1928 Washington Senators

75-79 • .487 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1928 Washington Senators went 75-79 (.487) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 718 runs, allowed 705, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (17 HR, 102 RBI) and Sad Sam Jones (17-7, 2.84 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
4th Rank
718 R 705 RA
Diff +13

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718 Runs Scored
705 Runs Allowed
+13 Run Diff
393K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 1% above the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .346 1% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .393 1% below the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.88 4% better than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 718 2% below the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 393,000
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Avg per Game 4,912

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Goose Goslin 0.379 2 Sam Rice 0.328 3 Joe Judge 0.306 4 Red Barnes 0.305 5 Bobby Reeves 0.303

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 17 2 Red Barnes 6 3 Joe Judge 3 4 Bobby Reeves 3 5 Sam West 3

RBI

1 Goose Goslin 102 2 Joe Judge 93 3 Ossie Bluege 75 4 Sam Rice 55 5 Muddy Ruel 55
1928 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 148 616 95 202 32 15 2 55 49 15 16 0.328
Joe Judge 153 542 78 166 31 10 3 93 80 19 16 0.306
Ossie Bluege 146 518 78 154 33 7 2 75 46 27 18 0.297
Goose Goslin 135 456 80 173 36 10 17 102 48 19 16 0.379
Red Barnes 114 417 82 127 22 15 6 51 55 38 7 0.305
Sam West 125 378 59 114 30 7 3 40 20 23 5 0.302
Bucky Harris 99 358 34 73 11 5 0 28 27 26 5 0.204
Bobby Reeves 102 353 44 107 16 8 3 42 24 47 4 0.303
Muddy Ruel 108 350 31 90 18 2 0 55 44 14 12 0.257
Joe Cronin 63 227 23 55 10 4 0 25 22 27 4 0.242
Jackie Hayes 60 210 30 54 7 3 0 22 5 10 3 0.257
Bennie Tate 57 122 10 30 6 0 0 15 10 4 0 0.246
Eddie Kenna 41 118 14 35 4 2 1 20 14 8 1 0.297
Grant Gillis 24 87 13 22 5 1 0 10 4 5 0 0.253
Bump Hadley 33 81 12 17 3 1 0 7 7 13 1 0.210
Sad Sam Jones 37 79 13 20 5 1 2 11 6 9 0 0.253
Garland Braxton 38 72 4 9 0 0 0 2 5 21 0 0.125
Milt Gaston 28 49 1 7 2 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.143
George Sisler 20 49 1 12 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.245
Firpo Marberry 48 46 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 0.109
Tom Zachary 20 33 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.303
Lloyd Brown 27 31 4 5 1 1 0 2 4 10 0 0.161
Babe Ganzel 10 26 2 2 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.077
Horace Lisenbee 16 23 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.174
Dick Spalding 16 23 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.348
Bobby Burke 26 20 3 5 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.250
Harley Boss 12 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.250
Pelham Ballenger 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Clay Van Alstyne 4 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0.250
Al Bool 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143
Ed Crowley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hugh McMullen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Weaver 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Garland Braxton 2.51 2 Sad Sam Jones 2.84 3 Bump Hadley 3.54 4 Firpo Marberry 3.85 5 Bobby Burke 3.90

Wins

1 Sad Sam Jones 17 2 Garland Braxton 13 3 Firpo Marberry 13 4 Bump Hadley 12 5 Milt Gaston 6

Strikeouts

1 Garland Braxton 94 2 Bump Hadley 80 3 Firpo Marberry 76 4 Sad Sam Jones 63 5 Milt Gaston 45
1928 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bump Hadley 12 13 3.54 33 31 0 231.2 236 91 100 80
Sad Sam Jones 17 7 2.84 30 27 0 224.2 209 71 78 63
Garland Braxton 13 11 2.51 38 24 6 218.1 177 61 44 94
Firpo Marberry 13 13 3.85 48 11 3 161.1 160 69 42 76
Milt Gaston 6 12 5.51 28 22 0 148.2 179 91 53 45
Lloyd Brown 4 4 4.04 27 10 1 107.0 112 48 40 38
Tom Zachary 6 9 5.44 20 14 0 102.2 130 62 40 19
Bobby Burke 2 4 3.90 26 7 0 85.1 87 37 18 27
Horace Lisenbee 2 6 6.08 16 9 0 77.0 102 52 32 13
Clay Van Alstyne 0 0 5.48 4 0 0 21.1 26 13 13 5
Jim Weaver 0 0 1.50 3 0 0 6.0 2 1 6 2

👥 Roster (33)

Pelham Ballenger Red Barnes Ossie Bluege Al Bool Harley Boss Garland Braxton Lloyd Brown Bobby Burke Joe Cronin Ed Crowley Babe Ganzel Milt Gaston +21 more

33 players

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The 1928 Washington Senators in brief

In 1928 the Washington Senators posted a 75-79 mark (.487) and finished 4th in the AL. The run column shows 718 for and 705 against. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .283, 1% better than the league's .280. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.88 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. The 718 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 2% fewer.

The home park, Griffith Stadium I, recorded 393,000 in attendance, about 4,912 a game. The home run leader was Goose Goslin, who hit 17. The hits leader was Sam Rice with 202. Sad Sam Jones led the pitchers with 17 wins. Garland Braxton struck out 94, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Washington Senators

What was the 1928 Washington Senators record?
The 1928 Washington Senators finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Washington Senators in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1928 Washington Senators with 17 home runs.
What was the 1928 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1928 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1928 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Washington Senators play?
The 1928 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1928 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (17 HR, 102 RBI) and Sad Sam Jones (17-7, 2.84 ERA).
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