1924_New_York_Giants_season
1924 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1924 New York Giants season was the franchise's 42nd season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 93–60, winning the NL pennant for a record fourth consecutive season, a record that still stands today. They went on to the World Series, losing to the Washington Senators in seven games.
| 1924 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Charles Stoneham | |||
| Managers | John McGraw | |||
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In the final series of the 1924 season, the Giants were playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds and battling for the pennant with the Robins. Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell offered Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand $500 to throw the games. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the lifetime suspension of O'Connell and Giants coach Cozy Dolan by Commissioner Landis, although future-Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs were also implicated.[1]
Season standings
| 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
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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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1924 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager
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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 | Frank Snyder | 118 | 354 | 107 | .302 | 5 | 53 |
| 1B | George Kelly | 144 | 571 | 185 | .324 | 21 | 136 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 145 | 603 | 198 | .328 | 7 | 69 |
| SS | Travis Jackson | 151 | 596 | 180 | .302 | 11 | 76 |
| 3B | Heinie Groh | 145 | 559 | 157 | .281 | 2 | 46 |
| OF | Hack Wilson | 107 | 383 | 113 | .295 | 10 | 57 |
| OF | Ross Youngs | 133 | 526 | 187 | .356 | 10 | 74 |
| OF | Irish Meusel | 139 | 549 | 170 | .310 | 6 | 102 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Southworth | 94 | 281 | 72 | .256 | 3 | 36 |
| Hank Gowdy | 87 | 191 | 62 | .325 | 4 | 37 |
| Bill Terry | 77 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 5 | 24 |
| Jimmy O'Connell | 52 | 104 | 33 | .317 | 2 | 18 |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 52 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 0 | 4 |
| Grover Hartley | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Ainsmith | 10 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Crump | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Barnes | 35 | 229.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.06 | 59 |
| Jack Bentley | 28 | 188.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.78 | 60 |
| Hugh McQuillan | 27 | 184.0 | 14 | 8 | 2.69 | 49 |
| Art Nehf | 30 | 171.2 | 14 | 4 | 3.62 | 72 |
| Wayland Dean | 26 | 125.2 | 6 | 12 | 5.01 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosy Ryan | 37 | 124.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.26 | 36 |
| Mule Watson | 22 | 99.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.79 | 18 |
| Harry Baldwin | 10 | 33.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 5 |
| Walt Huntzinger | 12 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.45 | 6 |
| Dinty Gearin | 6 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.48 | 4 |
| Joe Oeschger | 10 | 29.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 | 10 |
| Kent Greenfield | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Jonnard | 34 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2.41 | 40 |
| Ernie Maun | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |
| Leon Cadore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Game 1
October 4, 1924, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Art Nehf (1–0) L: Walter Johnson (0–1) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: NYG – George Kelly (1), Bill Terry (1) | |||||||||||||||
Game 2
October 5, 1924, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Tom Zachary (1–0) L: Jack Bentley (0–1) S: Firpo Marberry (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (1), Bucky Harris (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 6, 1924, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Hugh McQuillan (2–0) L: Firpo Marberry (0–1) S: Mule Watson (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYG – Rosy Ryan (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 7, 1924, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| New York (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| W: George Mogridge (1–0) L: Virgil Barnes (0–1) S: Firpo Marberry (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 8, 1924, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| W: Jack Bentley (1–1) L: Walter Johnson (0–2) S: Hugh McQuillan (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (3), NYG – Jack Bentley (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 6
October 9, 1924, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Tom Zachary (2–0) L: Art Nehf (1–1) | ||||||||||||
Game 7
October 10, 1924, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| W: Walter Johnson (1–2) L: Jack Bentley (1–2) | |||||||||||||||
| HR: WAS – Bucky Harris (2) | |||||||||||||||
- Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64.
- 1924 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1924 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac