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1953 Washington Senators (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952/1954)
76-76, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 687 runs, Allowed 614 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-68
Managed by Bucky Harris

Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 595,594 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   76-76 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   23.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           6 (last on June 7)
Most Games under .500:           8 (last on July 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       25.5 (last on August 26)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (May 8 to May 14)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (July 10 to July 19)

Most Runs Allowed:              22 (August 12)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (June 7)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      11
Times Opponent Shutout:         16

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        76  76     687     614    .500

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           39  36     305     283    .520
Road           37  40     382     331    .481

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4  10      45      62    .286
May            19  10     150     100    .655
June           12  16     112     100    .429
July           13  17     154     142    .433
August         18  14     144     123    .563
September      10   9      82      87    .526

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     42  42     364     311    .500
Second Half    34  34     323     303    .500
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        19  24     149     154    .442

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        23  11     247     150    .676

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS            12  10      86      74    .545
CHW            10  12      80      80    .455
CLE            11  11      91      81    .500
DET            11  11     138     109    .500
NYY             6  14      65     110    .300
PHA            14   8     125      94    .636
SLB            12  10     102      66    .545

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 16     WSH  NYY  L   3-6        0-1     6     1.5  2:23 J Sain                     25,112 -
  2 Fri, Apr 17     WSH  NYY  L   3-7        0-2     8     2.0  2:27 E Lopat                     4,206 --
  3 Sun, Apr 19     WSH  BOS  W   4-0        1-2     6     2.5  1:56 W Masterson                 9,898 +
  4 Mon, Apr 20     WSH @BOS  L   2-4        1-3     7     3.5  2:17 M Parnell                   5,385 -
  5                 WSH @BOS  L   4-11       1-4     7     3.5  2:43 M McDermott                 7,534 --
  6 Tue, Apr 21     WSH  PHA  W   5-1        2-4     7     2.5  2:37 C Stobbs                    3,742 +
  7 Wed, Apr 22     WSH  PHA  L   4-7        2-5     7     3.5  2:20 H Byrd                      6,637 -
  8 Thu, Apr 23     WSH  PHA  L   4-6        2-6     7     4.5  2:11 B Shantz                    3,519 --
  9 Fri, Apr 24     WSH @NYY  L   1-4        2-7     7     5.5  2:19 E Lopat                     8,528 ---
 10 Sat, Apr 25     WSH @NYY  L   2-4        2-8     7     6.5  2:10 T Gorman                   18,121 ----
 11 Sun, Apr 26     WSH @NYY  W   5-4        3-8     7     5.5  2:30 C Marrero                  21,759 +
 12 Tue, Apr 28     WSH @CHW  L   4-5        3-9     7     6.5  2:31 M Fornieles                 2,495 -
 13 Wed, Apr 29     WSH @CHW  W   3-0        4-9     7     6.0  1:59 B Porterfiel                2,879 +
