Remembering 1924 – Senators and Yankees split a doubleheader

New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 4 (1)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 28, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

NY  A    0  3  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   7 15  2
WAS A    0  0  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Witt cf                       5   2   2   2       0   0       0   0
Dugan 3b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       2   3
Ruth rf                       4   1   2   0       1   2       3   0
Meusel lf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Pipp 1b                       5   1   1   1       0   1      11   0
Johnson 2b                    4   1   3   0       1   0       2   2
Scott ss                      5   0   1   2       0   0       2   4
Schang c                      4   0   2   0       1   2       5   1
Hoyt p                        4   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                       40   7  15   7       4   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
TP: 1. Dugan-Pipp.
E: Dugan 2 (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Witt (5); Dugan (7); Pipp (6).
3B: Meusel (4).
SH: Dugan (5).
Team LOB: 11.
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Leibold cf                    4   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Harris 2b                     4   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Rice rf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Goslin lf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Judge 1b                      4   1   0   0       0   0      10   1
Ruel c                        4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Prothro 3b                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Fisher ph                   1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Bluege 3b                   1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Peckinpaugh ss                4   1   1   0       0   0       4   2
Johnson p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Russell p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Marberry p                  2   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
  Hargrave ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4       2   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Marberry-Harris.
E: Rice (7).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hoyt W(6-3)                   9     8   4   3   2   4   0  37
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson                       2     5   3   3   2   1   0  13
Russell L(0-1)                2     5   3   3   2   1   0  13
Marberry                      5     5   1   1   0   3   0  19
Totals                        9    15   7   7   4   5   0  45
Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - George Moriarty, 3B - Ducky Holmes
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 2500

Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 1 (2)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 28, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
WAS A    0  0  0    2  0  0    2  2  x  -   6 11  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Witt cf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Dugan 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Ruth rf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Meusel lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Pipp 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   0      10   0
Johnson 2b                    3   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
Scott ss                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   3
Hofmann c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Shawkey p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bush ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pipgras p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gaston p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   7   1       0   2      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Johnson-Scott.
E: Hofmann (1).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 4.
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Leibold cf                    2   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Harris 2b                     3   1   1   1       2   0       5   3
Rice rf                       4   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Goslin lf                     3   1   0   1       1   1       3   0
Judge 1b                      3   1   1   0       1   0      11   0
Hargrave c                    3   0   1   1       0   1       4   0
Bluege 3b                     4   0   2   0       0   2       0   2
Peckinpaugh ss                3   1   2   1       1   0       1   5
Zachary p                     3   2   2   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       28   6  11   5       7   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge, Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge.
BATTING - 
2B: Judge (12); Peckinpaugh (1).
SH: Leibold (1); Goslin (5); Hargrave (1); Zachary (1).
HBP: Leibold (1).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bluege (1).
CS: Rice (3); Bluege (1).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Shawkey L(5-4)                7    10   4   4   4   4   0  34
Pipgras                       0     1   2   1   1   0   0   3
Gaston                        1     0   0   0   2   0   0   3
Totals                        8    11   6   5   7   4   0  40
HBP: Pipgras (2).
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zachary W(1-2)                9     7   1   1   0   2   0  32

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Red Sox                  33   20   12    1  .625     -   194  124
New York Yankees                32   20   12    0  .625     -   166  144
Detroit Tigers                  36   19   17    0  .528   3.0   192  176
St. Louis Browns                33   17   16    0  .515   3.5   156  142
Washington Senators             34   15   18    1  .455   5.5   148  157
Chicago White Sox               32   14   18    0  .438   6.0   146  182
Cleveland Indians               32   14   18    0  .438   6.0   158  178
Philadelphia Athletics          32   12   20    0  .375   8.0   101  158
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
36  Cobb DET                  169 Cobb DET                  146 Cobb DET                  
36  Heilmann DET              161 Flagstead BOS             141 Witt NY                   
36  Pratt DET                 161 Heilmann DET              139 Tobin STL                 
36  Rigney DET                159 Pratt DET                 137 Wambsganss BOS            

