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1955 Washington Senators (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954/1956)
53-101, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 598 runs, Allowed 789 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-96
Managed by Chuck Dressen

Ballpark: Griffith Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 425,238 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 91, Pitching - 94
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 Stats / Schedule (1954/1956) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   53-101, Final Rank: 8, GB:   43.0
Days in First:                   1 (last on April 11, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 22)
Most Games under .500:          48 (last on September 25)

Biggest Lead:                  1.0 (last on April 11)
Farthest Behind Leader:       43.0 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (July 16 to July 20)
Longest Losing Streak:           9 (June 16 to June 26)

Most Runs Allowed:              19 (April 13)
Most Runs Scored:               18 (August 13)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      24
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        53 101     598     789    .344

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           28  49     282     357    .364
Road           25  52     316     432    .325

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5  10      49      69    .333
May            12  14     106     127    .462
June            8  22     104     159    .267
July           10  21     110     157    .323
August         11  14     130     126    .440
September       7  20      99     151    .259

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     27  54     287     412    .333
Second Half    26  47     311     377    .356
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        16  24     121     129    .400

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        17  28     235     331    .378

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             8  14      86      94    .364
BOS             7  15      77     126    .318
CHW             5  17      61     109    .227
CLE            13   9     119      83    .591
DET             5  17      80     143    .227
KCA             9  13     103     100    .409
NYY             6  16      72     134    .273

