1924_Philadelphia_Phillies_season
1924 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball season
The 1924 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the Phillies climb out of last place and into seventh and home attendance improving to over 299,000. Cy Williams led the team in home runs with 24.
| 1924 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Baker Bowl | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Owners | William F. Baker | |||
| Managers | Art Fletcher | |||
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- December 15, 1923: Cotton Tierney was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Braves for Hod Ford and Ray Powell. Powell refused to report to his new team. The Braves sent cash to the Phillies as compensation.[1]
On August 21, 1924, the Phillies were traveling from games in St. Louis to Cincinnati when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train on which they were traveling turned over in the train yards in Mitchell, Indiana. Phillies players and personnel were unharmed but the engineer and fireman were killed in the accident.[2]
In the season's final series against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds, Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand was offered $500 by Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell to throw the games. The Giants were battling for the pennant with the Brooklyn Robins. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the life-time suspension of O'Connell and Giants coach Cozy Dolan by Commissioner Landis, although future-Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs were also implicated.[3]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | — | 51–26 | 42–34 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 1½ | 46–31 | 46–31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 3 | 49–28 | 41–35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 70 | 0.542 | 10 | 43–33 | 40–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 12 | 46–31 | 35–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 28½ | 40–37 | 25–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 96 | 0.364 | 37 | 26–49 | 29–47 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 100 | 0.346 | 40 | 28–48 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 7–15 | 6–15 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 10–12–1 | 7–15 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–6 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 7–15 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–12 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 16–5 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 14–7 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | 6–16 | 5–16 | 7–14 | — | 8–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 13–8 | — | 15–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1924 Philadelphia Phillies roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jimmie Wilson | 95 | 280 | 78 | .279 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | Walter Holke | 148 | 563 | 169 | .300 | 6 | 64 |
| 2B | Hod Ford | 145 | 530 | 144 | .272 | 3 | 53 |
| SS | Heinie Sand | 137 | 539 | 132 | .245 | 6 | 40 |
| 3B | Russ Wrightstone | 118 | 388 | 119 | .307 | 7 | 58 |
| OF | Cy Williams | 148 | 558 | 183 | .328 | 24 | 93 |
| OF | Johnny Mokan | 96 | 366 | 95 | .260 | 7 | 44 |
| OF | George Harper | 109 | 411 | 121 | .294 | 16 | 55 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Henline | 115 | 289 | 82 | .284 | 5 | 35 |
| Joe Schultz | 88 | 284 | 80 | .282 | 5 | 29 |
| Frank Parkinson | 62 | 156 | 33 | .212 | 1 | 19 |
| Andy Woehr | 50 | 152 | 33 | .217 | 0 | 17 |
| Fritz Henrich | 36 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Walker | 24 | 71 | 21 | .296 | 1 | 8 |
| Cliff Lee | 21 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 1 | 7 |
| Lew Wendell | 21 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddy Leach | 8 | 28 | 13 | .464 | 2 | 7 |
| Lenny Metz | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Spoke Emery | 5 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ring | 32 | 215.1 | 10 | 12 | 3.97 | 72 |
| Hal Carlson | 38 | 203.2 | 8 | 17 | 4.86 | 66 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 30 | 165.0 | 6 | 13 | 5.62 | 36 |
| Whitey Glazner | 35 | 156.2 | 7 | 16 | 5.92 | 41 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hubbell | 36 | 179.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.83 | 30 |
| Huck Betts | 37 | 144.1 | 7 | 10 | 4.30 | 46 |
| Johnny Couch | 37 | 137.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.73 | 23 |
| Joe Oeschger | 19 | 65.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.41 | 8 |
| Jim Bishop | 7 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.48 | 3 |
| Lefty Weinert | 8 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Lewis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| Ray Steineder | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 11 |
| Earl Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.50 | 2 |
| Lerton Pinto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
- "Ball Team in Wreck". New York Times. August 24, 1924.
- Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64.