1927 Washington Senators

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1927 Washington Senators went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 782 runs, allowed 730, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (13 HR, 120 RBI) and Horace Lisenbee (18-9, 3.57 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
782 R 730 RA
Diff +52

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782 Runs Scored
730 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
279K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 1% above the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .351 equal to the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .385 3% below the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.97 4% better than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 782 3% above the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 279,474
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Avg per Game 3,537

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Goose Goslin 0.334 2 Tris Speaker 0.327 3 Hollis Thurston 0.315 4 Bennie Tate 0.313 5 Joe Judge 0.308

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 13 2 Walter Johnson 2 3 Joe Judge 2 4 Sam Rice 2 5 Tris Speaker 2

RBI

1 Goose Goslin 120 2 Tris Speaker 73 3 Joe Judge 71 4 Ossie Bluege 66 5 Sam Rice 65
1927 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 142 603 98 179 33 14 2 65 36 11 19 0.297
Goose Goslin 148 581 96 194 37 15 13 120 50 28 21 0.334
Tris Speaker 141 523 71 171 43 6 2 73 55 8 9 0.327
Joe Judge 137 522 68 161 29 11 2 71 45 22 10 0.308
Ossie Bluege 146 503 71 138 21 10 1 66 57 47 15 0.274
Bucky Harris 128 475 98 127 20 3 1 55 66 33 18 0.267
Muddy Ruel 131 428 61 132 16 5 1 52 63 18 9 0.308
Bobby Reeves 112 380 37 97 11 5 1 39 21 53 3 0.255
Earl McNeely 73 185 40 51 10 4 0 16 11 13 11 0.276
Topper Rigney 45 132 20 36 5 4 0 13 22 10 1 0.273
Bennie Tate 61 131 12 41 5 1 1 24 8 4 0 0.313
Stuffy Stewart 56 129 24 31 6 2 0 4 8 15 12 0.240
Hollis Thurston 42 92 11 29 4 2 2 17 5 10 1 0.315
Horace Lisenbee 39 83 4 11 1 1 0 5 4 25 0 0.133
Bump Hadley 30 70 8 19 3 0 0 10 2 11 0 0.271
Sam West 38 67 9 16 4 1 0 6 8 8 1 0.239
Buddy Myer 15 51 7 11 1 0 0 7 8 3 3 0.216
Babe Ganzel 13 48 7 21 4 2 1 13 7 3 0 0.438
Walter Johnson 26 46 6 16 2 0 2 10 3 4 0 0.348
Firpo Marberry 56 41 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.122
Garland Braxton 58 39 1 9 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.231
Grant Gillis 10 36 8 8 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.222
Tom Zachary 15 36 2 5 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.139
Jackie Hayes 10 29 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.241
Bobby Burke 36 24 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.125
Ollie Tucker 20 24 1 5 2 0 0 8 4 2 0 0.208
Nick Cullop 15 23 2 5 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.217
General Crowder 15 22 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.136
Eddie Onslow 9 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.222
Johnny Berger 9 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.267
Red Barnes 3 11 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.364
Stan Coveleski 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
George Murray 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Mickey O'Neil 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Coffman 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Paul Hopkins 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Lefty Atkinson 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Dear 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph Judd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Van Alstyne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Bump Hadley 2.85 2 Garland Braxton 2.95 3 Horace Lisenbee 3.57 4 Tom Zachary 3.94 5 Bobby Burke 3.96

Wins

1 Horace Lisenbee 18 2 Bump Hadley 14 3 Hollis Thurston 13 4 Garland Braxton 10 5 Firpo Marberry 10

Strikeouts

1 Horace Lisenbee 105 2 Garland Braxton 96 3 Firpo Marberry 74 4 Bump Hadley 60 5 Walter Johnson 48
1927 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Horace Lisenbee 18 9 3.57 39 34 0 242.0 221 96 78 105
Hollis Thurston 13 13 4.47 29 28 0 205.1 254 102 60 38
Bump Hadley 14 6 2.85 30 27 0 198.2 177 63 86 60
Garland Braxton 10 9 2.95 58 2 13 155.1 144 51 33 96
Firpo Marberry 10 7 4.64 56 10 9 155.1 177 80 68 74
Walter Johnson 5 6 5.10 18 15 0 107.2 113 61 26 48
Tom Zachary 4 7 3.94 15 14 0 102.2 116 45 30 13
Bobby Burke 3 2 3.96 36 6 0 100.0 91 44 32 20
General Crowder 4 7 4.54 15 11 0 67.1 58 34 42 22
George Murray 1 1 7.00 7 3 0 18.0 18 14 15 5
Dick Coffman 0 1 3.38 5 2 0 16.0 20 6 2 5
Stan Coveleski 2 1 3.14 5 4 0 14.1 13 5 8 3
Paul Hopkins 1 0 5.00 2 1 0 9.0 13 5 4 5
Ralph Judd 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 4.0 8 3 2 2
Dick Jones 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 3.1 8 8 5 1
Clay Van Alstyne 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Lefty Atkinson Red Barnes Johnny Berger Ossie Bluege Garland Braxton Bobby Burke Dick Coffman Stan Coveleski General Crowder Nick Cullop Buddy Dear Babe Ganzel +29 more

41 players

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The 1927 Washington Senators in brief

In 1927 the Washington Senators posted a 85-69 mark (.552) and finished 3rd in the AL. With 782 runs scored and 730 given up, the 1927 differential was +52. Against a league average of .285, the 1927 Washington Senators batted .287. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. The 782 runs scored compare with a league average of 762 per club, 3% more.

The home park, Griffith Stadium I, recorded 279,474 in attendance, about 3,537 a game. For power, Goose Goslin led the way with 13 homers. Horace Lisenbee led the pitchers with 18 wins. Garland Braxton closed out 13 saves. The 1927 roster runs to 41 players. The 1926 season and the 1928 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Washington Senators

What was the 1927 Washington Senators record?
The 1927 Washington Senators finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Washington Senators in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1927 Washington Senators with 13 home runs.
What was the 1927 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1927 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1927 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Washington Senators play?
The 1927 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1927 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (13 HR, 120 RBI) and Horace Lisenbee (18-9, 3.57 ERA).
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