Remembering 1924 – Senators sweep Red Sox in Doubleheader

Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (1)

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 1, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
WAS A    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Collins rf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Wambsganss 2b                 4   0   1   0       1   0       5   1
Harris 1b                     5   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Veach lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Flagstead cf                  2   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Ezzell 3b                     3   0   2   1       0   0       0   1
Picinich c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Lee ss                        2   0   1   0       0   0       0   6
  Todt ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Shanks ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Piercy p                      2   0   0   0       1   1       0   4
  O'Neill ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Connolly pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1       5   2      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Flagstead (7), Lee (25).
BATTING - 
3B: Flagstead (2).
SH: Collins (6); Ezzell (3); Picinich (1); Lee (10).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wambsganss (5).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rice rf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Matthews cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Harris 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
Goslin lf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       7   0
Judge 1b                      3   0   2   0       1   0       6   1
Ruel c                        3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Peckinpaugh ss                2   1   0   0       2   0       0   2
Bluege 3b                     2   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Martina p                     2   0   1   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       26   2   6   2       6   1      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge.
E: Peckinpaugh (14).
BATTING - 
SH: Rice (6); Bluege 2 (6); Martina (1).
HBP: Martina (1).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Piercy L(4-3)                 8     6   2   1   6   1   0  37
HBP: Piercy (4).
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Martina W(6-6)                9     6   1   1   5   2   0  39
Umpires: HP - Red Ormsby, 1B - Billy Evans
Time of Game: 1:48
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Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 0 (2)

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 1, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
WAS A    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   5  8  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Collins rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Wambsganss 2b                 2   0   1   0       2   0       3   3
Harris 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0      11   1
Veach lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Flagstead cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Ezzell 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
O'Neill c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Lee ss                        3   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Quinn p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Todt ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ruffing p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0       4   1      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Quinn-Wambsganss-Harris.
E: Lee (26).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Wambsganss (4).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rice rf                       4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Matthews cf                   2   0   0   0       2   0       4   0
Harris 2b                     2   1   0   0       1   1       3   2
Goslin lf                     4   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Judge 1b                      4   1   2   2       0   0      13   1
Peckinpaugh ss                3   1   1   1       1   0       0   6
Bluege 3b                     4   0   1   1       0   1       3   5
Tate c                        3   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Ogden p                       3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Totals                       29   5   8   5       4   4      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge.
BATTING - 
2B: Judge (17); Tate (1).
3B: Goslin (8); Bluege (2).
SH: Harris (21).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harris (11); Judge (9).
CS: Matthews (6).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Quinn L(7-8)                  7     6   3   3   3   4   0  28
Ruffing                       1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6
Totals                        8     8   5   5   4   4   0  34
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ogden W(4-3)                  9     3   0   0   4   1   0  32
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 1:38

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Senators             69   40   28    1  .588     -   335  272
New York Yankees                65   35   29    1  .547   3.0   324  287
Detroit Tigers                  70   38   32    0  .543   3.0   381  369
Cleveland Indians               66   33   33    0  .500   6.0   333  332
Chicago White Sox               65   32   33    0  .492   6.5   348  347
Boston Red Sox                  68   32   34    2  .485   7.0   322  302
St. Louis Browns                64   31   33    0  .484   7.0   319  330
Philadelphia Athletics          65   23   42    0  .354  15.5   220  343
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
70  Cobb DET                  329 Cobb DET                  285 Cobb DET                  
70  Rigney DET                323 Wambsganss BOS            283 Wambsganss BOS            
69  Goslin WAS                312 Rice WAS                  278 Rice WAS                  
68  3 players                 311 Veach BOS                 267 Dugan NY                  

R                             H                             2B                            
60  Ruth NY                   100 Cobb DET                  24  Heilmann DET              
54  Cobb DET                  98  Jamieson CLE              21  Burns CLE                 
51  Blue DET                  89  Rice WAS                  21  Veach BOS                 
51  Rice WAS                  88  Goslin WAS                20  3 players                 

