Team of Destiny: Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris, and the 1924 Washington Senators

The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.

In 1924, Washington Senators team president Clark Griffith hired Bucky Harris, his twenty—seven—year—old second baseman, to manage the Senators, a decision called “Griffith’s folly.” Yet the Senators, inspired by their fiery new leader, found themselves in first place heading into the homestretch. The question remained: with an untested manager and an aging star pitcher, would they be able to hold on for the first world champio...