Remembering 1924 – Senators Win Fifth Game in a Row

Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4

The Washington Senators are tied for 3rd place 2 games behind the league leading Yankees.

Game Played on Sunday, June 22, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Sam Rice

 

 

 

 

 












Day

Game Played on Sunday, June 22, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

PHI A    2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
WAS A    0  0  1    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bishop 2b                     3   2   1   0       1   0       3   2
Miller lf                     3   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Welch rf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Hauser 1b                     3   0   0   1       0   1       6   0
Simmons cf                    4   0   1   1       0   1       2   1
Riconda 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Galloway ss                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   4
Bruggy c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Rommel p                      3   0   2   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       30   4   7   4       2   4      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rommel-Galloway-Hauser.
E: Galloway (15).
BATTING - 
3B: Bishop (1).
SH: Miller (5); Hauser (3).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Welch (3).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rice rf                       4   2   2   3       0   1       0   0
Matthews cf                   4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Harris 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Goslin lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Judge 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Ruel c                        3   0   2   0       1   0       6   1
Peckinpaugh ss                4   1   2   0       0   1       3   4
Bluege 3b                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   3
Ogden p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Martina p                   3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5  10   4       3   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Judge-Peckinpaugh.
BATTING - 
2B: Matthews (4); Ruel 2 (11).
3B: Rice (1); Matthews (2).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rommel L(5-7)                 8    10   5   4   3   3   0  36
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ogden                         3     3   3   3   1   1   0  13
Martina W(5-5)                6     4   1   1   1   3   0  21
Totals                        9     7   4   4   2   4   0  34
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 1:48

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees                54   30   23    1  .566     -   263  234
Detroit Tigers                  62   34   28    0  .548   0.5   342  328
Boston Red Sox                  55   28   25    2  .528   2.0   282  242
Washington Senators             56   29   26    1  .527   2.0   289  254
St. Louis Browns                56   28   28    0  .500   3.5   278  280
Chicago White Sox               55   27   28    0  .491   4.0   286  292
Cleveland Indians               56   27   29    0  .482   4.5   292  295
Philadelphia Athletics          54   19   35    0  .352  11.5   192  299
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
62  Cobb DET                  292 Cobb DET                  251 Cobb DET                  
62  Rigney DET                268 Blue DET                  229 Blue DET                  
59  Heilmann DET              267 Rigney DET                228 Jamieson CLE              
58  Blue DET                  261 Wambsganss BOS            228 Wambsganss BOS            

R                             H                             2B                            
50  Ruth NY                   90  Cobb DET                  22  Heilmann DET              
48  Cobb DET                  83  Jamieson CLE              20  Burns CLE                 
45  Blue DET                  75  Goslin WAS                20  Pratt DET                 
44  Heilmann DET              74  Rice WAS                  19  J. Sewell CLE             

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
6   Pipp NY                   17  Ruth NY                   47  Heilmann DET              
6   Sisler STL                14  Williams STL              47  J. Sewell CLE             
5   5 players                 10  Hauser PHI                45  Boone BOS                 
                              7   Jacobson STL              45  Goslin WAS                

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
57  Ruth NY                   38  Kamm CHI                  6   Burns CLE                 
40  Sheely CHI                31  Ruth NY                   5   Gerber STL                
39  Rigney DET                24  Dykes PHI                 5   Goslin WAS                
36  Williams STL              21  Riconda PHI               4   Harris WAS                
                                                            4   Manush DET                

SH                            SB                            CS                            
16  Harris WAS                14  Collins CHI               8   Hooper CHI                
15  Heilmann DET              12  Williams STL              7   Cobb DET                  
15  Pratt DET                 11  Jamieson CLE              7   Mostil CHI                
15  Ruel WAS                  10  McNulty CLE               7   Sisler STL                
15  Severeid STL                                                                          

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.373 Falk CHI                 .513 Ruth NY                  .747 Ruth NY                  
.364 Jamieson CLE             .458 Williams STL             .655 Williams STL             
.359 Cobb DET                 .456 Sheely CHI               .571 Heilmann DET             
.355 Meusel NY                .441 Heilmann DET             .556 Falk CHI                 

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.210 Lee BOS                  .280 Galloway PHI             .278 Lee BOS                  
.238 Barrett CHI              .284 Scott NY                 .297 Scott NY                 
.241 Kamm CHI                 .304 Wambsganss BOS           .302 Barrett CHI              
.246 Wambsganss BOS           .307 Barrett CHI              .311 Wambsganss BOS
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
21  Ehmke BOS                 15  Ehmke BOS                 13  Ehmke BOS                 
20  Holloway DET              15  Johnson WAS               11  Thurston CHI              
19  Shaute CLE                15  Stoner DET                8   Pennock NY                
17  5 players                 13  Many players              8   Quinn BOS                 

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
3   Johnson WAS               13  Connally CHI              7   Marberry WAS              
2   Ehmke BOS                 12  Holloway DET              4   Quinn BOS                 
2   Quinn BOS                 10  Baumgartner PHI           3   Baumgartner PHI           
2   Rommel PHI                10  Marberry WAS              2   5 players                 
2   Shaute CLE                                                                            

W                             L                             IP                            
9   Ehmke BOS                 7   Cole DET                  140   Ehmke BOS               
9   Johnson WAS               7   Ehmke BOS                 116.2 Shaute CLE              
9   Thurston CHI              7   Rommel PHI                114.1 Thurston CHI            
8   Hoyt NY                   7   Shaute CLE                112.1 Quinn BOS               
8   Stoner DET                                              112.1 Stoner DET              

H                             HR                            R                             
138 Shaute CLE                7   Pennock NY                62  Stoner DET                
136 Stoner DET                7   Shocker STL               60  Uhle CLE                  
122 Thurston CHI              7   Stoner DET                54  Coveleski CLE             
120 Ehmke BOS                 7   Thurston CHI              54  Lyons CHI                 

ER                            BB                            SO                            
53  Stoner DET                48  Ferguson BOS              77  Johnson WAS               
47  Coveleski CLE             42  Uhle CLE                  60  Ehmke BOS                 
46  Lyons CHI                 40  Bush NY                   54  Shawkey NY                
46  Shaute CLE                39  Ehmke BOS                 43  Martina WAS               
46  Shocker STL                                                                           

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
8   Whitehill DET             4   Jones NY                  2   Zachary WAS               
7   Bayne STL                 4   Shaute CLE                1   7 players                 
6   Johnson WAS               4   Shawkey NY                                              
6   Uhle CLE                  3   5 players                                               

ERA                              High ERA                         
2.56 Quinn BOS                6.35 Blankenship CHI          
2.57 Ehmke BOS                5.77 Martina WAS              
2.67 Wingard STL              5.56 Fuhr BOS                 
3.03 Johnson WAS              5.09 Shocker STL

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by
Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at “www.retrosheet.org”.