The 1925 Washington Senators won 96 games, lost 55, and finished in first place in the American League. Fueled by the excitement of winning their second AL pennant, the Senators led 3 games to 1 in the World Series before succumbing to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1925 Washington Senators | ||
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American League Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
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On September 28, the Senators were guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, becoming the first reigning World Series champions to visit the White House.[1]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Washington Senators | 96 | 55 | .636 | — | 53–22 | 43–33 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 64 | .579 | 8½ | 51–26 | 37–38 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15 | 45–32 | 37–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16½ | 43–34 | 38–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 18½ | 44–33 | 35–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27½ | 37–39 | 33–45 |
New York Yankees | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28½ | 42–36 | 27–49 |
Boston Red Sox | 47 | 105 | .309 | 49½ | 28–47 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 5–16 | 7–14 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
Cleveland | 15–7 | 8–14 | — | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 4–18 | |||||
Detroit | 17–5 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 7–13–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–5 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 14–7 | 13–9 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–7–1 | 11–11 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Muddy Ruel | 127 | 393 | 122 | .310 | 0 | 54 |
1B | Joe Judge | 112 | 376 | 118 | .314 | 8 | 66 |
2B | Bucky Harris | 144 | 551 | 158 | .287 | 1 | 66 |
SS | Roger Peckinpaugh | 126 | 422 | 124 | .294 | 4 | 64 |
3B | Ossie Bluege | 145 | 522 | 150 | .287 | 4 | 79 |
OF | Goose Goslin | 150 | 601 | 201 | .334 | 18 | 113 |
OF | Sam Rice | 152 | 649 | 227 | .350 | 1 | 87 |
OF | Earl McNeely | 122 | 385 | 110 | .286 | 3 | 37 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Joe Harris | 100 | 300 | 97 | .323 | 12 | 59 |
Hank Severeid | 50 | 110 | 39 | .355 | 0 | 14 |
Everett Scott | 33 | 103 | 28 | .272 | 0 | 18 |
Nemo Leibold | 56 | 84 | 23 | .274 | 0 | 7 |
Spencer Adams | 39 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 4 |
Bobby Veach | 18 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 8 |
Bennie Tate | 16 | 27 | 13 | .481 | 0 | 7 |
Mule Shirley | 14 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 2 |
Mike McNally | 12 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Tex Jeanes | 15 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 4 |
Stuffy Stewart | 7 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 3 |
Wid Matthews | 10 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 1 |
Buddy Myer | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pinky Hargrave | 5 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Frank McGee | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Carlyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Stan Coveleski | 32 | 241.0 | 20 | 5 | 2.84 | 58 |
Walter Johnson | 30 | 229.0 | 20 | 7 | 3.07 | 108 |
Dutch Ruether | 30 | 223.1 | 18 | 7 | 3.87 | 68 |
Tom Zachary | 38 | 217.2 | 12 | 15 | 3.85 | 58 |
Alex Ferguson | 7 | 55.1 | 5 | 1 | 3.25 | 24 |
George Mogridge | 10 | 53.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.08 | 12 |
Lefty Thomas | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.08 | 10 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Vean Gregg | 26 | 74.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.12 | 18 |
Curly Ogden | 17 | 42.0 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | 6 |
Harry Kelley | 6 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Firpo Marberry | 55 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 3.47 | 53 |
Allen Russell | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.77 | 25 |
Win Ballou | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 13 |
Spencer Pumpelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Jim Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Allen, Scott (February 28, 2018). "The traditional White House visit began with the 1924 Washington Senators". Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2021.