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#1
01-11-2023, 04:01 AM
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Harry Courtney
Player #93: Henry S. "Harry" Courtney. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1919-1922. 22 wins and 1 save in 4 MLB seasons. He finished the 1922 season with the Chicago White Sox.
Courtney also played for the Washington Senators of the American Professional Football Association in 1921. That season he signed with the football Senators for their November 20 game against a team from Clarksburg, West Virginia. However Clark Griffith, the owner of the baseball Senators, found out about Courtney moonlighting as a football player. Griffith ordered Courtney to stop playing football or risk finding himself without a job in baseball. Courtney gave up his football career and continued to focus only on baseball. With his football career ended, Courtney pitched five times for Washington in 1922 before Griffith sold him to the Chicago White Sox in May; 1922 was to be his last big-league season. https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673431238 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673431241 
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01-12-2023, 04:14 AM
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Patsy Gharrity
Player #82C: Edward P. "Patsy" Gharrity. Catcher with the Washington Senators in 1916-1923 and 1929-1930. 513 hits and 20 home runs in 10 MLB seasons. He also played some first base and outfield. He had a career OBP of .331. His best season was 1921 as posted a .386 OBP with 55 RBIs in 455 plate appearances.
Gharrity's SABR biography: . . . In 1921 Gharrity played in 121 games, 116 of them behind the plate. Offensively it was his finest year in the majors. He posted his best single-season totals in runs scored, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, walks, batting average (.310), slugging, and on-base percentage. The Washington-St. Louis game of August 9 is known in baseball circles because Browns pitcher Dixie Davis threw all 19 innings, allowing no hits in the last 9. Not to be outdone, Gharrity caught all 19 for the Senators, who lost 8-6. Gharrity was the number-one backstop again in 1922. He got off to a slow start at bat and was hitting only .182 on April 25. In the next six games, against Boston and Philadelphia, he went on a hitting tear, going 12-for-22, scoring 9 runs and driving in 9. The pattern continued with Gharrity enjoying hot streaks and then slumps. His defense also suffered, especially on May 11 against the Browns. He made two errors on throws, lost his confidence and held the ball in a critical situation as St. Louis won 5-3. His shoulder bothered him most of the season and in early August he was sent to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, for treatment drinking the city’s spring water. He finally returned to the starting lineup on August 22. https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518255 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518260 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518264 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518268 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518272 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673518276
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#3
01-13-2023, 04:10 AM
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Goose Goslin
Player #90B: Leon A. "Goose" Goslin. Left fielder for the Washington Senators in 1921-1930, 1933, and 1938. 2,735 hits and 248 home runs in 18 MLB seasons. 1936 All-Star. 1924 and 1935 World Series champion. 1928 AL batting champion. 1924 AL RBI leader. 1968 inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame. He drove in the game-winning, walk-off run to win the 1935 World Series for the Detroit Tigers. With Gehringer and Greenberg, was one of the Detroit "G-Men". In 1936 he had an inside-the-park HR when both outfielders (Joe DiMaggio and Myril Hoag) collided and were knocked unconscious. He had one of his best seasons for the WS-winning Washington Senators in 1924 as he posted a .421 OBP with 100 runs scored and 129 RBIs in 674 plate appearances.
Deveaux describes Goslin's less-than-ideal young ways: The sensation of the (1922) spring, however, was the young slugger, Goose Goslin. His defense was still suspect at this point in his career, but he was knocking the ball around with authority against big-league pitchers. Goslin had an abundance of confidence. The previous September, when he had made his big-league debut, he had hit the ball hard off of White Sox ace Red Faber. Faber was completing a 25-win season, the third of his career with more than 20 wins up to that point, and on his way to the Hall of Fame. After Goslin scored and got back to the bench, Joe Judge remarked that he never thought he would have seen the day the Nats would have a healthy lead against Red Faber. Goslin, on the other hand, said he doubted this Faber fellow was actually any good at all. Cockiness was already getting Goslin, who loved to live the good life, in trouble. He got fined before he ever got paid. One night, two weeks into 1922 spring training, he stayed up and won big money gambling. He went directly from the craps table to the breakfast table, only to run into his furious manager, Clyde Milan. Escorted to his room, Goslin was told to rest and that Milan would return to talk to him in an hour. When Milan showed up again, he found nothing but an open window. Nevertheless, Goslin ended up being the club's only .300 hitter, as 1922 unfolded into a poor year for the Nationals. (The Washington Senators by Tom Deveaux.) https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673604570 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673604577 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673604580 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673604584
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#4
01-14-2023, 04:20 AM
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Bucky Harris
Player #83C: Stanley R. "Bucky" Harris. Second baseman for the Washington Senators in 1919-1928. 1,297 hits and 167 stolen bases in 12 MLB seasons. 1924 and 1947 World Series champion. In 1975, inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame. Named player-manager of the Washington Senators in 1924 at age 27. "The Boy Wonder" led Washington to World Series victory as "rookie" manger. Managed Washington Senators in 1924-1928, 1935-1942, and 1950-1954. Managed the Detroit Tigers in 1929-1933 and 1955-1956. Managed the Boston Red Sox in 1934. Managed the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943. Managed the New York Yankees in 1947-1948, including winning the 1947 world Series. Served as the General Manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1959-1960.