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
8   Goslin WAS                20  Ruth NY                   55  Goslin WAS                
7   Pipp NY                   14  Williams STL              52  J. Sewell CLE             
6   Heilmann DET              11  Hauser PHI                51  Ruth NY                   
6   Sisler STL                11  Jacobson STL              50  Heilmann DET              
6   Veach BOS                                                                             

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
67  Ruth NY                   40  Kamm CHI                  7   Burns CLE                 
44  Rigney DET                39  Ruth NY                   5   Gerber STL                
44  Sheely CHI                31  Riconda PHI               5   Goslin WAS                
44  Williams STL              26  Peckinpaugh WAS           4   5 players                 

SH                            SB                            CS                            
21  Harris WAS                18  Collins CHI               9   Hooper CHI                
18  Ruel WAS                  14  Williams STL              7   6 players                 
18  Severeid STL              12  Jamieson CLE                                            
17  Veach BOS                 11  3 players                                               
17  Wambsganss BOS                                                                        

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.368 Jamieson CLE             .512 Ruth NY                  .724 Ruth NY                  
.355 Ruth NY                  .454 Williams STL             .612 Williams STL             
.351 Boone BOS                .443 Sheely CHI               .562 Heilmann DET             
.351 Cobb DET                 .442 Heilmann DET             .548 Jacobson STL             

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.227 Lee BOS                  .279 Galloway PHI             .283 Lee BOS                  
.229 Kamm CHI                 .287 Scott NY                 .292 Scott NY                 
.255 Galloway PHI             .317 Kamm CHI                 .318 O'Neill BOS              
.257 Flagstead BOS            .319 Dugan NY                 .326 Kamm CHI
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
23  Ehmke BOS                 17  Ehmke BOS                 15  Ehmke BOS                 
23  Shaute CLE                17  Johnson WAS               13  Thurston CHI              
22  Holloway DET              16  Quinn BOS                 10  Pennock NY                
21  Quinn BOS                 16  Shaute CLE                9   5 players                 
                              16  Stoner DET                                              

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
4   Johnson WAS               14  Connally CHI              7   Marberry WAS              
3   Rommel PHI                14  Holloway DET              4   Quinn BOS                 
2   5 players                 11  Baumgartner PHI           3   Baumgartner PHI           
                              10  Marberry WAS              2   Many players              

W                             L                             IP                            
11  Ehmke BOS                 9   Cole DET                  160   Ehmke BOS               
11  Thurston CHI              8   Quinn BOS                 144.2 Shaute CLE              
10  Hoyt NY                   8   Shaute CLE                132.1 Thurston CHI            
10  Johnson WAS               7   4 players                 131   Quinn BOS               

H                             HR                            R                             
165 Shaute CLE                8   Pennock NY                77  Stoner DET                
155 Stoner DET                8   Shocker STL               65  Lyons CHI                 
143 Hoyt NY                   8   Stoner DET                63  Coveleski CLE             
141 Ehmke BOS                 7   Thurston CHI              61  Shaute CLE                
141 Lyons CHI                                                                             

ER                            BB                            SO                            
64  Stoner DET                52  Ferguson BOS              83  Johnson WAS               
54  Lyons CHI                 46  Shaute CLE                68  Ehmke BOS                 
54  Shocker STL               45  Bush NY                   57  Shawkey NY                
53  Coveleski CLE             43  Rommel PHI                48  Martina WAS               
53  Shaute CLE                                                                            

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
8   Whitehill DET             4   Bush NY                   2   Gaston NY                 
7   Bayne STL                 4   Jones NY                  2   Zachary WAS               
7   Johnson WAS               4   Pennock NY                1   Many players              
6   3 players                 4   Shaute CLE                                              
                              4   Shawkey NY                                              

ERA                              High ERA                         
2.53 Ehmke BOS                5.12 Shocker STL              
2.69 Johnson WAS              5.04 Cole DET                 
2.95 Quinn BOS                4.90 Leverett CHI             
3.04 Rommel PHI               4.85 Burns PHI
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