| 1924 St. Louis Browns | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 74–78 (.487) | |
| League place | 4th | |
| Owners | Phil Ball | |
| Managers | George Sisler | |
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The 1924 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 78 losses. This was George Sisler's first season as manager.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 47–30 | 45–32 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 63 | 0.586 | 2 | 45–32 | 44–31 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 45–33 | 41–35 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | 0.487 | 17 | 41–36 | 33–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 81 | 0.467 | 20 | 36–39 | 35–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 67 | 86 | 0.438 | 24½ | 37–38 | 30–48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 25 | 41–36 | 26–51 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 25½ | 37–39 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 5–17–1 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 5–17 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 12–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–12 | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 8–13 | 10–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 13–9–1 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager | ||||||
Player stats
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 | Hank Severeid | 137 | 432 | 133 | .308 | 4 | 48 |
| 1B | George Sisler | 151 | 636 | 194 | .305 | 9 | 74 |
| 2B | Marty McManus | 123 | 442 | 147 | .333 | 5 | 80 |
| SS | Wally Gerber | 148 | 496 | 135 | .272 | 0 | 55 |
| 3B | Gene Robertson | 121 | 439 | 140 | .319 | 4 | 52 |
| OF | Ken Williams | 114 | 398 | 129 | .324 | 18 | 84 |
| OF | Jack Tobin | 136 | 569 | 170 | .299 | 2 | 48 |
| OF | Baby Doll Jacobson | 152 | 579 | 184 | .318 | 19 | 97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Evans | 77 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 0 | 19 |
| Norm McMillan | 76 | 201 | 56 | .279 | 0 | 27 |
| Herschel Bennett | 41 | 94 | 31 | .330 | 1 | 11 |
| Harry Rice | 54 | 93 | 26 | .280 | 0 | 15 |
| Frank Ellerbe | 21 | 61 | 12 | .197 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Rego | 24 | 59 | 13 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Collins | 32 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 1 | 11 |
| Syl Simon | 23 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Verdo Elmore | 7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Burke | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Mizeur | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Shocker | 40 | 246.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.20 | 88 |
| Dave Danforth | 41 | 219.2 | 15 | 12 | 4.51 | 65 |
| Ernie Wingard | 36 | 218.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.51 | 23 |
| Dixie Davis | 29 | 160.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.10 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam Vangilder | 43 | 145.1 | 5 | 10 | 5.64 | 49 |
| Ray Kolp | 25 | 96.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.68 | 29 |
| George Lyons | 26 | 77.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.21 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hub Pruett | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.57 | 27 |
| George Grant | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.31 | 11 |
| Bill Bayne | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.44 | 20 |
| Ollie Voigt | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.51 | 4 |
| Bill Lasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Edgar Barnhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #5 strikeouts (88)
- #3 home runs (19)
- #4 slugging percentage (.529)
- #3 slugging percentage (.533)
- #4 home runs (18)
References
- 1924 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1924 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com