he last time Washington won a World Series title, the Houston Astros didn't exist. There weren't even divisions, much less a wild card—the ticket the Nationals punched to make the postseason.
To make it to the Fall Classic in 1924, the Senators had to finish first in the American League, and nobody saw them coming. Washington was coming off a fourth-place finish the year before, a woeful 23½ games out of first place. The New York Yankees, anchored by Babe Ruth, who hit .393 with 41 home runs, had won the 1923 pennant going away, their third straight AL title.
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