Remembering 1924 – Senators 3 Yankees 2

Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2

The Senators improve their record to 6-8-1 after holding off the Bronx Bombers 3-2. Walter Johnson wins hid third game of the season and Firpo Marberry gets his first save of the season.

Game Played on Thursday, May 1, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

WAS A    1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
NY A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  0
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Leibold rf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Harris 2b                     5   2   2   0       0   2       2   1
Rice cf                       4   0   3   1       1   0       1   0
Goslin lf                     4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Judge 1b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       9   1
Ruel c                        3   0   1   0       0   0      11   0
Prothro 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Peckinpaugh ss                4   0   2   1       0   0       1   1
Johnson p                     2   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
  Marberry p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   3  10   3       3   3      27   9
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (5); Rice (3).
SH: Ruel (3); Prothro (4).
Team LOB: 10.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Witt cf                       5   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Dugan 3b                      4   0   1   0       1   2       0   2
Ruth rf                       3   0   0   0       2   0       4   0
Meusel lf                     5   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Pipp 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   0      14   0
Ward 2b                       3   1   2   0       0   0       0   5
Scott ss                      3   1   1   1       1   2       1   2
Hofmann c                     1   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Schang c                    3   0   0   1       0   1       2   0
Hoyt p                        1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Combs ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Hendrick ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Shawkey p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Johnson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2       4   8      27  13
BATTING - 
3B: Ward (2); Scott (1).
SH: Ward (4).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pipp (1).
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(3-1)                6     4   2   2   3   5   0  25
Marberry SV(1)                3     5   0   0   1   3   0  15
Totals                        9     9   2   2   4   8   0  40
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hoyt L(3-2)                   5     7   3   3   1   1   0  23
Jones                         2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9
Shawkey                       2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                        9    10   3   3   3   3   0  40
Umpires: HP - Tommy Connolly, 1B - Bill Dinneen, 3B - Pants Rowland
Time of Game: 2:08
Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                  14    9    5    0  .643     -    89   63
New York Yankees                14    9    5    0  .643     -    76   66
Chicago White Sox               14    8    6    0  .571   1.0    75   78
Philadelphia Athletics          12    6    6    0  .500   2.0    40   60
Washington Senators             15    6    8    1  .429   3.0    65   67
Boston Red Sox                  13    5    7    1  .417   3.0    71   59
Cleveland Indians               12    5    7    0  .417   3.0    60   75
St. Louis Browns                14    5    9    0  .357   4.0    71   79
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB
15  7 players                 69  Blue DET                  66  Harris WAS
                              69  Harris WAS                64  Witt NY
                              67  5 players                 63  Sisler STL
                                                            62  Dugan NY                  

R                             H                             2B
15  Cobb DET                  26  Cobb DET                  7   McManus STL
14  Blue DET                  24  Sisler STL                6   6 players
14  Hooper CHI                23  Heilmann DET
13  3 players                 23  Witt NY                                                 

3B                            HR                            RBI
4   Prothro WAS               5   Ruth NY                   17  Heilmann DET
3   Harris BOS                3   Hauser PHI                15  Pratt DET
3   Judge WAS                 3   Jacobson STL              13  4 players
3   Pipp NY                   3   McManus STL
3   Sisler STL                                                                            

BB                            SO                            HBP
17  Ruth NY                   12  Ward NY                   2   Blue DET
11  Boone BOS                 10  Ruth NY                   2   Burns CLE
11  Pipp NY                   9   Dykes PHI                 2   Gerber STL
10  3 players                 8   Kamm CHI                  2   Judge WAS
                                                            2   Manush DET                

SH                            SB                            CS
4   Heilmann DET              5   Barrett CHI               4   Mostil CHI
4   Manush DET                5   Collins CHI               4   Sisler STL
4   Pratt DET                 3   French CHI                3   Collins CHI
4   Prothro WAS               3   Hooper CHI                2   Many players
4   Ward NY                                                                               

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG
.460 Heilmann DET             .550 Heilmann DET             .700 Heilmann DET
.456 Cobb DET                 .516 Cobb DET                 .667 Ruth NY
.421 Summa CLE                .488 O'Neill BOS              .615 Harris BOS
.386 Simmons PHI              .475 Sheely CHI               .611 Jacobson STL             

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG
.143 Miller PHI               .174 Lutzke CLE               .171 Miller PHI
.150 Lee BOS                  .211 Miller PHI               .175 Lee BOS
.156 Lutzke CLE               .217 Galloway PHI             .231 B. Jones DET
.186 Dykes PHI                .255 B. Jones DET             .237 Severeid STL
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG
6   Hoyt NY                   4   Many players              3   Quinn BOS
5   7 players                                               3   Rommel PHI
                                                            3   Stoner DET
                                                            3   Thurston CHI              

SHO                           GF                            SV
2   Rommel PHI                4   Connally CHI              2   Harriss PHI
1   Ehmke BOS                 4   Holloway DET              1   6 players
1   Johnson WAS               4   Speece WAS
                              3   3 players                                               

W                             L                             IP
3   6 players                 3   Pruett STL                36.1 Quinn BOS
                              3   Shaute CLE                34   Hoyt NY
                              3   Zahniser WAS              33   Rommel PHI
                              2   Many players              32   Ehmke BOS                

H                             HR                            R
37  Dauss DET                 3   Johnson DET               18  Dauss DET
37  Hoyt NY                   3   Stoner DET                17  Coveleski CLE
36  Coveleski CLE             2   6 players                 16  4 players
34  Blankenship CHI                                                                       

ER                            BB                            SO
16  Coveleski CLE             15  Shawkey NY                23  Johnson WAS
15  Hoyt NY                   14  Bush NY                   17  Shawkey NY
14  Blankenship CHI           14  Martina WAS               13  Bush NY
14  Robertson CHI             13  Ferguson BOS              13  Hoyt NY
14  Shawkey NY                                              13  Martina WAS               

HBP                           WP                            BK
6   Whitehill DET             2   Piercy BOS                1   Speece WAS
3   Bayne STL                 2   Shawkey NY
2   5 players                 1   Many players                                            

ERA                              High ERA
1.36 Rommel PHI               6.65 Coveleski CLE
1.98 Quinn BOS                6.63 Robertson CHI
2.25 Ehmke BOS                5.62 Heimach PHI
2.31 Whitehill DET            5.57 Cole DET
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