1924 St. Louis Cardinals season

1924 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	65–89 (.422)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Branch Rickey
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The 1924 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 43rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 33rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 65–89 during the season and finished 6th in the National League.

Contents

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  1 Regular season
  
  
  
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    1.1 Season standings
    
  
  
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    1.2 Record vs. opponents
    
  
  
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    1.3 Notable transactions
    
  
  
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    1.4 Roster
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Player stats
  
  
  
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    2.1 Batting
    
    
    
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      2.1.1 Starters by position
      
    
    
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      2.1.2 Other batters
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    2.2 Pitching
    
    
    
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      2.2.1 Starting pitchers
      
    
    
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      2.2.2 Other pitchers
      
    
    
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      2.2.3 Relief pitchers
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Awards and honors
  
  
  
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    3.1 League leaders
    
  
  
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    3.2 Records
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Farm system
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

Regular season

Rogers Hornsby hit an astonishing .424 in 1924, which remains the modern National League record for batting average in a single season. He also led the league with 89 walks, producing a .507 on-base percentage that was the highest in the National League during the 20th century. His slugging percentage of .696 again led the league, as did his 121 runs scored, 227 hits, and 43 doubles.

Season standings

v t e 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

1924 National League Records v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

• September 3, 1924: Tommy Thevenow was purchased by the Cardinals from the Syracuse Stars.^[1]
  

Roster

1924 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Hi Bell Jack Berly Pea Ridge Day Art Delaney Leo Dickerman Bill Doak Eddie Dyer Jesse Fowler Jesse Haines Lou North Jeff Pfeffer Flint Rhem Bill Sherdel Vince Shields Allen Sothoron Johnny Stuart Bob Vines		Catchers Verne Clemons Mike González Charlie Niebergall Ray Shepardson Ernie Vick Infielders Les Bell Jim Bottomley Jimmy Cooney Howard Freigau Rogers Hornsby Doc Lavan Tommy Thevenow Specs Toporcer		Outfielders Ray Blades Joe Bratcher Ed Clough Taylor Douthit Max Flack Chick Hafey Wattie Holm Heinie Mueller Hy Myers Joe Schultz Jack Smith		Manager Branch Rickey Coaches Burt Shotton Joe Sugden Tink Turner

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	Mike González	120	402	119	.296	3	53
2B	Rogers Hornsby	143	536	227	.424	25	94

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
Tommy Thevenow	23	89	18	.202	0	7
Verne Clemons	25	56	18	.321	0	6
Joe Schultz	12	12	2	.167	0	2

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
Pea Ridge Day	3	17.2	1	1	4.58	3

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
Hi Bell	28	113.1	3	6	4.92	29

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
Jack Berly	4	0	0	0	5.62	2

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion


• Rogers Hornsby led the National League in hits, doubles, runs, walks, slugging and on-base percentage^[2]
  

Records

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  Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Best batting average by a second baseman, (.424).^[3]
  

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Stars	International League	Frank Shaughnessy
A	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Hunter Hill and Marv Goodwin
C	Fort Smith Twins	Western Association	Runt Marr
D	Sioux City Cardinals	Tri-State League	Joe McDermott

Tri-State League folded, July 17, 1924^[4]

References

1. 
   ^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
   


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3. 
   ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY,
   ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
   


4. 
   ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
   

External links

• 1924 St. Louis Cardinals


• 1924 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v t e 1924 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1924 World Series

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