1924 Philadelphia Athletics season
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Owner(s) | Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
Manager(s) | Connie Mack |
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The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 81 losses.
Offseason
- December 11, 1923: Harry O'Neill, Hank Hulvey, Pinky Pittenger and $35,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Salt Lake City Bees for Paul Strand.[1]
- December 15, 1923: Wid Matthews, Heinie Scheer, and $40,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Simmons.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 1924: Jimmie Foxx was purchased by the Athletics from the Easton Farmers.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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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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OF | Simmons, AlAl Simmons | 152 | 594 | 183 | .308 | 8 | 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 |
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Strand, PaulPaul Strand | 47 | 167 | 38 | .228 | 0 | 13 |
Chapman, JohnJohn Chapman | 19 | 71 | 20 | .282 | 0 | 7 |
Gibson, CharlieCharlie Gibson | 12 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 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 |
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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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Baumgartner, StanStan Baumgartner | 36 | 181 | 13 | 6 | 2.88 | 45 |
Burns, DennisDennis Burns | 37 | 154 | 6 | 8 | 5.04 | 26 |
Gray, SamSam Gray | 34 | 151.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.98 | 54 |
Harriss, SlimSlim Harriss | 36 | 123 | 6 | 10 | 4.68 | 45 |
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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References
- ↑ Harry O'Neill at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Al Simmons at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jimmie Foxx at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1924 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Reference
- 1924 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Almanac
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