Smiles takes us through Bucky's 1922 season: To avoid the temptation of the cage and a $1,000 fine if he gave in, Bucky left for Washington three weeks early. He spent several days golfing in the D. C. area before going south for spring training of his third major league season under his third different manager. . . . . . . The infield with Bucky at second, Judge at first, Howard Shanks at third and Peckinpaugh at short was rated the best in the league. . . . . . . Bucky was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in the (season) opener and the Senators were off and running to nowhere. The spring analysis was way off. After that Opening Day win, the Senators lost eight of their next nine, giving up 59 runs, an average of over six per nine innings. They never recovered from that disastrous start. . . . . . . Surprisingly, the fielding, at least by error count, was disappointing. The Senators were second in errors in the A. L. with 199. Sam Rice led all center fielders with 21 miscues. Only one second baseman had more errors than Bucky's 30, but Bucky got to far more balls than most. He led in putouts and total chances per game with 6.4. (He was second in the league in fielding percentage to Eddie Collins.) He, Peckinpaugh and Judge all led in double plays at their position. (Bucky Harris by Jack Smiles.) https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673691599 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673691603
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#5
01-15-2023, 04:29 AM
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Walter Johnson
Player #54K: Walter P. "Barney" Johnson. "The Big Train". Pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1907-1927. 417 wins and 34 saves in 21 MLB seasons. 1924 World Series champion. 1913 and 1924 AL Most Valuable Player. 3-time triple crown. 6-time AL wins leader. 5-time AL ERA leader. 12-time AL strikeout leader. He had a career ERA of 2.17 in 5,914.1 innings pitched. He pitched a no-hitter in 1920. He holds the MLB record with 110 career shutouts. MLB All-Time Team. Inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame in 1936. One of his best seasons was 1913 as he posted a record of 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 346 innings pitched.
Deveaux touches on the difficult 1922 season and what Walter thought went wrong: . . . While the pitching improved marginally, the Nats were again next to last in hitting. The keystone combo of Harris and Peckinpaugh was the main asset, setting a then major-league record for double plays with 168. On the other side of the coin, third base remained a trouble spot, and the Nats had too little power overall. They fell to 69-85 and, after just one year at the helm, Deerfoot Milan gave up his managing job, having found the work deeply unsatisfying. He'd been beset by stomach problems all year, brought on by nonstop worry about his sixth-place charges. In Walter Johnson's opinion, his best friend was too nice a guy, and some players had taken advantage of him. (The Washington Senators by Tom Deveaux.) https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673778411 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673778418 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673778432 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673778444 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673778451
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#6
01-16-2023, 04:10 AM
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Walter Johnson
Player #54K: Walter P. "Barney" Johnson. "The Big Train". Pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1907-1927. 417 wins and 34 saves in 21 MLB seasons. 1924 World Series champion. 1913 and 1924 AL Most Valuable Player. 3-time triple crown. 6-time AL wins leader. 5-time AL ERA leader. 12-time AL strikeout leader. He had a career ERA of 2.17 in 5,914.1 innings pitched. He pitched a no-hitter in 1920. He holds the MLB record with 110 career shutouts. MLB All-Time Team. Inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame in 1936. One of his best seasons was 1913 as he posted a record of 36-7 with a 1.14 ERA in 346 innings pitched.
Now, Deveaux addresses Walter's 1922 season: Walter himself was still a key factor, more effective than he'd been the previous year, finishing at 15-16, but his 2.99 ERA was good for fifth in the league and still more than a run better than the league average. He had, however, stood at 9-3 at one point and had been particularly effective during the latter part of June. On the 28th, Barney pitched a third consecutive shutout to beat the Yanks 1-0 at Griffith Stadium. He gave up just seven singles, two to Babe Ruth. His poor finish was primarily due to the lack of offensive support he got from the sixth-place team behind him. https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673863751 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673863757 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673863761 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673863764 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673863767
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01-17-2023, 04:12 AM
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Joe Judge
Player #73C: Joseph I. "Joe" Judge. First baseman with the Washington Senators in 1915-1932. 2,352 hits and 71 home runs in 20 MLB seasons. 1924 World Series champion. In 1924, as Washington won the AL pennant and the World Series, he had one of his better years as he posted a .393 OBP with 71 runs scored and 79 RBIs in 593 plate appearances. He finished his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1933-1934. He may have been the basis for the character of Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees, whose author dated Judge's daughter in the 1940's.
Judge's SABR biography has him in the middle of Washington's rise to compete for the pennant: Judge hit a career high.333 in 1920. He had five hits in a game twice, once on May 7 against New York and on May 29 versus Cleveland. He committed 10 errors that season as well, the last time he would record double-digits in that category. The 1920 season was also Griffith’s last as manager. As the deadball era was ending, Griffith was slowly putting the pieces together for a competitive team, with Johnson, Judge and Judge’s fellow outfielder (sic) Sam Rice, as the foundation. Rice and Judge were teammates for 18 seasons in Washington, which was a record for the longest pairing of two teammates until surpassed by Detroit’s Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker (1977-1995). In 1918, Judge played a handful of games with the Baltimore Drydocks, a shipyard team he joined in keeping with the pattern for many major leaguers during World War I. Also on the team was young second baseman, Stanley “Bucky” Harris, whom Judge and scout Joe Engel recommended to Griffith. The “Old Fox” then acquired Harris in a trade with Buffalo in 1919, thus solidifying the right side of the Senator infield for many years. In 1921 Griffith signed outfielder Goose Goslin from Columbia (SC) of the South Atlantic League for $7,000 and obtained shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh in a trade with Boston in 1922. When Ossie Bluege was signed to man the hot corner for the 1923 campaign, the Nats’ infield was being compared to Connie Mack’s famed $100,000 infield in Philadelphia. Griffith admitted that while Mack’s foursome might outhit his, he was confident that “we could outfield them in three of four positions”. https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673950128 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673950131 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1673950135
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