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Mon, Apr 11     WSH  BAL  W  12-5        1-0     1  up 1.0  2:45 B Porterfiel               26,634 +
  2 Wed, Apr 13     WSH @NYY  L   1-19       1-1     4     0.5  2:54 W Ford                     11,251 -
  3 Sat, Apr 16     WSH  NYY  L   2-5        1-2     5     1.5  3:03 T Byrne                    13,586 --
  4 Sun, Apr 17     WSH  NYY  W   7-3        2-2     5     2.0  2:11 J Schmitz                  11,062 +
  5 Wed, Apr 20     WSH  BOS  L   0-1        2-3     6     3.0  2:52 W Nixon                     5,495 -
  6 Thu, Apr 21     WSH  BOS  W   1-0        3-3     5     2.0  2:14 B Porterfiel                1,965 +
  7 Fri, Apr 22     WSH @BAL  W   3-2        4-3     5     1.0  2:48 M McDermott                18,723 ++
  8 Sat, Apr 23     WSH @BAL  L   0-3        4-4     5     2.0  2:32 H Byrd                      7,891 -
  9 Sun, Apr 24     WSH @BAL  L   1-2        4-5     5     1.5  3:07 S Rogovin                       0 --
 10                 WSH @BAL  W   5-2        5-5     5     1.5  2:24 J Schmitz                  22,896 +
 11 Tue, Apr 26     WSH @CLE  L   2-3        5-6     6     2.5  2:17 B Lemon                       972 -
 12 Wed, Apr 27     WSH @CLE  L   5-6        5-7     6     2.5  4:46 A Houtteman                 2,393 --
 13 Thu, Apr 28     WSH @DET  L   1-4        5-8     6     3.5  2:22 B Hoeft                    20,820 ---
 14 Fri, Apr 29     WSH @DET  L   2-3        5-9     7     4.0  2:41 F Lary                      3,534 ----
 15 Sat, Apr 30     WSH @DET  L   7-11       5-10    7     5.0  2:45 A Aber                      9,341 -----
 16 Sun, May  1     WSH @KCA  L  10-16       5-11    7     5.5  3:02 M Burtschy                 22,906 ------
 17 Mon, May  2     WSH @KCA  W  12-1        6-11    7     5.5  2:35 J Schmitz                  18,104 +
 18 Tue, May  3     WSH @CHW  L   3-5        6-12    7     6.5  2:46 D Donovan                  18,366 -
 19 Wed, May  4     WSH @CHW  W   5-4        7-12    7     5.5  2:55 B Porterfiel                2,993 +
 20 Fri, May  6     WSH  BAL  W   2-1        8-12    6     5.5  2:05 D Stone                     5,262 ++
 21 Sat, May  7     WSH  BAL  L   1-5        8-13    6     6.5  2:04 J Wilson                    4,584 -
 22 Sun, May  8     WSH  BAL  L   3-4        8-14    6     7.5  2:21 J McDonald                      0 --
 23                 WSH  BAL  W  15-7        9-14    6     7.5  2:50 C Pascual                   8,644 +
 24 Tue, May 10     WSH  DET  W   7-4       10-14    5     7.5  2:30 B Porterfiel                5,651 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May 11     WSH  DET  L   0-7       10-15    6     8.5  2:15 N Garver                    1,271 -
 26 Thu, May 12     WSH  CLE  W   3-0       11-15    5     7.5  2:27 M McDermott                 9,653 +
 27 Sun, May 15     WSH  CHW  L   0-3       11-16    6     8.5  2:16 D Donovan                       0 -
 28                 WSH  CHW  L   4-5       11-17    6     8.5  3:12 S Consuegra                15,111 --
 29 Tue, May 17     WSH  KCA  L   0-1       11-18    7     8.5  1:51 A Kellner                   3,061 ---
 30 Wed, May 18     WSH  KCA  W   7-2       12-18    6     8.5  2:10 D Stone                     1,061 +
 31 Fri, May 20     WSH  BOS  W   3-1       13-18    5     7.5  3:37 B Porterfiel                5,297 ++
 32 Sat, May 21     WSH  BOS  W   1-0       14-18    5     7.0  3:37 P Ramos                     5,597 +++
 33 Tue, May 24     WSH @NYY  W   3-2       15-18    5     7.0  2:56 C Stobbs                   14,229 ++++
 34 Wed, May 25     WSH @NYY  L   2-6       15-19    5     8.0  2:32 B Turley                    5,970 -
 35 Thu, May 26     WSH @NYY  L   4-8       15-20    5    10.0  2:16 J Kucks                         0 --
 36                 WSH @NYY  L   3-7       15-21    5    10.0  2:42 J Konstanty                 8,324 ---
 37 Fri, May 27     WSH @BOS  L   0-16      15-22    5    11.0  2:29 T Brewer                   15,775 ----
 38 Sat, May 28     WSH @BOS  W   5-3       16-22    5    11.0  2:53 M McDermott                 9,162 +
 39 Sun, May 29     WSH @BOS  L   7-12      16-23    5    12.0  3:00 G Susce                    14,429 -