 14 Thu, Apr 30     WSH @SLB  L   1-3        4-10    7     7.0  1:45 V Trucks                    2,888 -
 15 Fri, May  1     WSH @SLB  W   6-5        5-10    7     6.0  2:33 J Moreno                    5,365 +
 16 Sat, May  2     WSH @SLB  W   5-4        6-10    7     5.0  2:11 S Shea                      3,342 ++
 17 Sun, May  3     WSH @CLE  L   0-7        6-11    7     6.5  2:03 E Wynn                            -
 18                 WSH @CLE  L   3-4        6-12    7     6.5  2:04 M Garcia                   17,160 --
 19 Tue, May  5     WSH @DET  W  14-4        7-12    7     6.0  2:40 B Porterfiel                2,605 +
 20 Wed, May  6     WSH @DET  L   4-8        7-13    7     6.5  2:05 N Garver                    2,614 -
 21 Fri, May  8     WSH @PHA  W  10-7        8-13    7     5.5  2:48 J Moreno                    5,599 +
 22 Sat, May  9     WSH @PHA  W   6-0        9-13    7     5.5  2:10 W Masterson                 2,990 ++
 23 Sun, May 10     WSH @PHA  W   8-0       10-13    5     5.0  1:55 B Porterfiel                8,937 +++
 24                 WSH @PHA  W   6-2       11-13    5     5.0  2:14 C Stobbs                    8,937 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 12     WSH  DET  W  10-1       12-13    5     5.0  2:30 C Marrero                  12,564 +++++
 26 Thu, May 14     WSH  SLB  W   2-1       13-13    5     4.5  2:05 S Shea                      7,090 ++++++
 27 Fri, May 15     WSH  SLB  L   0-4       13-14    5     5.0  2:25 V Trucks                    3,381 -
 28 Sat, May 16     WSH  SLB  W   6-0       14-14    5     4.0  1:52 B Porterfiel                3,906 +
 29 Sun, May 17     WSH  CHW  L   3-7       14-15    5     5.0  2:13 S Rogovin                  15,764 -
 30 Mon, May 18     WSH  CHW  W   3-0       15-15    5     4.5  2:09 C Marrero                   7,747 +
 31 Wed, May 20     WSH  CLE  W   8-3       16-15    5     5.0  2:34 S Shea                     22,022 ++
 32 Thu, May 21     WSH  NYY  L   5-6       16-16    5     6.0  3:02 J McDonald                 16,026 -
 33 Fri, May 22     WSH  NYY  W  12-4       17-16    5     5.0  2:35 B Porterfiel                4,774 +
 34 Sat, May 23     WSH  PHA  L   6-8       17-17    5     6.0  2:50 H Byrd                      8,820 -
 35 Sun, May 24     WSH  PHA  W   6-3       18-17    5     6.0  2:15 C Marrero                   9,222 +
 36 Mon, May 25     WSH  PHA  W   6-1       19-17    5     5.0  1:50 J Moreno                    5,462 ++
 37 Wed, May 27     WSH @NYY  L   1-3       19-18    5     6.0  1:57 E Lopat                     7,783 -
 38 Thu, May 28     WSH @NYY  L   2-7       19-19    5     7.0  2:22 W Ford                      6,893 --
 39 Fri, May 29     WSH  BOS  W   4-2       20-19    5     7.0  2:05 J Schmitz                   7,139 +
 40 Sat, May 30     WSH  BOS  L   3-4       20-20    5     7.0  2:22 M McDermott                16,765 -
 41                 WSH  BOS  W   2-1       21-20    5     7.0  2:21 S Dixon                    16,765 +
 42 Sun, May 31     WSH @BOS  W   5-4       22-20    4     6.5  2:43 B Porterfiel                    0 ++
 43                 WSH @BOS  W   4-0       23-20    4     6.5  1:55 S Shea                     29,590 +++
 44 Tue, Jun  2     WSH @SLB  L   3-5       23-21    4     7.5  2:11 S Paige                     4,785 -
 45 Wed, Jun  3     WSH @SLB  W   3-2       24-21    4     7.5  2:17 W Masterson                 3,957 +
 46 Thu, Jun  4     WSH @SLB  W  10-1       25-21    3     7.5  2:00 S Dixon                     3,524 ++
 47 Fri, Jun  5     WSH @CHW  W   8-4       26-21    3     7.5  2:10 C Marrero                  13,724 +++
 48 Sun, Jun  7     WSH @CHW  W  16-2       27-21    3     9.0  2:52 B Porterfiel                    0 ++++
