1924 Brooklyn Robins season

1924 Brooklyn Robins
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
Record92–62 (.597)
League place2nd
OwnersCharles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
PresidentCharles Ebbets
ManagersWilbert Robinson

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.

Offseason

  • 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

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 93 60 .608 — 51‍–‍26 42‍–‍34
Brooklyn Robins 92 62 .597 1½ 46‍–‍31 46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 3 49‍–‍28 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 83 70 .542 10 43‍–‍33 40‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 81 72 .529 12 46‍–‍31 35‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals 65 89 .422 28½ 40‍–‍37 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 55 96 .364 37 26‍–‍49 29‍–‍47
Boston Braves 53 100 .346 40 28‍–‍48 25‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1924 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BSN BRO 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

Roster

1924 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers
  • Art Decatur
  • Leo Dickerman
  • Bill Doak
  • Rube Ehrhardt
  • Nelson Greene
  • Burleigh Grimes
  • Dutch Henry
  • Bonnie Hollingsworth
  • Tom Long
  • Tiny Osborne
  • Jim Roberts
  • Dutch Ruether
  • Dazzy Vance
  • Tex Wilson
  • Rube Yarrison
 Catchers

Infielders

  • Jack Fournier
  • Andy High
  • Fred Johnston
  • Jimmy Johnston
  • Binky Jones
  • Joe Klugmann
  • Johnny Mitchell
  • Ivy Olson
  • Milt Stock
 Outfielders
  • Gene Bailey
  • Eddie Brown
  • Tommy Griffith
  • Dick Loftus
  • Bernie Neis
  • Zack Wheat
 Manager

Coaches

  • Ivy Olson

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

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 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

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
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

= Indicates league leader

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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tex Wilson 2 0 0 0 14.73 1
Tom Long 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Johnny Mitchell at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bert Griffith at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Ray French at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Mike González at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Tiny Osborne at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Leo Dickerman at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Dutch Ruether at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
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