1929 Washington Senators

71-81 • .467 Win% • 5th in AL

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
81 Losses
.467 Win %
5th Rank
730 R 776 RA
Diff -46

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-46 Run Diff
441K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 3% below the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .347 1% below the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .375 8% below the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.34 2% worse than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 730 5% below the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 441,400
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Avg per Game 5,658

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Sam Rice 0.323 2 Joe Judge 0.315 3 Buddy Myer 0.300 4 Ossie Bluege 0.295 5 Bennie Tate 0.294

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 18 2 Joe Cronin 8 3 Joe Judge 6 4 Ossie Bluege 5 5 Buddy Myer 3

RBI

1 Goose Goslin 91 2 Buddy Myer 82 3 Sam West 75 4 Joe Judge 71 5 Sam Rice 62
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Rice 150 616 119 199 39 10 1 62 55 9 16 0.323
Buddy Myer 141 563 80 169 29 10 3 82 63 33 18 0.300
Goose Goslin 145 553 82 159 28 7 18 91 66 33 10 0.288
Joe Judge 143 543 83 171 35 8 6 71 73 33 12 0.315
Sam West 142 510 60 136 16 8 3 75 45 41 9 0.267
Joe Cronin 145 494 72 139 29 8 8 61 85 37 5 0.281
Jackie Hayes 123 424 52 117 20 3 2 57 24 29 4 0.276
Bennie Tate 81 265 26 78 12 3 0 30 16 8 2 0.294
Ossie Bluege 64 220 35 65 6 0 5 31 19 15 6 0.295
Muddy Ruel 69 188 16 46 4 2 0 20 31 7 0 0.245
Red Barnes 72 130 16 26 5 2 1 15 13 12 1 0.200
Roy Spencer 50 116 18 18 4 0 1 9 8 15 0 0.155
Firpo Marberry 49 81 9 19 3 1 0 11 5 14 0 0.235
Harley Boss 28 66 9 18 2 1 0 6 2 6 0 0.273
Bump Hadley 37 62 6 6 0 0 0 2 7 15 0 0.097
Charlie Gooch 39 57 6 16 2 1 0 5 7 8 0 0.281
Garland Braxton 37 54 5 8 4 0 0 4 6 13 0 0.148
Sad Sam Jones 28 51 6 8 1 1 0 3 8 15 1 0.157
Lloyd Brown 40 50 8 11 1 1 0 4 9 13 1 0.220
Myles Thomas 22 48 5 14 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.292
Bobby Burke 37 43 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 10 0 0.140
Ira Flagstead 18 39 5 7 1 0 0 9 4 5 1 0.179
Ad Liska 24 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.172
Spence Harris 6 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0.214
Stuffy Stewart 22 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Walter Beall 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Hopkins 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Doc Land 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Patsy Gharrity 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Ed Wineapple 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Paul McCullough 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Archie Campbell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Savidge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Firpo Marberry 3.06 2 Myles Thomas 3.52 3 Sad Sam Jones 3.92 4 Lloyd Brown 4.18 5 Ad Liska 4.77

Wins

1 Firpo Marberry 19 2 Garland Braxton 12 3 Sad Sam Jones 9 4 Lloyd Brown 8 5 Myles Thomas 7

Strikeouts

1 Firpo Marberry 121 2 Bump Hadley 98 3 Garland Braxton 59 4 Bobby Burke 51 5 Lloyd Brown 48
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Firpo Marberry 19 12 3.06 49 26 11 250.1 233 85 69 121
Bump Hadley 6 16 5.62 37 27 0 195.1 196 122 85 98
Garland Braxton 12 10 4.85 37 20 4 182.0 219 98 51 59
Lloyd Brown 8 7 4.18 40 15 0 168.0 186 78 69 48
Sad Sam Jones 9 9 3.92 24 24 0 153.2 156 67 49 36
Bobby Burke 6 8 4.79 37 17 0 141.0 154 75 55 51
Myles Thomas 7 8 3.52 22 14 2 125.1 139 49 48 33
Ad Liska 3 9 4.77 24 10 0 94.1 87 50 42 33
Paul Hopkins 0 1 2.20 7 0 0 16.1 15 4 9 5
Paul McCullough 0 0 8.59 3 0 0 7.1 7 7 2 3
Walter Beall 1 0 3.86 3 0 0 7.0 8 3 7 3
Don Savidge 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 6.0 12 6 2 2
Archie Campbell 0 1 15.75 4 0 0 4.0 10 7 5 1
Ed Wineapple 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 7 2 3 1

👥 Roster (34)

Nick Altrock Red Barnes Walter Beall Ossie Bluege Harley Boss Garland Braxton Lloyd Brown Bobby Burke Archie Campbell Joe Cronin Ira Flagstead Patsy Gharrity +22 more

34 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Washington Senators

What was the 1929 Washington Senators record?
The 1929 Washington Senators finished 71-81 (.467 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Washington Senators in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1929 Washington Senators with 18 home runs.
What was the 1929 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1929 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.34.
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