The 1928 Washington Senators won 75 games, lost 79, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Smiles summarizes Washington's 1928 season: In March, amid whispers that Bucky (Harris) was too soft as a manager, Griffith ordered him to impose stricter discipline in spring training. Bucky laid down the law at camp. Bucky said he would no longer be "a good fellow" but intended to tighten the reins, saying, "I feel my job is at stake. I don't believe I ever before took baseball as seriously as I am taking it this year. Looking back I can see where on several occasions, conditions confronted me which I now feel were partly my fault. I had my own heart wrapped up in the game and the team and took a little too much for granted in assuming that my players looked at things in the same manner. . . .
. . . A few days later Griffith said the Senators would contend with the Yankees for the A.L. pennant. The team's strength, he said, were the nine men on the roster who were part of the 1924 and 1925 championship teams. Of the nine -- Ruel, Marberry, Zachary, Bluege, Judge, Rice, Goslin, Tate and Harris -- only Goslin would have a season reminiscent of 1924 and 1925 in 1928. He led the A.L. in batting at .379 and the team in home runs with 17 and RBIs with 102. Ruel hit .257. Bucky had a horrendous season. Beset by nagging injuries, he batted .204 in only 99 games. . . .
. . . The collapse of the Senators was completed in 1928. They fell below .500, at 75-79, and finished 26 games behind the Yankees, who won another 101 games.
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