisenbee | 1018 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sloppy Thurston | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Sloppy Thurston | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Bump Hadley | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sloppy Thurston | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Bump Hadley | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bump Hadley | 9 |