 40 Mon, May 30     WSH  NYY  W   3-2       17-23    5    12.0  2:51 B Porterfiel                    0 +
 41                 WSH  NYY  L   3-5       17-24    5    12.0  2:50 T Byrne                    24,070 -
 42 Wed, Jun  1     WSH @DET  L   0-9       17-25    5    13.5  2:31 B Hoeft                     3,512 --
 43 Thu, Jun  2     WSH @DET  L   3-4       17-26    5    14.5  2:05 S Gromek                    2,741 ---
 44 Fri, Jun  3     WSH @CLE  W   3-1       18-26    5    13.5  2:22 M McDermott                11,594 +
 45 Sat, Jun  4     WSH @CLE  W  14-5       19-26    5    13.5  2:22 B Porterfiel                5,705 ++
 46 Sun, Jun  5     WSH @CLE  W   6-4       20-26    5    13.5  2:47 J Schmitz                         +++
 47                 WSH @CLE  L   3-6       20-27    5    13.5  2:33 E Wynn                     18,202 -
 48 Tue, Jun  7     WSH @KCA  W   3-2       21-27    5    12.5  2:39 C Pascual                       0 +
 49                 WSH @KCA  W   7-3       22-27    5    12.5  2:37 M McDermott                15,110 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun  8     WSH @KCA  L   2-3       22-28    5    12.5  1:53 C Boyer                    10,495 -
 51 Thu, Jun  9     WSH @KCA  L   2-4       22-29    6    13.5  1:55 A Ditmar                    8,336 --
 52 Sat, Jun 11     WSH @CHW  L   0-10      22-30    6    14.0  2:17 V Trucks                    5,276 ---
 53 Sun, Jun 12     WSH @CHW  L   0-1       22-31    6    14.0  2:03 B Pierce                        0 ----
 54                 WSH @CHW  L   4-8       22-32    6    14.0  2:11 D Donovan                   7,402 -----
 55 Tue, Jun 14     WSH  CLE  L   4-6       22-33    6    15.5  3:40 R Narleski                      0 ------
 56                 WSH  CLE  L   1-3       22-34    6    15.5  2:44 H Score                    17,189 -------
 57 Wed, Jun 15     WSH  CLE  W   7-0       23-34    6    14.5  2:16 D Stone                     6,302 +
 58 Thu, Jun 16     WSH  CLE  L   5-8       23-35    6    15.5  2:24 B Lemon                     2,963 -
 59 Fri, Jun 17     WSH  KCA  L   2-4       23-36    6    15.5  2:12 A Portocarre                3,302 --
 60 Sat, Jun 18     WSH  KCA  L   4-9       23-37    7    15.5  2:19 V Raschi                    1,671 ---
 61 Tue, Jun 21     WSH  CHW  L   1-6       23-38    7    17.5  2:12 V Trucks                    5,025 ----
 62 Wed, Jun 22     WSH  CHW  L   0-3       23-39    7    18.5  2:02 D Donovan                   2,732 -----
 63 Thu, Jun 23     WSH  CHW  L   0-7       23-40    7    19.5  2:25 H Byrd                      1,679 ------
 64 Fri, Jun 24     WSH  DET  L   7-18      23-41    7    20.5  2:54 B Hoeft                     4,188 -------
 65 Sat, Jun 25     WSH  DET  L   0-4       23-42    7    21.5  1:43 S Gromek                    1,843 --------
 66 Sun, Jun 26     WSH  DET  L   4-6       23-43    7    21.5  2:26 A Aber                          0 ---------
 67                 WSH  DET  W  12-4       24-43    7    21.5  2:32 M McDermott                 7,407 +
 68 Tue, Jun 28     WSH  BOS  L   0-4       24-44    7    22.5  2:15 F Sullivan                        -
 69                 WSH  BOS  L   2-8       24-45    7    22.5  2:20 T Hurd                      8,965 --
 70 Wed, Jun 29     WSH  BOS  L   5-7       24-46    7    24.0  2:14 I Delock                    3,668 ---
 71 Thu, Jun 30     WSH  BOS  W   3-2       25-46    7    23.5  2:25 T Abernathy                 8,563 +
 72 Fri, Jul  1     WSH @NYY  L   2-7       25-47    7    24.5  2:14 W Ford                      5,037 -
 73 Sat, Jul  2     WSH @NYY  L   0-12      25-48    7    25.5  2:22 T Byrne                    18,000 --
 74 Sun, Jul  3     WSH @NYY  W   5-0       26-48    7    24.5  2:27 J Schmitz                  12,967 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Mon, Jul  4     WSH @BAL  L   2-6       26-49    7    24.0  2:19 R Moore                     6,929 -
 76 Wed, Jul  6     WSH @BOS  L   5-7       26-50    7    24.0  2:27 T Brewer                   30,407 --
 77 Thu, Jul  7     WSH @BOS  L   5-6       26-51    7    24.5  2:32 E Kinder                   17,927 ---
