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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