R                             H                             2B                            
34  Harris BOS                56  Heilmann DET              17  Heilmann DET              
31  Flagstead BOS             51  Cobb DET                  16  Pratt DET                 
31  Heilmann DET              48  Jamieson CLE              14  Harris BOS                
29  Ruth NY                   47  Harris BOS                12  Judge WAS                 
29  Wambsganss BOS            47  Meusel NY                                               

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
5   Judge WAS                 11  Ruth NY                   33  Heilmann DET              
5   Pipp NY                   6   Hauser PHI                32  Pratt DET                 
5   Sisler STL                6   Williams STL              30  Harris BOS                
4   5 players                 5   Heilmann DET              28  Veach BOS                 

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
32  Ruth NY                   25  Kamm CHI                  5   Gerber STL                
24  Heilmann DET              19  Ruth NY                   4   Burns CLE                 
23  Flagstead BOS             16  Ward NY                   4   Manush DET                
21  Harris BOS                15  Lutzke CLE                3   4 players                 
21  O'Neill BOS                                                                           

SH                            SB                            CS                            
11  Harris WAS                9   Collins CHI               5   Hooper CHI                
10  Severeid STL              7   Harris WAS                5   Mostil CHI                
9   Pratt DET                 6   4 players                 4   Cobb DET                  
8   Many players                                            4   Sisler STL                

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.431 Heilmann DET             .519 Heilmann DET             .738 Heilmann DET             
.396 Williams STL             .489 Ruth NY                  .729 Ruth NY                  
.385 Boone BOS                .475 Boone BOS                .683 Williams STL             
.376 Harris BOS               .474 Williams STL             .600 Harris BOS               

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.200 Lee BOS                  .248 Galloway PHI             .233 Lee BOS                  
.222 Strand PHI               .274 Scott NY                 .288 Scott NY                 
.232 Lutzke CLE               .278 Strand PHI               .295 Lutzke CLE               
.232 Galloway PHI             .295 Lutzke CLE               .298 Peckinpaugh WAS
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
14  Ehmke BOS                 10  Ehmke BOS                 8   Ehmke BOS                 
14  Holloway DET              9   Johnson WAS               7   Quinn BOS                 
12  Hoyt NY                   9   Stoner DET                6   Rommel PHI                
11  Quinn BOS                 8   Many players              6   Thurston CHI              
11  Shawkey NY                                                                            

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
2   Ehmke BOS                 8   Holloway DET              3   Quinn BOS                 
2   Johnson WAS               7   Connally CHI              2   5 players                 
2   Quinn BOS                 6   Pruett STL                                              
2   Rommel PHI                4   5 players                                               

W                             L                             IP                            
6   Ehmke BOS                 5   Lyons CHI                 93.2 Ehmke BOS                
6   Hoyt NY                   5   Shaute CLE                78.1 Quinn BOS                
6   Stoner DET                4   Many players              71.1 Stoner DET               
5   Many players                                            71   Hoyt NY                  

H                             HR                            R                             
81  Stoner DET                6   Pennock NY                43  Coveleski CLE             
80  Coveleski CLE             6   Stoner DET                38  Blankenship CHI           
76  Hoyt NY                   4   Dauss DET                 35  Dauss DET                 
72  Blankenship CHI           4   Holloway DET              34  Cole DET                  
                                                            34  Stoner DET                

ER                            BB                            SO                            
37  Coveleski CLE             33  Shawkey NY                54  Johnson WAS               
34  Blankenship CHI           30  Ferguson BOS              42  Shawkey NY                
30  Shawkey NY                28  Ehmke BOS                 36  Ehmke BOS                 
29  3 players                 26  Rommel PHI                35  Martina WAS               

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
6   Whitehill DET             3   Jones NY                  1   Ogden PHI-WAS             
5   Johnson WAS               3   McWeeny CHI               1   Speece WAS                
4   Bayne STL                 3   Shawkey NY                                              
4   Uhle CLE                  2   5 players                                               

ERA                              High ERA                         
1.49 Quinn BOS                6.49 Coveleski CLE            
1.59 Wingard STL              6.33 Blankenship CHI          
1.92 Ehmke BOS                5.29 Connally CHI             
2.19 Edwards CLE              4.84 Heimach PHI
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