1924 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1924 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Baker Bowl (Since 1887) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1924 Information
Owner(s)	William F. Baker
Manager(s)	Art Fletcher
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1924 Philadelphia 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 in home runs with 24.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 References
5 External links

Offseason

December 15, 1923: Cotton Tierney was traded by the Phillies to the Boston Braves for Hod Ford and Ray Powell. Powell refused to report to his new team. The Braves sent cash to the Phillies as compensation.^[1]

Regular season

On August 21, 1924, the Phillies were traveling from games in St. Louis to Cincinnati when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train on which they were traveling turned over in the train yards in Mitchell, 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 the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds, Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand was offered $500 by Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell to throw the games. The Giants were battling for the pennant with the Brooklyn Robins. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the life-time 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.^[3]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	93	60	--	.608
Brooklyn Robins	92	62	1.5	.597
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	3	.588
Cincinnati Reds	83	70	10	.542
Chicago Cubs	81	72	12	.529
St. Louis Cardinals	65	89	28.5	.422
Philadelphia Phillies	55	96	37	.364
Boston Braves	53	100	40	.346

Roster

1924 Philadelphia Phillies roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Art Fletcher

Coaches

Pat Ragan

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
2B	Ford, HodHod Ford	145	530	144	.272	3	53
SS	Sand, HeinieHeinie Sand	137	539	132	.245	6	40
OF	Williams, CyCy Williams	148	558	183	.328	24	93

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

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

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
Betts, HuckHuck Betts	37	144.1	7	10	4.30	46

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
Bishop, JimJim Bishop	7	0	1	0	6.48	3

References

^ Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference
^ "Ball Team in Wreck". New York Times. 1924-08-24. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10B11FD395D1A728DDDAB0A94D0405B848EF1D3.
^ Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc.. p. 64.

External links

1924 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

v d 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

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

1980 • 2008

NL pennants (7)

1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2008 • 2009

Division
championships (11)

1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT • WDAS • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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