Remembering 1924 – Senators win fifth game in a row

Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Walter Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1924 (D) at Griffith StadiumWashingtonSenators1227

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  2
WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  6  1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mostil cf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Hooper rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Collins 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Sheely 1b                     3   1   0   0       0   1       8   0
Falk lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Kamm 3b                       3   0   0   1       0   0       3   3
Morehart ss                   3   0   1   0       1   0       1   2
Schalk c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
  Crouse ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cvengros p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Archdeacon ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Connally p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1       2   1      24   9
FIELDING - 
E: Schalk 2 (7).
BATTING - 
3B: Morehart (1).
SH: Collins (17); Kamm (26).
HBP: Sheely (3).
Team LOB: 7.
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McNeely cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Harris 2b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       3   1
Rice rf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Goslin lf                     4   0   2   0       0   1       5   0
Judge 1b                      1   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Shirley 1b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Bluege 3b                     2   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Ruel c                        3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Peckinpaugh ss                3   0   2   2       0   0       2   3
Johnson p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Marberry p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   2   6   2       3   4      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Shirley.
E: Peckinpaugh (25).
BATTING - 
3B: Goslin (15).
SH: Judge (15); Bluege (10).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harris (19).
CS: Harris (7).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cvengros L(2-9)               7     5   2   2   3   4   0  28
Connally                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     6   2   2   3   4   0  32
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(16-6)               7     4   0   0   1   1   0  26
Marberry SV(9)                2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9
Totals                        9     5   1   0   2   1   0  35
HBP: Marberry (8).
Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Ducky Holmes, 3B - Billy Evans
Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 6000

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               117   67   49    1  .578     -   608  527
Washington Senators            121   67   52    2  .563   1.5   566  467
Detroit Tigers                 118   64   53    1  .547   3.5   624  584
St. Louis Browns               117   61   55    1  .526   6.0   579  560
Cleveland Indians              118   54   64    0  .458  14.0   570  610
Boston Red Sox                 119   52   64    3  .448  15.0   557  597
Chicago White Sox              115   51   64    0  .443  15.5   592  629
Philadelphia Athletics         119   52   67    0  .437  16.5   489  611
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
120 Goslin WAS                561 Wambsganss BOS            501 Rice WAS                  
120 Rice WAS                  555 Cobb DET                  495 Wambsganss BOS            
119 Peckinpaugh WAS           551 Rice WAS                  486 Sisler STL                
119 Simmons PHI               525 J. Sewell CLE             478 Dugan NY                  
119 Wambsganss BOS                                                                        

R                             H                             2B                            
116 Ruth NY                   163 Cobb DET                  37  J. Sewell CLE             
88  Cobb DET                  160 Rice WAS                  36  Heilmann DET              
82  Dugan NY                  158 Ruth NY                   34  Wambsganss BOS            
82  Rice WAS                  152 Jamieson CLE              33  Burns CLE                 

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
15  Goslin WAS                38  Ruth NY                   101 Ruth NY                   
15  Pipp NY                   20  Hauser PHI                94  Goslin WAS                
13  Heilmann DET              16  Williams STL              91  Heilmann DET              
13  Rice WAS                  15  Jacobson STL              91  Meusel NY                 

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
113 Ruth NY                   63  Ruth NY                   13  Burns CLE                 
80  Sheely CHI                55  Kamm CHI                  11  Manush DET                
77  Rigney DET                48  Dykes PHI                 9   Gerber STL                
72  Cobb DET                  46  Simmons PHI               8   Goslin WAS                

SH                            SB                            CS                            
37  Harris WAS                32  Collins CHI               12  Collins CHI               
29  Severeid STL              19  Harris WAS                12  Hooper CHI                
27  Wambsganss BOS            18  Meusel NY                 12  Rice WAS                  
26  Kamm CHI                  17  Sisler STL                12  Sisler STL                

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.396 Ruth NY                  .532 Ruth NY                  .789 Ruth NY                  
.357 Falk CHI                 .449 Sheely CHI               .551 Jacobson STL             
.347 Cobb DET                 .435 Cobb DET                 .531 Heilmann DET             
.346 Jamieson CLE             .431 Collins CHI              .564 Williams STL *           

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.249 Kamm CHI                 .294 Scott NY                 .320 Lutzke CLE               
.251 Lutzke CLE               .308 Galloway PHI             .327 Peckinpaugh WAS          
.258 Peckinpaugh WAS          .320 Wambsganss BOS           .329 Scott NY                 
.261 Scott NY                 .321 Barrett CHI              .336 Barrett CHI
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
39  Shaute CLE                29  Johnson WAS               21  Ehmke BOS                 
37  Quinn BOS                 28  Ehmke BOS                 21  Pennock NY                
36  Connally CHI              28  Shaute CLE                21  Thurston CHI              
36  Holloway DET              27  Thurston CHI              18  Shaute CLE                
36  Hoyt NY                                                                               

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
5   Johnson WAS               22  Connally CHI              9   Marberry WAS              
3   5 players                 20  Gaston NY                 7   Quinn BOS                 
                              18  Holloway DET              7   Russell WAS               
                              18  Marberry WAS              5   Connally CHI              

W                             L                             IP                            
18  Shaute CLE                13  Ehmke BOS                 244.2 Ehmke BOS               
17  Pennock NY                13  Ferguson BOS              239.2 Shaute CLE              
17  Thurston CHI              13  Shaute CLE                226   Thurston CHI            
16  Johnson WAS               12  Rommel PHI                224.2 Pennock NY              

H                             HR                            R                             
260 Shaute CLE                14  Thurston CHI              119 Stoner DET                
251 Thurston CHI              12  Danforth STL              110 Lyons CHI                 
246 Ehmke BOS                 12  Pennock NY                109 Thurston CHI              
240 Stoner DET                12  Stoner DET                107 Shaute CLE                

ER                            BB                            SO                            
104 Stoner DET                87  Bush NY                   121 Johnson WAS               
93  Lyons CHI                 85  Ferguson BOS              93  Ehmke BOS                 
92  Shaute CLE                77  Rommel PHI                88  Shawkey NY                
92  Shocker STL               74  Shaute CLE                77  Pennock NY                

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
13  Whitehill DET             6   Meeker PHI                3   Gaston NY                 
10  Quinn BOS                 5   Jones NY                  2   Ferguson BOS              
9   4 players                 5   Shaute CLE                2   Zachary WAS               
                              4   Many players              1   Many players              

ERA                              High ERA                         
2.69 Johnson WAS              5.05 Shawkey NY               
2.69 Baumgartner PHI          5.00 Stoner DET               
2.75 Zachary WAS              4.89 Lyons CHI                
2.88 Pennock NY               4.87 Meeker PHI
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