 78 Fri, Jul  8     WSH  NYY  L   0-3       26-52    7    25.5  2:00 T Byrne                     7,527 ----
 79 Sat, Jul  9     WSH  NYY  L   0-4       26-53    7    26.5  2:12 B Turley                    4,093 -----
 80 Sun, Jul 10     WSH  NYY  W   6-4       27-53    7    26.5  2:03 D Stone                         0 +
 81                 WSH  NYY  L   3-8       27-54    7    26.5  2:18 J Kucks                    15,243 -
 82 Thu, Jul 14     WSH @CHW  L   4-13      27-55    7    27.0  2:31 M Fornieles                       --
 83                 WSH @CHW  L   2-5       27-56    7    27.0  2:26 D Donovan                  22,393 ---
 84 Fri, Jul 15     WSH @CHW  L   4-5       27-57    8    28.0  2:26 D Howell                    5,882 ----
 85 Sat, Jul 16     WSH @KCA  W   8-7       28-57    7    26.5  3:20 B Chakales                 14,572 +
 86 Sun, Jul 17     WSH @KCA  W   4-0       29-57    7    25.5  2:09 S Shea                     11,000 ++
 87 Mon, Jul 18     WSH @KCA  W   6-3       30-57    7    25.0  2:20 T Abernathy                 4,819 +++
 88 Tue, Jul 19     WSH @CLE  W   8-1       31-57    7    25.0  2:24 D Stone                    12,058 ++++
 89 Wed, Jul 20     WSH @CLE  W   6-4       32-57    7    24.0  2:13 P Ramos                    11,189 +++++
 90 Thu, Jul 21     WSH @CLE  L   3-4       32-58    7    24.0  2:34 R Narleski                  5,945 -
 91 Fri, Jul 22     WSH @DET  L   3-11      32-59    7    24.0  2:15 N Garver                    4,891 --
 92 Sat, Jul 23     WSH @DET  L   4-10      32-60    7    24.0  2:21 S Gromek                   16,627 ---
 93 Sun, Jul 24     WSH @DET  L   3-7       32-61    7    25.0  2:18 J Bunning                       0 ----
 94                 WSH @DET  W   3-0       33-61    7    25.0  2:14 T Abernathy                22,553 +
 95 Tue, Jul 26     WSH  KCA  W   9-3       34-61    7    25.5  2:29 B Porterfiel                    0 ++
 96                 WSH  KCA  L   1-3       34-62    7    25.5  2:28 A Kellner                   5,595 -
 97 Wed, Jul 27     WSH  KCA  L   4-6       34-63    7    26.0  2:48 A Ditmar                        0 --
 98                 WSH  KCA  L   1-4       34-64    7    26.0  2:21 B Harrington                3,144 ---
 99 Fri, Jul 29     WSH  CHW  L   2-5       34-65    7    26.5  2:02 V Trucks                    5,544 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 30     WSH  CHW  W   1-0       35-65    7    25.5  2:20 B Porterfiel                3,277 +
101 Sun, Jul 31     WSH  CHW  L   1-3       35-66    7    27.5  3:05 J Harshman                      0 -
102                 WSH  CHW  L   5-6       35-67    7    27.5  2:42 M Martin                   11,342 --
103 Tue, Aug  2     WSH  DET  L  10-13      35-68    7    28.5  3:13 J Coleman                   5,235 ---
104 Wed, Aug  3     WSH  DET  L   0-3       35-69    7    28.5  1:52 F Lary                      2,888 ----
105 Thu, Aug  4     WSH  DET  W   9-6       36-69    7    27.5  2:47 C Stobbs                    1,501 +
106 Fri, Aug  5     WSH  CLE  W   7-5       37-69    7    26.5  2:40 D Stone                     9,153 ++
107 Sat, Aug  6     WSH  CLE  W   6-5       38-69    7    25.5  2:52 S Shea                      2,921 +++
108 Sun, Aug  7     WSH  CLE  W   9-3       39-69    7    25.0  2:13 J Schmitz                  13,029 ++++
109 Tue, Aug  9     WSH @BAL  L   0-1       39-70    7    25.5  2:06 B Wight                         0 -
110                 WSH @BAL  W   6-3       40-70    7    25.5  2:49 B Chakales                 16,806 +
111 Sat, Aug 13     WSH @BOS  W  18-9       41-70    7    27.0  2:59 M McDermott                 7,888 ++
112 Sun, Aug 14     WSH @BOS  L   6-9       41-71    7    27.5  2:48 B Henry                         0 -
113                 WSH @BOS  L   1-2       41-72    7    27.5  1:49 G Susce                    21,003 --
114 Mon, Aug 15     WSH @BOS  L   4-8       41-73    7    28.5  2:29 L Kiely                    20,624 ---
115 Tue, Aug 16     WSH  BAL  L   2-7       41-74    7    29.5  2:35 E Palica                    1,683 ----
116 Fri, Aug 19     WSH  BOS  L   0-8       41-75    7    30.0  2:27 F Sullivan                 12,020 -----