 49                 WSH @CHW  L   1-5       27-22    3     9.0  1:51 H Dorish                   18,480 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun  9     WSH @CLE  L   1-2       27-23    3    10.0  2:05 B Lemon                    12,996 --
 51 Wed, Jun 10     WSH @CLE  L   1-2       27-24    4    11.0  2:07 M Garcia                   12,343 ---
 52 Thu, Jun 11     WSH @CLE  W   2-1       28-24    4    11.0  2:00 W Masterson                 4,541 +
 53 Fri, Jun 12     WSH @DET  L   1-2       28-25    4    12.0  1:55 D Marlowe                  12,675 -
 54 Sat, Jun 13     WSH @DET  L   6-7       28-26    4    13.0  2:18 N Garver                    4,765 --
 55 Sun, Jun 14     WSH @DET  W   6-1       29-26    4    13.5  1:59 S Shea                     11,494 +
 56 Tue, Jun 16     WSH  CHW  L   3-7       29-27    4    13.5  3:22 B Pierce                   12,589 -
 57 Wed, Jun 17     WSH  CHW  W   1-0       30-27    4    13.5  2:18 W Masterson                 4,636 +
 58 Thu, Jun 18     WSH  CHW  L   4-8       30-28    5    15.0  2:38 M Fornieles                 6,507 -
 59 Fri, Jun 19     WSH  CLE  L   2-4       30-29    5    15.0  2:18 M Garcia                   11,870 --
 60 Sat, Jun 20     WSH  CLE  W   7-3       31-29    5    15.0  2:11 B Porterfiel               11,122 +
 61 Sun, Jun 21     WSH  CLE  W   5-1       32-29    5    14.5  1:55 S Shea                     17,003 ++
 62 Mon, Jun 22     WSH  CLE  L   2-5       32-30    5    15.5  2:30 B Feller                        0 -
 63                 WSH  CLE  L   2-5       32-31    5    15.5  2:17 B Lemon                    12,254 --
 64 Tue, Jun 23     WSH  SLB  L   3-4       32-32    5    15.5  2:27 B Cain                      4,940 ---
 65 Wed, Jun 24     WSH  SLB  L   6-7       32-33    5    15.5  2:12 M Blyzka                    4,223 ----
 66 Thu, Jun 25     WSH  SLB  L   1-3       32-34    5    15.5  2:58 H Brecheen                  3,511 -----
 67 Fri, Jun 26     WSH  DET  L   3-7       32-35    5    15.5  2:20 T Gray                      7,800 ------
 68 Sat, Jun 27     WSH  DET  W   6-5       33-35    5    14.5  2:23 A Sima                      4,386 +
 69 Sun, Jun 28     WSH  DET  W   5-2       34-35    5    14.0  1:48 W Masterson                     0 ++
 70                 WSH  DET  L   1-5       34-36    5    14.0  2:15 B Hoeft                     7,865 -
 71 Tue, Jun 30     WSH @PHA  W   3-0       35-36    5    13.0  2:05 B Porterfiel                3,676 +
 72 Wed, Jul  1     WSH @PHA  W   5-3       36-36    5    12.0  2:20 C Stobbs                    2,303 ++
 73 Fri, Jul  3     WSH @BOS  W   9-4       37-36    5    12.5  2:26 S Shea                     14,445 +++
 74 Sat, Jul  4     WSH @BOS  L   2-7       37-37    5    13.5  2:14 B Henry                           -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 WSH @BOS  W   8-4       38-37    5    13.5  2:14 S Dixon                    18,355 +
 76 Sun, Jul  5     WSH  NYY  W   4-0       39-37    5    11.5  2:14 B Porterfiel                      ++
 77                 WSH  NYY  W   5-4       40-37    5    11.5  2:47 J Schmitz                  27,685 +++
 78 Mon, Jul  6     WSH  BOS  L   1-2       40-38    5    13.0  2:31 I Delock                    9,151 -
 79 Tue, Jul  7     WSH  BOS  L   0-2       40-39    5    13.0  2:08 H Brown                     9,634 --
 80 Wed, Jul  8     WSH  PHA  W   7-4       41-39    5    13.0  2:15 S Dixon                     4,923 +
 81 Thu, Jul  9     WSH  PHA  W   8-4       42-39    5    12.0  2:26 S Shea                      2,383 ++
 82 Fri, Jul 10     WSH @NYY  L   1-6       42-40    5    13.0  2:18 E Lopat                    10,754 -
 83 Sat, Jul 11     WSH @NYY  L   2-3       42-41    5    14.0  2:26 J Sain                     36,213 --
