1926 Washington Senators

81-69 • .540 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1926 Washington Senators went 81-69 (.540) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 802 runs, allowed 761, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (17 HR, 108 RBI) and Walter Johnson (15-16, 3.63 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
69 Losses
.540 Win %
4th Rank
802 R 761 RA
Diff +41

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802 Runs Scored
761 Runs Allowed
+41 Run Diff
447K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .291 4% above the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .364 4% above the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .400 2% above the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.34 8% worse than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 802 10% above the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 447,900
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Avg per Game 6,052

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Goose Goslin 0.354 2 Sam Rice 0.337 3 Joe Harris 0.307 4 Buddy Myer 0.304 5 Earl McNeely 0.303

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 17 2 Joe Judge 7 3 Joe Harris 5 4 Ossie Bluege 3 5 Sam Rice 3

RBI

1 Goose Goslin 108 2 Joe Judge 92 3 Sam Rice 76 4 Ossie Bluege 65 5 Bucky Harris 63
1926 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 152 641 98 216 32 14 3 76 42 20 24 0.337
Goose Goslin 147 568 105 201 26 15 17 108 63 38 8 0.354
Bucky Harris 141 537 94 152 39 9 1 63 58 41 16 0.283
Ossie Bluege 139 487 69 132 19 8 3 65 70 46 12 0.271
Joe Judge 134 453 70 132 25 11 7 92 53 25 7 0.291
Earl McNeely 124 442 84 134 20 12 0 48 44 28 18 0.303
Buddy Myer 132 434 66 132 18 6 1 62 45 19 10 0.304
Muddy Ruel 117 368 42 110 22 4 1 53 61 14 7 0.299
Joe Harris 92 257 43 79 13 9 5 55 37 9 2 0.307
Roger Peckinpaugh 57 147 19 35 4 1 1 14 28 12 3 0.238
Bennie Tate 59 142 17 38 5 2 1 13 15 1 0 0.268
Walter Johnson 35 103 6 20 5 0 1 12 3 11 0 0.194
Dutch Ruether 47 92 6 23 2 0 1 11 6 10 0 0.250
Stan Coveleski 36 82 8 17 3 2 0 3 2 26 0 0.207
Stuffy Stewart 62 63 27 17 6 1 0 9 6 6 8 0.270
Danny Taylor 21 50 10 15 0 1 1 5 5 7 1 0.300
Bobby Reeves 20 49 4 11 0 1 0 7 6 9 1 0.224
General Crowder 19 38 5 9 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.237
George Murray 12 36 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.139
Firpo Marberry 64 34 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.176
Hank Severeid 22 34 2 7 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 0.206
Jack Tobin 27 33 5 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.212
Bullet Joe Bush 17 30 1 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.233
Tex Jeanes 21 30 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.233
Curly Ogden 22 27 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.185
Bill Morrell 26 17 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.235
Alex Ferguson 19 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.182
Dick Jones 5 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Emilio Palmero 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Lefty Thomas 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Uchrinscko 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Kelley 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Ennis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bump Hadley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Loftus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Firpo Marberry 3.00 2 Stan Coveleski 3.12 3 Walter Johnson 3.63 4 General Crowder 3.96 5 Curly Ogden 4.30

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 15 2 Stan Coveleski 14 3 Firpo Marberry 12 4 Dutch Ruether 12 5 General Crowder 7

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 125 2 Stan Coveleski 50 3 Dutch Ruether 48 4 Firpo Marberry 43 5 George Murray 28
1926 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 15 16 3.63 33 33 0 260.2 259 105 73 125
Stan Coveleski 14 11 3.12 36 34 1 245.1 272 85 81 50
Dutch Ruether 12 6 4.84 23 23 0 169.1 214 91 66 48
Firpo Marberry 12 7 3.00 64 5 22 138.0 120 46 66 43
General Crowder 7 4 3.96 19 12 1 100.0 97 44 60 26
Curly Ogden 4 4 4.30 22 9 0 96.1 114 46 45 21
George Murray 6 3 5.64 12 12 0 81.1 89 51 37 28
Bullet Joe Bush 1 8 6.69 12 11 0 71.1 83 53 35 27
Bill Morrell 3 3 5.30 26 2 1 69.2 83 41 29 16
Alex Ferguson 3 4 7.74 19 4 1 47.2 69 41 18 16
Dick Jones 2 1 4.29 4 3 0 21.0 20 10 11 3
Emilio Palmero 2 2 4.76 7 3 0 17.0 22 9 15 6
Harry Kelley 0 0 8.10 7 1 0 10.0 17 9 8 6
Lefty Thomas 0 0 5.19 6 0 0 8.2 8 5 10 3
Jimmy Uchrinscko 0 0 10.13 3 0 0 8.0 13 9 8 0
Bump Hadley 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 6 4 2 0
Frank Loftus 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

Ossie Bluege Bullet Joe Bush Stan Coveleski General Crowder Russ Ennis Alex Ferguson Goose Goslin Bump Hadley Bucky Harris Joe Harris Tex Jeanes Walter Johnson +23 more

35 players

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The 1926 Washington Senators in brief

In 1926 the Washington Senators posted a 81-69 mark (.540) and finished 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 802 scored against 761 allowed (+41). At the plate the Washington Senators hit .291, 4% better than the league's .281. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 4.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.02. The 802 runs scored compare with a league average of 729 per club, 10% more.

Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 447,900 for the year. The home run leader was Goose Goslin, who hit 17. Sam Rice collected the most hits, 216. Walter Johnson led the pitchers with 15 wins. The saves leader was Firpo Marberry with 22. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Washington Senators

What was the 1926 Washington Senators record?
The 1926 Washington Senators finished 81-69 (.540 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Washington Senators in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1926 Washington Senators with 17 home runs.
What was the 1926 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1926 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1926 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Washington Senators play?
The 1926 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1926 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (17 HR, 108 RBI) and Walter Johnson (15-16, 3.63 ERA).
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