1924 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | William Wrigley Jr. |
Manager(s) | Bill Killefer |
Local television | none |
Local radio | WMAQ (Hal Totten) |
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The 1924 Chicago Cubs season was the 53rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 49th in the National League and the 9th at Wrigley Field (then known as "Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 81–72.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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[]
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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 | — |
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Gabby Hartnett | 111 | 354 | 106 | .299 | 16 | 67 |
1B | Hooks Cotter | 98 | 310 | 81 | .261 | 4 | 33 |
2B | George Grantham | 127 | 469 | 148 | .316 | 12 | 60 |
SS | Sparky Adams | 117 | 418 | 117 | .280 | 1 | 27 |
3B | Bernie Friberg | 142 | 495 | 138 | .279 | 5 | 82 |
OF | Cliff Heathcote | 113 | 392 | 121 | .309 | 0 | 30 |
OF | Jigger Statz | 135 | 549 | 152 | .277 | 3 | 49 |
OF | Denver Grigsby | 124 | 411 | 123 | .299 | 3 | 48 |
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 |
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Charlie Hollocher | 76 | 286 | 70 | .245 | 2 | 21 |
Bob O'Farrell | 71 | 183 | 44 | .240 | 3 | 28 |
Ray Grimes | 51 | 177 | 53 | .299 | 5 | 34 |
Otto Vogel | 70 | 172 | 46 | .267 | 1 | 24 |
Butch Weis | 37 | 133 | 37 | .278 | 0 | 23 |
Bob Barrett | 54 | 133 | 32 | .241 | 5 | 21 |
Hack Miller | 53 | 131 | 44 | .336 | 4 | 25 |
Howie Fitzgerald | 7 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
Teddy Kearns | 4 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Allen Elliott | 10 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Michaels | 8 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 2 |
John Churry | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 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 |
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Vic Aldridge | 32 | 244.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.50 | 74 |
Vic Keen | 40 | 234.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.80 | 75 |
Tony Kaufmann | 34 | 208.1 | 16 | 11 | 4.02 | 79 |
Pete Alexander | 21 | 169.1 | 12 | 5 | 3.03 | 33 |
Duke Brett | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 1 |
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 |
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Elmer Jacobs | 38 | 190.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.74 | 50 |
Sheriff Blake | 29 | 106.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.57 | 42 |
Guy Bush | 16 | 80.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.02 | 36 |
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 |
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Rip Wheeler | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.91 | 16 |
George Milstead | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.07 | 6 |
Ray Pierce | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 |
Tiny Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- Chicago Cubs seasons
- 1924 Major League Baseball season
- 1924 in sports in Illinois
- Chicago Cubs season stubs