1924 Chicago White Sox season
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| 1924 Chicago White Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Owners | Charles Comiskey | |
| Managers | Johnny Evers, Ed Walsh, Eddie Collins | |
| Radio | WMAQ (Hal Totten) | |
| ||
The 1924 Chicago White Sox season was a season in major league baseball. Despite the best efforts of player-manager Eddie Collins, the White Sox finished last in the American League for the first time. This was the last year of the "Chicago Chicken Curse", which would be broken next year by the Chicago Bears.
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| 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[edit]
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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[edit]
| 1924 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Buck Crouse | 94 | 305 | 79 | .259 | 1 | 44 |
| 1B | Earl Sheely | 146 | 535 | 171 | .320 | 3 | 103 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 152 | 556 | 194 | .349 | 6 | 86 |
| SS | Bill Barrett | 119 | 406 | 110 | .271 | 2 | 56 |
| 3B | Willie Kamm | 147 | 528 | 134 | .254 | 6 | 93 |
| OF | Johnny Mostil | 118 | 385 | 125 | .325 | 4 | 49 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 130 | 476 | 156 | .328 | 10 | 62 |
| OF | Bibb Falk | 138 | 526 | 185 | .352 | 6 | 99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Archdeacon | 95 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 0 | 25 |
| Ray Schalk | 57 | 153 | 30 | .196 | 1 | 11 |
| Roy Elsh | 60 | 147 | 45 | .306 | 0 | 11 |
| Ray French | 37 | 112 | 20 | .179 | 0 | 11 |
| Ray Morehart | 31 | 100 | 20 | .200 | 0 | 8 |
| Hervey McClellan | 32 | 85 | 15 | .176 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Grabowski | 20 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Bud Clancy | 13 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 6 |
| Ike Davis | 10 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Burns | 8 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Kettle Wirts | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Black | 6 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Naleway | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Dashiell | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie DeViveiros | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Strunk | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloppy Thurston | 38 | 291.0 | 20 | 14 | 3.80 | 37 |
| Red Faber | 21 | 161.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.85 | 47 |
| Charlie Robertson | 17 | 97.1 | 4 | 10 | 4.99 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lyons | 41 | 216.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.87 | 52 |
| Sarge Connally | 44 | 160.0 | 7 | 13 | 4.05 | 55 |
| Ted Blankenship | 25 | 129.1 | 7 | 6 | 5.01 | 36 |
| Mike Cvengros | 26 | 105.2 | 3 | 12 | 5.88 | 36 |
| Dixie Leverett | 21 | 99.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.82 | 29 |
| Leo Mangum | 13 | 47.0 | 1 | 4 | 7.09 | 12 |
| Doug McWeeny | 13 | 43.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.57 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Steengrafe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.71 | 3 |
| Happy Foreman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Bob Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 1 |
| John Dobb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Lum Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Webb Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bob Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors[edit]
League top five finishers[edit]
- #3 in AL in batting average (.352)
- AL leader in earned runs allowed (123)
- AL leader in hits allowed (330)
- AL leader in home runs allowed (17)
- #3 in AL in wins (20)
References[edit]
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