1924 Chicago Cubs

81-72 • .529 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1924 Chicago Cubs went 81-72 (.529) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Gabby Hartnett (16 HR, 67 RBI) and Tony Kaufmann (16-11, 4.02 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
72 Losses
.529 Win %
5th Rank
698 R 699 RA
Diff -1

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698 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
-1 Run Diff
726K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 2% below the 1924 league average (.282)
OBP .340 1% above the 1924 league average (.336)
SLG .378 3% below the 1924 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.83 1% better than the 1924 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 698 equal to the 1924 league average (698 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 726,236
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Avg per Game 9,310

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Hack Miller 0.336 2 Tony Kaufmann 0.316 3 George Grantham 0.316 4 Cliff Heathcote 0.309 5 Ray Grimes 0.299

Home Runs

1 Gabby Hartnett 16 2 George Grantham 12 3 Bob Barrett 5 4 Bernie Friberg 5 5 Ray Grimes 5

RBI

1 Bernie Friberg 82 2 Gabby Hartnett 67 3 George Grantham 60 4 Arnold Statz 49 5 Denver Grigsby 48
1924 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Arnold Statz 135 549 69 152 22 5 3 49 37 50 13 0.277
Bernie Friberg 142 495 67 138 19 3 5 82 66 53 19 0.279
George Grantham 127 469 85 148 19 6 12 60 55 63 21 0.316
Sparky Adams 117 418 66 117 11 5 1 27 40 20 15 0.280
Denver Grigsby 124 411 58 123 18 2 3 48 31 47 10 0.299
Cliff Heathcote 113 392 66 121 19 7 0 30 28 28 26 0.309
Gabby Hartnett 111 354 56 106 17 7 16 67 39 37 10 0.299
Hooks Cotter 98 310 39 81 16 4 4 33 36 31 3 0.261
Charlie Hollocher 76 286 28 70 12 4 2 21 18 7 4 0.245
Bob O'Farrell 71 183 25 44 6 2 3 28 30 13 2 0.240
Ray Grimes 51 177 33 53 6 5 5 34 28 15 4 0.299
Otto Vogel 70 172 28 46 11 2 1 24 10 26 4 0.267
Bob Barrett 54 133 12 32 2 3 5 21 7 29 1 0.241
Butch Weis 37 133 19 37 8 1 0 23 15 14 4 0.278
Hack Miller 53 131 17 44 8 1 4 25 8 11 1 0.336
Vic Aldridge 32 85 6 15 3 0 0 11 2 7 0 0.176
Vic Keen 40 77 2 12 1 0 0 8 4 23 0 0.156
Tony Kaufmann 35 76 6 24 5 0 1 14 3 10 0 0.316
Pete Alexander 21 65 3 15 2 0 1 10 2 8 0 0.231
Elmer Jacobs 38 54 3 6 0 0 0 5 3 13 0 0.111
Rip Wheeler 29 32 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.219
Sheriff Blake 29 31 5 9 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0.290
Guy Bush 16 26 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.154
Howard Fitzgerald 7 19 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.158
Teddy Kearns 4 16 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Allen Elliott 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Ralph Michaels 8 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.364
John Churry 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.143
George Milstead 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.167
Herbert Brett 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tiny Osborne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Pierce 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 3.03 2 Vic Aldridge 3.50 3 Elmer Jacobs 3.74 4 Vic Keen 3.80 5 Rip Wheeler 3.91

Wins

1 Tony Kaufmann 16 2 Vic Aldridge 15 3 Vic Keen 15 4 Pete Alexander 12 5 Elmer Jacobs 11

Strikeouts

1 Tony Kaufmann 79 2 Vic Keen 75 3 Vic Aldridge 74 4 Elmer Jacobs 50 5 Sheriff Blake 42
1924 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Aldridge 15 12 3.50 32 32 0 244.1 261 95 80 74
Vic Keen 15 14 3.80 40 28 3 234.2 242 99 80 75
Tony Kaufmann 16 11 4.02 34 26 0 208.1 218 93 66 79
Elmer Jacobs 11 12 3.74 38 22 1 190.1 181 79 72 50
Pete Alexander 12 5 3.03 21 20 0 169.1 183 57 25 33
Sheriff Blake 6 6 4.57 29 11 1 106.1 123 54 44 42
Rip Wheeler 3 6 3.91 29 4 0 101.1 103 44 21 16
Guy Bush 2 5 4.02 16 8 0 80.2 91 36 24 36
George Milstead 1 1 6.07 13 2 0 29.2 41 20 13 6
Ray Pierce 0 0 7.36 6 0 0 7.1 7 6 4 2
Herbert Brett 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 5.1 6 3 7 1
Tiny Osborne 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 3.0 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (32)

Sparky Adams Vic Aldridge Pete Alexander Bob Barrett Sheriff Blake Herbert Brett Guy Bush John Churry Hooks Cotter Allen Elliott Howard Fitzgerald Bernie Friberg +20 more

32 players

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The 1924 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1924 the Chicago Cubs posted a 81-72 mark (.529) and finished 5th in the NL. The run column shows 698 for and 699 against. Against a league average of .282, the 1924 Chicago Cubs batted .276. Pitchers allowed 3.83 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.87. The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 726,236 in attendance, about 9,310 a game.

Gabby Hartnett led the club in home runs with 16. Bernie Friberg led in RBI with 82. The hits leader was Arnold Statz with 152. On the mound, Tony Kaufmann won 16 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1923 season and the 1925 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1924 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1924 Chicago Cubs finished 81-72 (.529 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Gabby Hartnett led the 1924 Chicago Cubs with 16 home runs.
What was the 1924 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1924 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1924 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1924 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1924 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gabby Hartnett (16 HR, 67 RBI) and Tony Kaufmann (16-11, 4.02 ERA).
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