 84 Sun, Jul 12     WSH @NYY  L   5-6       42-42    5    15.0  2:49 A Reynolds                 21,915 ---
 85 Thu, Jul 16     WSH @CHW  L   5-6       42-43    5    16.0  2:32 B Pierce                        0 ----
 86                 WSH @CHW  L   4-5       42-44    5    16.0  2:11 H Dorish                   19,327 -----
 87 Fri, Jul 17     WSH @CHW  L   1-4       42-45    5    17.0  2:02 V Trucks                   23,278 ------
 88 Sat, Jul 18     WSH @CHW  L   6-10      42-46    5    18.0  2:52 H Dorish                   12,122 -------
 89 Sun, Jul 19     WSH @SLB  L   4-5       42-47    5    19.0  1:59 H Brecheen                  4,267 --------
 90                 WSH @SLB  W  13-4       43-47    5    19.0  2:21 C Stobbs                    4,267 +
 91 Tue, Jul 21     WSH @DET  L   7-8       43-48    5    19.0  2:50 D Madison                   3,565 -
 92 Thu, Jul 23     WSH @DET  L   6-9       43-49    5    19.0  2:54 N Garver                        0 --
 93                 WSH @DET  L   4-5       43-50    5    19.0  1:56 T Gray                      7,291 ---
 94 Fri, Jul 24     WSH @CLE  W   6-4       44-50    5    18.0  3:22 C Stobbs                   15,355 +
 95 Sat, Jul 25     WSH @CLE  L   4-6       44-51    5    19.0  3:00 B Lemon                     9,560 -
 96 Sun, Jul 26     WSH @CLE  W   4-3       45-51    5    19.0  2:25 B Porterfiel                    0 +
 97                 WSH @CLE  L   6-7       45-52    5    19.0  2:18 B Hooper                   24,460 -
 98 Tue, Jul 28     WSH  DET  L   5-8       45-53    5    20.0  2:46 T Gray                      6,065 --
 99 Wed, Jul 29     WSH  DET  W  13-5       46-53    5    20.0  2:23 C Marrero                   3,591 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Thu, Jul 30     WSH  DET  W   7-4       47-53    5    19.0  1:51 C Stobbs                    1,279 ++
101 Fri, Jul 31     WSH  CHW  W   2-0       48-53    5    19.0  1:55 B Porterfiel               12,466 +++
102 Sat, Aug  1     WSH  CHW  L   0-4       48-54    5    19.0  2:17 C Johnson                   9,387 -
103 Sun, Aug  2     WSH  CHW  W   1-0       49-54    5    18.5  2:06 W Masterson                10,840 +
104 Mon, Aug  3     WSH  CHW  L   0-1       49-55    5    19.5  2:04 B Pierce                    7,666 -
105 Tue, Aug  4     WSH  CLE  L   0-3       49-56    5    20.5  2:10 M Garcia                    9,388 --
106 Wed, Aug  5     WSH  CLE  W  11-0       50-56    5    20.5  2:16 B Porterfiel                8,386 +
107 Thu, Aug  6     WSH  CLE  W   4-1       51-56    5    20.5  2:14 S Shea                      3,985 ++
108 Fri, Aug  7     WSH  SLB  W  12-0       52-56    5    20.5  2:00 C Marrero                   4,337 +++
109 Sun, Aug  9     WSH  SLB  L   0-3       52-57    5    21.0  2:16 S Paige                         0 -
110                 WSH  SLB  W  12-3       53-57    5    21.0  2:04 C Stobbs                    5,991 +
111 Mon, Aug 10     WSH  BOS  W   2-0       54-57    5    20.5  1:48 B Porterfiel               13,631 ++
112 Tue, Aug 11     WSH  NYY  W   2-1       55-57    5    19.5  2:21 W Masterson                19,793 +++
113 Wed, Aug 12     WSH  NYY  L   1-22      55-58    5    20.5  3:14 W Ford                     20,947 -
114 Thu, Aug 13     WSH  NYY  L   1-6       55-59    5    21.5  2:15 E Lopat                    13,076 --
115 Sat, Aug 15     WSH @BOS  W   5-2       56-59    5    20.0  2:50 C Stobbs                   24,339 +
116                 WSH @BOS  W   4-2       57-59    5    20.0  2:32 B Porterfiel               24,339 ++
117 Sun, Aug 16     WSH @BOS  L   1-4       57-60    5    21.0  2:57 M Parnell                  25,564 -
118                 WSH @BOS  W   7-4       58-60    5    21.0  2:19 S Shea                     25,564 +
