The 1924 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in first place in the American League. Fueled by the excitement of winning their first AL pennant, the Senators won the World Series in dramatic fashion, a 12-inning Game Seven victory.
Some highlights from Deveaux's account of the 1924 season: . . . During the early weeks, though, there were no real signs that this would be a very special season. Right off the bat, the burdensome term "Griffith's Folly" was used, but only by certain baseball writers; when the Senators sank to the second division, the phrase gained currency.
Then something happened. All the key men started to click on all cylinders. Harris was playing well, not at all affected by his double duties. His partner Peckinpaugh was rebounding from a mediocre 1923, and he and Harris were again formidable as a double-play duo. All of a sudden veterans Johnson, Rice, and Judge were simultaneously enjoying their best periods of sustained good play in years. The scholarly Muddy Ruel, credited with coming up with the term "tools of ignorance" to describe the equipment worn by catchers, was again solid at the plate and behind it. The rookie reliever, Firpo Marberry, was so effective that he would set a record for relief appearances. . . .
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