The 1925 Washington Senators broke out broke out of a slump by winning three of four from the last-place 1922 St. Louis Browns. St. Louis (7-21) won the opener, giving Washington its ninth loss in 10 games, but the Senators (13-15) rebounded to win the next three.
Three Washington batters hit better than .400 for the series, led by Sam Rice at .438 (7-for-16). Firpo Marberry had a win and a save in relief. Jack Tobin hit .500 (7-for-14) for the Browns.
Game #1: St. Louis 2, Washington 1
The Browns scratched out single runs in each of the first two innings, and that turned out to be enough behind a great pitching performance from Urban Shocker. Ken Williams had an RBI triple in the first and Hank Severeid and Wally Gerber had back-to-back doubles in the second. Washington got its only run on a solo homer from Goose Goslin in the fourth.
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWN AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Jack Tobin 3 1 2 0 Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0
Marty McManus 4 0 0 0 Bucky Harris 3 0 1 0
George Sisler 4 0 0 0 Sam Rice 4 0 0 0
Ken Williams 4 0 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 1 2 1
Baby Doll Jacobson 4 0 0 0 Joe Judge 3 0 0 0
Hank Severeid 4 1 1 0 Muddy Ruel 3 0 0 0
Wally Gerber 4 0 1 1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2 0 0 0
Frank Ellerbe 3 0 0 0 Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0
Urban Shocker BXZ 2 0 0 0 Stan Coveleski AZ 2 0 0 0
Bobby Veach 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 5 2 TOTALS 29 1 3 1
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 110 000 000 -- 2
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 100 000 -- 1
LOB--1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 6, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 4.
ERR--Urban Shocker BXZ, Roger Peckinpaugh. 2B--Jack Tobin,
Hank Severeid, Wally Gerber, Bucky Harris. 3B--Ken Williams.
HR--Goose Goslin. SACB--Urban Shocker BXZ.
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Urban Shocker BXZ [W] 9.00 3 1 1 3 8 1
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Stan Coveleski AZ [L] 8.00 5 2 2 2 3 0
Firpo Marberry BKY 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Game #2: Washington 6, St. Louis 5 (10 inn.)
St. Louis led 2-0 and 3-1, but Washington tied it in the bottom of the eighth on two-out RBI singles from Muddy Ruel and Roger Peckinpaugh. St. Louis went back in front with two runs in the top of the 10th on run-scoring singles by George Sisler and Ken Williams. Washington put together a remarkable rally to win the game in the bottom of the 10th. The Senators tied the game on Joe Judge’s two-run single. Then, with the bases loaded and one out, reliever Hub Pruett walked home the winning run.
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWN AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Jack Tobin 4 1 2 0 Earl McNeely 4 0 1 0
Marty McManus 3 1 0 0 Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0
George Sisler 5 1 4 2 Sam Rice 3 2 3 1
Ken Williams 5 0 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 2 1 0
Baby Doll Jacobson 4 1 1 1 Joe Judge 4 1 1 2
Hank Severeid 5 1 1 0 Muddy Ruel 2 0 2 1
Wally Gerber 4 0 1 1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5 0 2 1
Frank Ellerbe 4 0 0 0 Ossie Bluege 5 0 0 0
Dixie Davis CYW 3 0 0 0 Walter Johnson AXY 3 1 1 0
Pat Collins 1 0 0 0 Hank Severeid 0 0 0 0
Bobby Veach 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 38 5 10 5 TOTALS 34 6 11 6
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 011 000 100 2 -- 5
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 010 020 3 -- 6
LOB--1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 7, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 11.
ERR--George Sisler. 2B--Jack Tobin, George Sisler (2), Hank
Severeid. HR--Baby Doll Jacobson. HBP--Bucky Harris.
SACB--Marty McManus, Earl McNeely. SB--Ken Williams, George
Sisler (2), Earl McNeely, Goose Goslin.
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dixie Davis CYW 7.33 5 3 3 6 0 0
Rasty Wright B 0.67 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hub Pruett AKW [L] 1.33 4 3 3 3 0 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Walter Johnson AXY 9.00 7 3 3 3 3 1
Firpo Marberry BKY [W] 1.00 3 2 2 0 2 0
Game #3: Washington 5, St. Louis 2
The Browns got an early run thanks to Ken Williams’ RBI triple. It stayed 1-0 until the seventh, when the Senators scored four runs. After the first two outs were made, the Senators put two runners on and then got an RBI single from Muddy Ruel. Roger Peckinpaugh slugged a three-run homer to make it 4-1. Bucky Harris added another run in the eighth with an RBI double.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWN AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 3 0 0 0 Jack Tobin 2 2 1 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 1 1 Marty McManus 4 0 0 0
Sam Rice 4 0 1 0 George Sisler 4 0 1 1
Goose Goslin 4 1 1 0 Ken Williams 4 0 1 1
Joe Judge 3 1 1 0 Baby Doll Jacobson 4 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel 3 1 1 1 Hank Severeid 3 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 4 1 1 3 Wally Gerber 3 0 0 0
Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0 Frank Ellerbe 3 0 1 0
Tom Zachary B 3 1 1 0 Elam Vangilder BZ 2 0 0 0
Eddie Foster 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 5 7 5 TOTALS 29 2 4 2
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 410 -- 5
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 100 000 001 -- 2
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 2, 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 3.
2B--Bucky Harris, Jack Tobin, George Sisler. 3B--Goose
Goslin, Ken Williams. HR--Roger Peckinpaugh. SACB--Earl
McNeely.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tom Zachary B [W] 9.00 4 2 2 3 0 0
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS
Elam Vangilder BZ [L] 7.33 7 5 5 2 2 1
Dave Danforth BKW 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Bayne CX 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
Game #4: Washington 5, St. Louis 2
Tied 2-2, Washington broke the game open with three runs in the fifth inning. Goose Goslin, Muddy Ruel and Ossie Bluege all had run-scoring singles.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWN AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 0 1 0 Jack Tobin 5 0 2 0
Bucky Harris 4 1 0 0 Marty McManus 3 0 0 0
Sam Rice 5 2 3 0 George Sisler 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 3 1 2 2 Ken Williams 4 0 0 0
Joe Judge 4 1 1 1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4 1 1 0
Muddy Ruel 4 0 2 1 Hank Severeid 4 1 3 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 1 0 Wally Gerber 4 0 1 0
Ossie Bluege 4 0 2 1 Frank Ellerbe 3 0 1 0
Dutch Ruether BY 2 0 0 0 Ray Kolp CYZ 2 0 1 1
Joe Harris 1 0 0 0 Eddie Foster 0 0 0 0
Pat Collins 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 5 12 5 TOTALS 34 2 9 1
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 200 030 000 -- 5
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 020 000 000 -- 2
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 9, 1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS 8.
ERR--Ossie Bluege. HBP--Joe Judge. SACF--Goose Goslin.
SACB--Dutch Ruether BY. SB--Sam Rice (2).
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dutch Ruether BY [W] 7.00 8 2 2 2 3 0
Firpo Marberry BKY [S] 2.00 1 0 0 1 2 0
1922 ST. LOUIS BROWNS
Ray Kolp CYZ [L] 7.00 11 5 5 4 3 0
Rasty Wright B 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
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