117 Sat, Aug 20     WSH  BOS  W   6-2       42-75    7    30.0  2:07 P Ramos                    10,180 +
118 Sun, Aug 21     WSH  BOS  L   1-4       42-76    7    31.0  2:04 G Susce                    12,126 -
119 Tue, Aug 23     WSH @KCA  L   3-4       42-77    7    31.0  2:17 A Kellner                  15,141 --
120 Wed, Aug 24     WSH @KCA  L   0-5       42-78    7    32.0  2:12 A Portocarre                8,037 ---
121 Thu, Aug 25     WSH @CHW  W   6-1       43-78    7    32.0  2:33 B Porterfiel                7,628 +
122 Fri, Aug 26     WSH @CHW  W  10-0       44-78    7    31.0  2:05 P Ramos                    21,485 ++
123 Sat, Aug 27     WSH @CHW  L   1-11      44-79    7    31.0  2:40 J Harshman                  8,442 -
124 Sun, Aug 28     WSH @CLE  W   8-2       45-79    7    30.0  2:18 C Stobbs                        0 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 WSH @CLE  W  13-4       46-79    7    30.0  2:42 M McDermott                25,131 ++
126 Tue, Aug 30     WSH @DET  L   0-4       46-80    7    30.5  1:53 B Hoeft                    20,097 -
127 Wed, Aug 31     WSH @DET  L   4-7       46-81    7    31.5  2:03 F Lary                      4,566 --
128 Fri, Sep  2     WSH @NYY  L   2-4       46-82    7    32.5  2:04 W Ford                      9,302 ---
129 Sat, Sep  3     WSH @NYY  W  10-5       47-82    7    31.5  3:16 C Stobbs                   14,873 +
130 Sun, Sep  4     WSH @NYY  L   3-8       47-83    7    32.5  2:31 B Turley                   22,327 -
131 Mon, Sep  5     WSH @BOS  L   2-10      47-84    7    33.5  2:28 T Brewer                        0 --
132                 WSH @BOS  L   2-7       47-85    7    33.5  2:22 G Susce                    29,769 ---
133 Wed, Sep  7     WSH  CHW  L   3-4       47-86    7    34.5  2:42 J Harshman                  9,435 ----
134 Thu, Sep  8     WSH  CHW  W   5-4       48-86    7    34.5  2:21 T Abernathy                 2,437 +
135 Fri, Sep  9     WSH  KCA  W   6-5       49-86    7    35.0  2:27 M McDermott                     0 ++
136                 WSH  KCA  L   6-7       49-87    7    35.0  2:49 B Harrington                2,453 -
137 Sat, Sep 10     WSH  KCA  L   6-8       49-88    7    36.0  2:58 B Harrington                2,551 --
138 Sun, Sep 11     WSH  DET  L   0-8       49-89    7    36.0  1:54 B Hoeft                         0 ---
139                 WSH  DET  W   1-0       50-89    7    36.0  2:06 T Abernathy                 6,817 +
140 Tue, Sep 13     WSH  CLE  L   1-3       50-90    7    38.0  2:24 M Garcia                        0 -
141                 WSH  CLE  L   2-8       50-91    7    38.0  2:28 B Lemon                    19,019 --
142 Wed, Sep 14     WSH  CLE  W   3-2       51-91    7    37.0  2:33 P Ramos                     7,928 +
143 Fri, Sep 16     WSH @BAL  L   4-5       51-92    7    37.5  2:19 A Schallock                       -
144                 WSH @BAL  L   7-8       51-93    7    37.5  2:39 G Zuverink                  8,693 --
145 Sat, Sep 17     WSH @BAL  L   1-3       51-94    7    38.5  2:17 E Lopat                     5,486 ---
146 Sun, Sep 18     WSH @BAL  L   0-9       51-95    7    39.5  2:13 J Wilson                   15,810 ----
147 Tue, Sep 20     WSH  NYY  L   3-6       51-96    8    41.5  2:41 T Morgan                        0 -----
148                 WSH  NYY  L   7-9       51-97    8    41.5  2:49 W Ford                     11,717 ------
149 Wed, Sep 21     WSH  NYY  L   3-7       51-98    8    42.5  2:41 B Turley                    5,770 -------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Fri, Sep 23     WSH  BAL  W   6-4       52-98    8    41.5  2:21 M McDermott                     0 +
151                 WSH  BAL  W   7-3       53-98    8    41.5  2:15 J Schmitz                     766 ++
152 Sat, Sep 24     WSH  BAL  L   5-8       53-99    8    42.5  2:43 R Moore                         0 -
153                 WSH  BAL  L   0-1       53-100   8    42.5  2:14 B Wight                       765 --
154 Sun, Sep 25     WSH  BAL  L   4-5       53-101   8    43.0  2:06 G Zuverink                  2,343 ---

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