Roger Peckinpaugh, who'd committed eight of the club's nine errors in the Series, wept. He would have to wear the goat's horns, and he knew it. Walter Johnson, who'd shown what kind of man he was when he embraced Peck on the field following the game, would refuse to make excuses for his 15-hit performance, insisting instead that his arm and bandaged leg had felt fine all the way.
Bucky Harris, who'd batted only .087 for the Series, was criticized by many, including the ostentatious American League president, Ban Johnson, for having stuck with Walter Johnson until the bitter end. Harris had done so for reasons of "mawkish" sentimentality, according to Johnson, thereby costing Ban's league a world championship.
Bucky did have cause to reflect. A batting hero in 1924, he had been a bust in this Series, managing but a puny 2-for-23. Perhaps the spike wound to his hand had been more detrimental to his performance than he had thought possible. He did admit that he shouldn't have waited until the eighth inning of the sixth game to send someone to bat for him. Also, Harris would have forever to reflect on the way he had handled his pitchers. There is much to wonder about. The American League's best lefthander in 1925, Dutch Ruether, had not been handed the ball at all. Experienced Tom Zachary only appeared briefly in one game. It could well be that in attempting to crush the Pirates' appetite for southpaws, Bucky Harris had simply outsmarted himself.
Adding insult to injury, Harris, along with Roger Peckinpaugh and Muddy Ruel, was hauled onto the proverbial carpet by Commissioner Landis because of derogatory remarks the Senators had allegedly made about the quality of the umpiring. The loss had to be tremendously disappointing. It would be 1958 before such a turnaround recurred -- with a team with a 3-1 lead blowing it -- in the World Series.
Twenty-four Nats players shared a World Series booty amounting to about $3,800 apiece. The suddenly magnanimous Clark Griffith awarded $1,000 bonuses on top of this "windfall" to Coveleski and Marberry for performances during the season which he personally deemed outstanding. This ballclub, which Griffith himself had molded, had won a world championship and should have had a second consecutive one. These two World Series would, as the passing of time bore out, continue to stand among the most dramatic of all time. (The Washington Senators by Tom Deveaux.)
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