
1924 St. Louis Browns season
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The 1924
St. Louis Browns
season involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League
with a record of 74 wins and 78 losses. This was George Sisler
's first season as manager.
Baby Doll Jacobson
Ken Williams
1924 in baseball
-Champions:*World Series: Washington Senators over New York Giants *First Negro League World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Hilldale -Awards and honors:*League Award** Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P** Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers, P...
St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
season involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 74 wins and 78 losses. This was George Sisler
George Sisler
George Harold Sisler , nicknamed "Gentleman George" and "Gorgeous George," was an American professional baseball player for 15 seasons, primarily as first baseman with the St. Louis Browns...
's first season as manager.
Roster
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | 137 | 432 | 133 | .308 | 4 | 48 | |
1B | 151 | 636 | 194 | .305 | 9 | 74 | |
2B | 123 | 442 | 147 | .333 | 5 | 80 | |
SS | 148 | 496 | 135 | .272 | 0 | 55 | |
3B | 121 | 439 | 140 | .319 | 4 | 52 | |
OF | 114 | 398 | 129 | .324 | 18 | 84 | |
OF | 136 | 569 | 170 | .299 | 2 | 48 | |
OF | 152 | 579 | 184 | .318 | 19 | 97 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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40 | 246.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.20 | 88 | |
41 | 219.2 | 15 | 12 | 4.51 | 65 | |
36 | 218 | 13 | 12 | 3.51 | 23 | |
29 | 160.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.10 | 45 | |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.31 | 11 | |
22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.44 | 20 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
League top five finishers
Urban ShockerUrban Shocker
Urban James Shocker , born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland, Ohio, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns from to ....
- #5 strikeouts (88)
Baby Doll Jacobson
Baby Doll Jacobson
William Chester "Baby Doll" Jacobson was a Major League baseball outfielder. Jacobson was born in Cable, Illinois, USA.His best season was 1920, when he hit for a .355 batting average and amassed 122 RBIs....
- #3 home runs (19)
- #4 slugging percentage (.529)
Ken Williams
Ken Williams (baseball)
Kenneth Roy Williams was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from to . Williams began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his playing days with the St...
- #3 slugging percentage (.533)
- #4 home runs (18)