The 1924 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 43rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 33rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 65–89 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
Regular season Rogers Hornsby hit an astonishing .424 in 1924, which remains the modern National League record for batting average in a single season. He also led the league with 89 walks, producing a .507 on-base percentage that was the highest in the National League during the 20th century. His slugging percentage of .696 again led the league, as did his 121 runs scored, 227 hits, and 43 doubles.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions September 3, 1924: Tommy Thevenow was purchased by the Cardinals from the Syracuse Stars.Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1924 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader
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 120 402 119 .296 3 53 1B Jim Bottomley 137 528 167 .316 14 111 2B 143 536 227 .424 25 94 SS Jimmy Cooney 110 383 113 .295 1 57 3B Howard Freigau 98 376 101 .269 2 39 OF Jack Smith 124 459 130 .283 2 33 OF Ray Blades 131 456 142 .311 11 68 OF Wattie Holm 81 293 86 .294 0 23
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 Heinie Mueller 92 296 78 .264 2 37 Max Flack 67 209 55 .263 2 21 Specs Toporcer 70 198 62 .313 1 24 Taylor Douthit 53 173 48 .277 0 13 Hy Myers 43 124 26 .210 1 15 Chick Hafey 24 91 23 .253 2 22 23 89 18 .202 0 7 Charlie Niebergall 40 58 17 .293 0 7 Les Bell 17 57 14 .246 1 5 25 56 18 .321 0 6 Ernie Vick 16 23 8 .348 0 0 Ed Clough 7 14 1 .071 0 1 12 12 2 .167 0 2 Doc Lavan 4 6 0 .000 0 0 Ray Shepardson 3 6 0 .000 0 0 Joe Bratcher 4 1 0 .000 0 0
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 Jesse Haines 35 222.2 8 19 4.41 69 Allan Sothoron 29 196.2 10 16 3.57 62 Johnny Stuart 28 159.0 9 11 4.75 54 Leo Dickerman 18 119.2 7 4 2.41 28 Jeff Pfeffer 16 78.0 4 5 5.31 20 3 17.2 1 1 4.58 3
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 Bill Sherdel 35 168.2 8 9 3.42 57 Eddie Dyer 29 136.2 8 11 4.61 23 28 113.1 3 6 4.92 29 Jesse Fowler 13 32.2 1 1 4.41 5 Flint Rhem 6 32.1 2 2 4.45 20 Art Delaney 8 20.0 1 0 1.80 2 Lou North 6 14.2 0 0 6.75 8 Vince Shields 2 12.0 1 1 3.00 4
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 Bill Doak 11 2 1 3 3.27 7 4 0 0 0 5.62 2 Bob Vines 2 0 0 0 9.28 0
Awards and honors League leaders Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby led the National League in hits, doubles, runs, walks, slugging and on-base percentageBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
Records Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Best batting average by a second baseman, (.424).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY,
Farm system
Tri-State League folded, July 17, 1924Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1924 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1924 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com