1924 New York Giants season

1924 New York Giants
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersCharles Stoneham
ManagersJohn McGraw
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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.

Regular season

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Photograph of the 1924 Giants after winning the pennant

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

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 93 60 .608 — 51‍–‍26 42‍–‍34
Brooklyn Robins 92 62 .597 1½ 46‍–‍31 46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 3 49‍–‍28 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 83 70 .542 10 43‍–‍33 40‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 81 72 .529 12 46‍–‍31 35‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals 65 89 .422 28½ 40‍–‍37 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 55 96 .364 37 26‍–‍49 29‍–‍47
Boston Braves 53 100 .346 40 28‍–‍48 25‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

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1924 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

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Roster

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1924 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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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

1924 World Series

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Main article: 1924 World Series

Game 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

References

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  1. ^ Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64.
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