1924 Detroit Tigers

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1924 Detroit Tigers went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 849 runs, allowed 796, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (10 HR, 114 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (17-9, 3.86 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
849 R 796 RA
Diff +53

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849 Runs Scored
796 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
735K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 AL Average

Batting Avg .297 3% above the 1924 league average (.289)
OBP .372 4% above the 1924 league average (.357)
SLG .403 2% above the 1924 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.19 1% better than the 1924 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 849 11% above the 1924 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 735,940
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Avg per Game 9,435

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Bassler 0.346 2 Harry Heilmann 0.346 3 Ty Cobb 0.338 4 Lu Blue 0.311 5 Larry Woodall 0.309

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 10 2 Heinie Manush 9 3 Ty Cobb 4 4 Topper Rigney 4 5 Lu Blue 2

RBI

1 Harry Heilmann 114 2 Topper Rigney 94 3 Ty Cobb 78 4 Del Pratt 77 5 Johnny Bassler 68
1924 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ty Cobb 155 625 115 211 38 10 4 78 85 18 23 0.338
Harry Heilmann 153 570 107 197 45 16 10 114 78 41 13 0.346
Topper Rigney 147 499 81 144 29 9 4 94 102 39 11 0.289
Del Pratt 121 429 56 130 32 3 1 77 31 10 6 0.303
Heinie Manush 120 422 83 122 24 8 9 68 27 30 14 0.289
Lu Blue 108 395 81 123 26 7 2 53 64 26 9 0.311
Bob Jones 110 393 52 107 27 4 0 47 20 20 1 0.272
Johnny Bassler 124 379 43 131 20 3 1 68 62 11 2 0.346
Fred Haney 86 256 54 79 11 1 1 30 39 13 7 0.309
Les Burke 72 241 30 61 10 4 0 17 22 20 2 0.253
Frank O'Rourke 47 181 28 50 11 2 0 19 12 19 7 0.276
Bob Fothergill 54 166 28 50 8 3 0 15 5 13 2 0.301
Larry Woodall 67 165 23 51 9 2 0 25 21 5 0 0.309
Al Wingo 78 150 21 43 12 2 1 26 21 13 2 0.287
Earl Whitehill 37 89 11 19 1 1 0 7 9 18 0 0.213
Lil Stoner 37 77 3 15 5 0 2 7 4 15 0 0.195
Rip Collins 37 76 5 11 1 0 0 2 1 23 0 0.145
Ken Holloway 49 58 2 11 1 1 0 5 2 10 0 0.190
Hooks Dauss 40 38 5 5 1 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.132
Bert Cole 33 37 4 10 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0.270
Syl Johnson 29 34 1 7 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.206
Ed Wells 29 33 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.212
Dutch Leonard 9 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.211
Charlie Gehringer 5 13 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.462
Clyde Manion 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.231
John Kerr 17 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.273
Herman Pillette 19 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.364
Rufe Clarke 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willie Ludolph 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Rip Collins 3.21 2 Earl Whitehill 3.86 3 Ed Wells 4.06 4 Ken Holloway 4.07 5 Dutch Leonard 4.56

Wins

1 Earl Whitehill 17 2 Rip Collins 14 3 Ken Holloway 14 4 Hooks Dauss 12 5 Lil Stoner 11

Strikeouts

1 Rip Collins 75 2 Lil Stoner 66 3 Earl Whitehill 65 4 Syl Johnson 55 5 Ken Holloway 46
1924 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Whitehill 17 9 3.86 35 32 0 233.0 260 100 79 65
Rip Collins 14 7 3.21 34 30 0 216.0 199 77 63 75
Lil Stoner 11 11 4.72 36 25 0 215.2 271 113 65 66
Ken Holloway 14 6 4.07 49 14 3 181.1 209 82 61 46
Hooks Dauss 12 11 4.59 40 10 6 131.1 155 67 40 44
Bert Cole 3 9 4.69 28 11 2 109.1 135 57 35 16
Syl Johnson 5 4 4.93 29 9 3 104.0 117 57 42 55
Ed Wells 6 8 4.06 29 15 4 102.0 117 46 42 33
Dutch Leonard 3 2 4.56 9 7 1 51.1 68 26 18 26
Herman Pillette 1 1 4.78 19 3 1 37.2 46 20 14 13
Willie Ludolph 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 5 3 2 1
Rufe Clarke 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 5.1 3 2 5 1
Ken Jones 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Johnny Bassler Lu Blue Les Burke Rufe Clarke Ty Cobb Bert Cole Rip Collins Hooks Dauss Bob Fothergill Charlie Gehringer Fred Haney Harry Heilmann +18 more

30 players

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The 1924 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1924 Detroit Tigers finished 86-68, a .558 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. With 849 runs scored and 796 given up, the 1924 differential was +53. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .297, 3% better than the league's .289. Pitchers allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.23. The 1924 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 11% (849 against 768).

The home park, Navin Field, recorded 735,940 in attendance, about 9,435 a game. For power, Harry Heilmann led the way with 10 homers. The hits leader was Ty Cobb with 211. The pitching staff's wins leader was Earl Whitehill (17). The strikeout leader was Rip Collins with 75. The 1924 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1924 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1924 Detroit Tigers finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1924 Detroit Tigers with 10 home runs.
What was the 1924 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1924 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1924 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1924 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1924 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (10 HR, 114 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (17-9, 3.86 ERA).
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