119 Tue, Aug 18     WSH @NYY  W  10-8       59-60    5    21.0  2:41 J Lane                     24,599 ++
120 Wed, Aug 19     WSH @NYY  L   0-2       59-61    5    22.0  1:51 J McDonald                 10,660 -
121 Thu, Aug 20     WSH @NYY  L   0-7       59-62    5    23.0  2:06 E Lopat                    10,010 --
122 Fri, Aug 21     WSH  BOS  W   9-1       60-62    5    23.5  2:06 C Stobbs                        0 +
123                 WSH  BOS  L   3-7       60-63    5    23.5  2:24 S Hudson                   15,427 -
124 Sat, Aug 22     WSH  BOS  L   3-4       60-64    5    23.5  2:46 M McDermott                 9,419 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Aug 23     WSH  BOS  L   4-5       60-65    5    24.5  2:35 B Henry                    12,215 ---
126 Tue, Aug 25     WSH @CLE  W   8-4       61-65    5    24.5  2:02 B Porterfiel               10,726 +
127 Wed, Aug 26     WSH @CLE  L   5-9       61-66    5    25.5  2:09 D Hoskins                   5,394 -
128 Thu, Aug 27     WSH @DET  W  12-5       62-66    5    24.5  2:20 S Shea                      2,892 +
129 Fri, Aug 28     WSH @DET  W   7-4       63-66    5    23.5  2:09 W Masterson                18,309 ++
130 Sat, Aug 29     WSH @DET  W   7-2       64-66    5    22.5  1:51 B Porterfiel                4,921 +++
131 Sun, Aug 30     WSH @SLB  L   0-3       64-67    5    22.5  2:54 D Larsen                          -
132                 WSH @SLB  W   9-3       65-67    5    22.5  2:14 C Stobbs                    4,388 +
133 Mon, Aug 31     WSH @SLB  W   4-3       66-67    5    22.0  2:13 S Dixon                    13,898 ++
134 Wed, Sep  2     WSH @CHW  L   3-7       66-68    5    23.5  2:39 B Keegan                    4,130 -
135 Thu, Sep  3     WSH @CHW  W   5-1       67-68    5    23.5  2:20 B Porterfiel               14,618 +
136 Mon, Sep  7     WSH @PHA  W  13-2       68-68    5    22.5  2:28 W Masterson                       ++
137                 WSH @PHA  W   6-3       69-68    5    22.5  2:07 B Porterfiel                6,057 +++
138 Wed, Sep  9     WSH  SLB  L   0-2       69-69    5    23.0  1:50 D Larsen                        0 -
139                 WSH  SLB  W   2-1       70-69    5    23.0  2:57 A Sima                      4,216 +
140 Fri, Sep 11     WSH  CLE  W   6-4       71-69    5    22.5  2:07 S Shea                      8,560 ++
141 Sat, Sep 12     WSH  CLE  W   4-3       72-69    5    22.5  2:07 B Porterfiel                5,798 +++
142 Sun, Sep 13     WSH  DET  L   4-10      72-70    5    24.0  2:18 N Garver                        0 -
143                 WSH  DET  L   4-6       72-71    5    24.0  1:58 S Gromek                    8,157 --
144 Mon, Sep 14     WSH  DET  W   6-1       73-71    5    24.0  1:55 C Stobbs                    1,257 +
145 Wed, Sep 16     WSH  CHW  W   4-2       74-71    5    23.0  2:20 C Marrero                  13,000 ++
146 Thu, Sep 17     WSH  CHW  W   3-2       75-71    5    22.0  2:07 B Porterfiel                3,345 +++
147 Sat, Sep 19     WSH @PHA  L   5-6       75-72    5    22.0  2:55 J Coleman                   1,057 -
148 Sun, Sep 20     WSH @PHA  L   9-13      75-73    5    23.5  2:11 B Trice                     4,468 --
149                 WSH @PHA  L   3-4       75-74    5    23.5  2:02 M Fricano                   4,468 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Fri, Sep 25     WSH  PHA  W   1-0       76-74    5    23.5  1:37 B Porterfiel                2,403 +
151 Sat, Sep 26     WSH  PHA  L   2-11      76-75    5    23.5  1:58 B Trice                     2,252 -
152 Sun, Sep 27     WSH  PHA  L   2-9       76-76    5    23.5  2:03 J Coleman                   3,740 --

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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