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1920 Washington Senators Season
The 1920 Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators won 68 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street (left field), and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW. The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Boundary Field, or National Park after the team that played there: the Washington Senators/Nationals. It was destroyed by a fire in 1911. It was replaced by a steel and concrete structure, at first called National Park and then American League Park; it was renamed for Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in 1923. The stadium was home to the American League Senators from 1911 through 1960, and to an expansion team of the same name for their first season in 1961. The venue hosted the All-Star Game in 1937 and 1956 and World Series games in 1924, 1925, and 1933. It served as home for the Negro league Homestead Grays during the 1940s, when it hosted the 1943 and 1944 Negro World Series. It was home to the Washington Redskins of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Shirey
Clair Lee "Duke" Shirey (June 20, 1898 – September 1, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in . External links 1898 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Muskegon Muskies players Hartford Senators players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Prothro
James Thompson "Doc" Prothro Sr. (July 16, 1893 – October 14, 1971) was an infielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Prothro was so nicknamed because he was a practicing dentist before signing his first professional baseball contract at age 26. After playing five seasons in MLB, Prothro became a manager, compiling what remains the worst career winning percentage among major league managers. Career As a player, Prothro was discovered by baseball promoter Joe Engel, who managed the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium. Prothro played in the major leagues as a right-handed hitting third baseman and shortstop for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds (1920; 1923–26), batting .318 with no home runs and 81 RBI in 180 games. In 1928, Prothro became a manager in the Southern Association (SA), then one of the higher-level minor leagues, leading the Memphis Chicks and Little Rock Travelers to four SA pennants through 1938. In 1939, Prothro r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Rourke (baseball)
James Francis O'Rourke (November 28, 1893 – May 14, 1986) was a Canadian professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Browns between 1912 and 1931."Frank O'Rourke Statistics and History" "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14. Biography O'Rourke was born in , Canada, and debuted as the third youngest player in the at 17 years age. His best se ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim O'Neill (baseball)
James Leo O'Neill (February 23, 1893 – September 5, 1976) was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Minooka, Pennsylvania, where he played for the Minooka Blues in the Northeast Pennsylvania Temperance League, O'Neill played for a significant number of minor league clubs, beginning in 1914 and ending in 1930. He played with the Washington Senators in part of two seasons in 1920 and 1923, and posted a .287 batting average with one home run and 43 RBI in 109 games. O'Neill was the youngest of four brothers who played in the major leagues. Steve, the most prominent of the four, was a catcher in the majors for 17 years and also managed the Indians Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McBride
George Florian "Pinch" McBride (November 20, 1880 – July 2, 1973) was an American professional baseball shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators from 1901 to 1920. He started off with the short-lived Milwaukee Brewers (they moved to St. Louis, Missouri after the 1901 season and became the Browns), but he only had 12 at-bats in three games. After stints in semi-pro ball, he joined the Pirates in 1905 but was traded mid-season to the Cardinals. He did not become a regular starter until the 1908 season, when he joined the Senators and became their everyday shortstop. He never hit for a high average (his best season was in 1911 when he hit .235 with 11 doubles and 4 triples), but was very talented with the glove, leading the American League in fielding for four straight seasons (1912 – 1915). He was given the nickname "Pinch" for his ability to hit in the clutch. In 1921, he was named manager of the Senators, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby LaMotte
Robert Eugene LaMotte (February 15, 1898 – November 2, 1970) was a professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1920–1922) and the St. Louis Browns (1925–1926). He played primarily as a shortstop, but also played about one-third of his games as a third baseman. After his playing career ended, LaMotte was a manager for the minor league Savannah Indians The Savannah Pathfinders was the original name of the American minor league baseball franchise that represented Savannah, Georgia, during the 20th century. While Savannah's minor league teams sported at least ten nicknames during the century, t ... in and Macon Peaches in . External links Major League Baseball shortstops Washington Senators (1901–1960) players St. Louis Browns players Tampa Smokers players Memphis Chickasaws players New Haven Profs players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Judge (baseball)
Joseph Ignatius Judge (May 25, 1894 – March 11, 1963) was an American professional baseball player and Coach (baseball), coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators team with whom he won a World Series championship in . Judge set American League records for career games (2,056), putouts (19,021), assist (baseball), assists (1,284), total chances (20,444), double plays (1,476) and fielding percentage (.993) at first base, and led the AL in fielding average five times, then a record. He also batting average (baseball), batted over .300 nine times, and hit .385 in the 1924 World Series as the Senators won their only championship. At the time of his retirement in 1934, he ranked tenth in AL history in hit (baseball), hits (2,328) and double (baseball), doubles (431), seventh in games played (2,129), eighth in triple (baseball), triples (158) and at bats (7,786), and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hollahan
William James Hollahan (November 22, 1896 – November 27, 1965) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) .... He played for the Washington Senators."Bill Hollahan Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2011. References External links 1896 births 1965 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Harris
Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers, it was his long managerial career that led to his enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected as a manager by the Veterans Committee, in 1975.Kashatus, William C., ''Diamonds in the Coalfields: 21 Remarkable Baseball Players, Managers, and Umpires from Northeast Pennsylvania.'' Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2002, p. 76 Hired by the Senators to act as player-manager at the age of 27, Harris would lead the team to the 1924 World Series title, becoming the youngest manager to win a championship and the first rookie manager to do so (four other rookies have accomplished the feat since). Harris managed 29 seasons, fourth most in MLB history. In his tenure as manager for five teams (with two tenures each for Washin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ellerbe
Francis Rogers "Governor" Ellerbe (December 25, 1895 – July 8, 1988) was a professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians between 1919 and 1924. In 420 games over six seasons, Ellerbe posted a .268 batting average (389-for-1453) with 179 runs, 4 home runs and 152 RBI. He finished his career with a .947 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div .... External links * 1895 births 1988 deaths Washington Senators (1901–1960) players St. Louis Browns players Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball third basemen People from Marion County, South Carolina {{baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Picinich
Valentine John Picinich (September 8, 1896 – December 5, 1942) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1916 to 1933 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates."Val Picinich Statistics and History" Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017. In 18 seasons Picinich played in 1,037 games and hit .258 with 26 and 298 . He caught three no-hitters in his first eight major league seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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