The 1924 Brooklyn Robins put up a good fight with the rival New York Giants before falling just short of the pennant. Staff ace Dazzy Vance led the league in wins, ERA, strikeouts and complete games to be named the National League Most Valuable Player.
1924 Brooklyn Robins | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever |
President | Charles Ebbets |
Managers | Wilbert Robinson |
Offseason edit
- November 1924: Johnny Mitchell was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- December 1924: Bert Griffith was traded by the Robins to the Washington Senators for Bonnie Hollingsworth.[2]
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 edit
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Notable transactions edit
- April 16, 1924: Ray French was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago White Sox.[3]
- April 25, 1924: Mike González was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Milt Stock.[4]
- May 16, 1924: Tiny Osborne was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- June 14, 1924: Leo Dickerman was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Doak.[6]
- December 17, 1924: Dutch Ruether was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.[7]
Roster edit
1924 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Zack Taylor | 99 | 345 | 100 | .290 | 1 | 39 |
1B | Jack Fournier | 154 | 563 | 188 | .334 | 27 | 116 |
2B | Andy High | 144 | 582 | 191 | .328 | 6 | 61 |
3B | Milt Stock | 142 | 561 | 136 | .242 | 2 | 52 |
SS | Johnny Mitchell | 64 | 243 | 64 | .263 | 1 | 16 |
OF | Tommy Griffith | 140 | 482 | 121 | .251 | 3 | 67 |
OF | Zack Wheat | 141 | 566 | 212 | .375 | 14 | 97 |
OF | Eddie Brown | 114 | 455 | 140 | .308 | 5 | 78 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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Jimmy Johnston | 86 | 315 | 94 | .298 | 2 | 29 |
Hank DeBerry | 77 | 218 | 53 | .243 | 3 | 26 |
Bernie Neis | 80 | 211 | 64 | .303 | 4 | 26 |
Dick Loftus | 46 | 81 | 22 | .272 | 0 | 8 |
Joe Klugmann | 31 | 79 | 13 | .165 | 0 | 3 |
Gene Bailey | 18 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 1 | 4 |
Binky Jones | 10 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 0 | 2 |
Charlie Hargreaves | 27 | 27 | 11 | .407 | 0 | 5 |
Ivy Olson | 38 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Johnston | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Burleigh Grimes | 38 | 310.2 | 22 | 13 | 3.82 | 135 |
Dazzy Vance | 35 | 308.1 | 28 | 6 | 2.16 | 262 |
Dutch Ruether | 30 | 168.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.91 | 63 |
Bill Doak | 21 | 149.1 | 11 | 5 | 3.07 | 32 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Art Decatur | 31 | 126.1 | 10 | 9 | 4.13 | 38 |
Tiny Osborne | 21 | 104.1 | 6 | 5 | 5.09 | 52 |
Rube Ehrhardt | 15 | 83.2 | 5 | 3 | 2.26 | 13 |
Dutch Henry | 16 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.67 | 11 |
Jim Roberts | 11 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.46 | 10 |
Leo Dickerman | 7 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.49 | 9 |
Rube Yarrison | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.55 | 2 |
Nelson Greene | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |
Bonnie Hollingsworth | 3 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 7 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tex Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 1 |
Tom Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors edit
References edit
- ^ Johnny Mitchell at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bert Griffith at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray French at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike González at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tiny Osborne at Baseball Reference
- ^ Leo Dickerman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dutch Ruether at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7