The 1924 Brooklyn Robins put up a good fight with the rival New York Giants before falling just short of the pennant. Staff ace Dazzy Vance led the league in wins, ERA, strikeouts and complete games to be named the National League Most Valuable Player.
Offseason November 1924: Johnny Mitchell was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Red Sox.Johnny Mitchell at Baseball Reference December 1924: Bert Griffith was traded by the Robins to the Washington Senators for Bonnie Hollingsworth.Bert Griffith at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 16, 1924: Ray French was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago White Sox.Ray French at Baseball Reference April 25, 1924: Mike González was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Milt Stock.Mike González at Baseball Reference May 16, 1924: Tiny Osborne was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.Tiny Osborne at Baseball Reference June 14, 1924: Leo Dickerman was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Doak.Leo Dickerman at Baseball Reference December 17, 1924: Dutch Ruether was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.Dutch Ruether at Baseball Reference
Roster 1924 Brooklyn Robins 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 99 345 100 .290 1 39 1B 154 563 188 .334 27 116 2B 144 582 191 .328 6 61 3B 142 561 136 .242 2 52 SS 64 243 64 .263 1 16 OF 140 482 121 .251 3 67 OF 141 566 212 .375 14 97 OF 114 455 140 .308 5 78
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 86 315 94 .298 2 29 77 218 53 .243 3 26 80 211 64 .303 4 26 46 81 22 .272 0 8 31 79 13 .165 0 3 18 46 11 .239 1 4 10 37 4 .108 0 2 27 27 11 .407 0 5 38 27 6 .222 0 0 4 4 1 .250 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 38 310.2 22 13 3.82 135 35 308.1 28 6 2.16 262 30 168.0 8 13 3.91 63 21 149.1 11 5 3.07 32
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 31 126.1 10 9 4.13 38 21 104.1 6 5 5.09 52 15 83.2 5 3 2.26 13 16 46.0 1 2 5.67 11 11 25.1 0 3 7.46 10 7 19.2 0 0 5.49 9 3 11.0 0 2 6.55 2 4 9.0 0 1 4.00 3 3 8.2 1 0 6.23 7
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 2 0 0 0 14.73 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Dazzy VanceBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
References
External links Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Retrosheet 1924 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page