 Led by the hitting of Goose Goslin and Sam Rice, and a solid pitching staff headlined by the 36-year-old Johnson, the Senators captured their first American League pennant, two games ahead of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees.The Senators faced John McGraw's heavily favored New York Giants in the 1924 World Series.Despite Johnson losing both of his starts, the Senators kept pace to tie the Series at three games apiece and force Game 7.