1927 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1927
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Griffith Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers:	Bucky Harris
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1927 Washington Senators won 85 games, lost 69, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

January 15, 1927: Roger Peckinpaugh was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Sloppy Thurston and Leo Mangum.^[1]
January 31, 1927: Tris Speaker was signed as a free agent by the Senators.^[2]

September 30, 1927: Senators' pitcher Tom Zachary gave up Babe Ruth's 60th home run of the season, breaking Ruth's own record for homers in one season of 59 set in 1921.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	131	428	132	.308	1	52
1B	137	522	161	.308	2	71
2B	128	475	127	.267	1	55
SS	112	380	97	.255	1	39
3B	146	503	138	.274	1	66
OF	141	523	171	.327	2	73
OF	148	581	194	.334	13	120
OF	142	603	179	.297	2	65

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
73	185	51	.276	0	16
45	132	36	.273	0	13
61	131	41	.313	1	24
56	129	31	.240	0	4
38	67	16	.239	0	6
15	51	11	.216	0	7
13	48	21	.438	1	13
10	36	8	.222	0	2
10	29	7	.241	0	2
20	24	5	.208	0	8
15	23	5	.217	0	1
9	18	4	.222	0	1
9	15	4	.267	0	1
3	11	4	.364	0	0
5	6	0	.000	0	0
2	1	0	.000	0	0
1	1	0	.000	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
39	242.0	18	9	3.57	105
29	205.1	13	13	4.47	38
30	198.2	14	6	2.85	60
18	107.2	5	6	5.10	48
15	102.2	4	7	3.94	13

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
56	155.1	10	7	4.64	74
36	100.0	3	2	3.96	20
15	67.1	4	7	4.54	22
7	18.0	1	1	7.00	5
5	16.0	0	1	3.38	5
5	14.1	2	1	3.14	3
2	9.0	1	0	5.00	5

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
58	10	9	13	2.95	96
2	0	0	0	21.60	1
2	0	0	0	3.00	0
1	0	0	1	6.75	2