| 1924 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Baker Bowl | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Owners | William F. Baker | |||
| Managers | Art Fletcher | |||
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The1924Philadelphia 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 inhome runs with 24.
On August 21, 1924, the Phillies were traveling from games inSt. Louis toCincinnati when theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad train on which they were traveling turned over in the train yards inMitchell, 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 theNew York Giants at thePolo Grounds, Phillies shortstopHeinie Sand was offered $500 by Giants outfielderJimmy O'Connell to throw the games. The Giants were battling for the pennant with theBrooklyn Robins. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies managerArt Fletcher. It eventually led to the life-time suspension of O'Connell and Giants coachCozy Dolan by CommissionerLandis, although future-Hall of FamersFrankie Frisch,George Kelly, andRoss Youngs were also implicated.[3]
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1924 Philadelphia Phillies roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |