1924 Harrisburg Giants

30-31 • .492 Win% • 5th in ECL

The 1924 Harrisburg Giants went 30-31 (.492) finishing 5th in the ECL. The club scored 311 runs, allowed 313, and played home games at Island Park. Team leaders included Oscar Charleston (15 HR, 65 RBI) and Darltie Cooper (9-9, 4.00 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

30 Wins
31 Losses
.492 Win %
5th Rank
311 R 313 RA
Diff -2

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311 Runs Scored
313 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
31 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1924 ECL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% below the 1924 league average (.281)
OBP .338 equal to the 1924 league average (.340)
SLG .397 4% above the 1924 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.50 3% worse than the 1924 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 311 2% below the 1924 league average (317 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumIsland Park
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Home Games (est.) 30 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Charleston 0.410 2 Fats Jenkins 0.339 3 Hen Jordan 0.302 4 Dick Jackson 0.287 5 Edgar Wesley 0.284

Home Runs

1 Oscar Charleston 15 2 Edgar Wesley 5 3 Rap Dixon 4 4 Dick Jackson 2 5 Hen Jordan 2

RBI

1 Oscar Charleston 65 2 Edgar Wesley 40 3 Rap Dixon 29 4 Fats Jenkins 27 5 Dick Jackson 26
1924 Harrisburg Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fats Jenkins 58 227 61 77 9 0 0 27 33 2 13 0.339
Oscar Charleston 58 222 67 91 27 5 15 65 28 6 22 0.410
Edgar Wesley 58 218 29 62 12 4 5 40 18 1 8 0.284
Dick Jackson 55 202 29 58 5 8 2 26 5 1 2 0.287
George Fiall 53 181 18 40 3 2 0 12 19 2 3 0.221
Rap Dixon 48 170 20 48 3 2 4 29 13 2 5 0.282
Hen Jordan 39 129 9 39 4 1 2 19 5 2 1 0.302
Johnny George 24 87 8 20 2 0 1 7 3 0 2 0.230
Claude Johnson 19 68 7 13 3 0 0 8 11 1 0 0.191
Darltie Cooper 33 67 7 16 1 2 1 9 2 0 1 0.239
Nat Rogers 17 56 9 14 1 1 0 4 5 0 1 0.250
Cleo Smith 14 55 5 11 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0.200
Ping Gardner 18 51 8 14 2 0 0 3 4 2 1 0.275
Pepper Daniels 15 42 7 12 5 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.286
Charlie Henry 15 34 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.118
Ewing Russell 11 34 5 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0.176
Charles Corbett 14 33 4 9 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 0.273
Rufus Battle 10 26 4 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.115
Fred Bell 10 22 6 8 0 2 1 7 2 0 1 0.364
Slim Branham 7 13 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.231
Elmer Wicks 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.091
Ed Poles 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Willie Haynes 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charles Banks 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Jesse Barber 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Jim Jeffries 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Fred Williams 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Charlie Henry 3.59 2 Darltie Cooper 4.00 3 Fred Bell 4.20 4 Ping Gardner 4.22 5 Charles Corbett 4.76

Wins

1 Darltie Cooper 9 2 Ping Gardner 8 3 Charles Corbett 4 4 Fred Bell 3 5 Slim Branham 2

Strikeouts

1 Ping Gardner 60 2 Darltie Cooper 48 3 Charlie Henry 30 4 Charles Corbett 20 5 Fred Bell 12
1924 Harrisburg Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ping Gardner 8 6 4.22 17 14 0 134.1 134 63 45 60
Darltie Cooper 9 9 4.00 21 13 1 126.0 123 56 32 48
Charlie Henry 2 6 3.59 13 9 1 82.2 79 33 32 30
Charles Corbett 4 4 4.76 12 8 0 81.1 84 43 28 20
Slim Branham 2 3 5.45 6 6 0 34.2 40 21 18 10
Fred Bell 3 1 4.20 6 4 0 30.0 29 14 14 12
Willie Haynes 1 0 9.00 3 3 0 13.0 18 13 7 4
Jim Jeffries 0 1 10.50 2 2 0 12.0 26 14 7 3

👥 Roster (27)

Charles Banks Jesse Barber Rufus Battle Fred Bell Slim Branham Oscar Charleston Darltie Cooper Charles Corbett Pepper Daniels Rap Dixon George Fiall Ping Gardner +15 more

27 players

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The 1924 Harrisburg Giants in brief

In 1924 the Harrisburg Giants posted a 30-31 mark (.492) and finished 5th in the ECL. The run column shows 311 for and 313 against. At the plate the Harrisburg Giants hit .279, 1% worse than the league's .281. The Harrisburg Giants staff finished with a 4.50 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39. The 1924 Harrisburg Giants scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (311 against 317).

Island Park served as the home ballpark. Oscar Charleston topped the Harrisburg Giants with 15 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Darltie Cooper (9). Ping Gardner struck out 60, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Harrisburg Giants

What was the 1924 Harrisburg Giants record?
The 1924 Harrisburg Giants finished 30-31 (.492 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Harrisburg Giants in home runs?
Oscar Charleston led the 1924 Harrisburg Giants with 15 home runs.
What was the 1924 Harrisburg Giants team ERA?
The 1924 Harrisburg Giants posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1924 Harrisburg Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Harrisburg Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Harrisburg Giants play?
The 1924 Harrisburg Giants played home games at Island Park.
Who led the 1924 Harrisburg Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Charleston (15 HR, 65 RBI) and Darltie Cooper (9-9, 4.00 ERA).
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