1924 Memphis Red Sox

17-25 • .405 Win% • 6th in NNL

The 1924 Memphis Red Sox went 17-25 (.405) finishing 6th in the NNL. The club scored 231 runs, allowed 282, and played home games at Lewis Park. Team leaders included John Kemp (2 HR, 26 RBI) and Willie Spearman (6-11, 3.51 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

17 Wins
25 Losses
.405 Win %
6th Rank
231 R 282 RA
Diff -51

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231 Runs Scored
282 Runs Allowed
-51 Run Diff
7 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1924 NNL Average

Batting Avg .233 14% below the 1924 league average (.272)
OBP .291 14% below the 1924 league average (.339)
SLG .304 18% below the 1924 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.14 29% better than the 1924 league average (4.43)
Runs Scored 231 25% below the 1924 league average (309 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLewis Park
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Willie Spearman 0.320 2 Earl Gurley 0.271 3 John Kemp 0.270 4 Sanford Jackson 0.266 5 Pinky Ward 0.238

Home Runs

1 Marion Cunningham 2 2 John Kemp 2 3 Larry Brown 1 4 Earl Gurley 1 5 Willie Spearman 1

RBI

1 John Kemp 26 2 John Henry Russell 22 3 Bob Miller 21 4 Marion Cunningham 20 5 Earl Gurley 20
1924 Memphis Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Kemp 62 233 26 63 12 1 2 26 8 0 4 0.270
John Henry Russell 60 226 20 53 9 5 0 22 19 0 8 0.235
Marion Cunningham 60 220 20 47 6 1 2 20 6 0 1 0.214
Bob Miller 59 197 20 45 6 4 0 21 17 1 0 0.228
Earl Gurley 58 192 20 52 11 3 1 20 15 2 3 0.271
Sanford Jackson 51 184 40 49 6 2 0 12 18 0 9 0.266
Larry Brown 56 171 21 39 4 5 1 14 16 0 4 0.228
Pinky Ward 35 130 15 31 3 1 0 6 17 0 5 0.238
Carl Glass 44 125 10 27 6 1 0 9 9 0 1 0.216
Garnett Norman 31 104 12 21 0 3 0 7 6 0 1 0.202
Jesse Edwards 27 63 1 9 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 0.143
Willie Spearman 27 50 6 16 1 3 1 10 6 2 2 0.320
Eppie Hampton 20 48 6 13 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.271
Square Moore 24 43 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.116
Harry Salmon 14 35 6 11 4 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.314
B. McIntyre 7 25 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.240
Lee Hampton 6 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.056
Hulon Stamps 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.083
William Sheppard 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Eugene Hunter 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Sensation Clark 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Foster 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Charleston 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Black 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Square Moore 2.53 2 Carl Glass 2.61 3 William Sheppard 2.90 4 Harry Salmon 3.46 5 Willie Spearman 3.51

Wins

1 Willie Spearman 6 2 Square Moore 5 3 Harry Salmon 5 4 Carl Glass 3 5 Sensation Clark 1

Strikeouts

1 Carl Glass 84 2 Willie Spearman 72 3 Square Moore 61 4 Hulon Stamps 31 5 Harry Salmon 29
1924 Memphis Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willie Spearman 6 11 3.51 21 17 1 130.2 136 51 41 72
Square Moore 5 7 2.53 20 16 0 121.0 113 34 44 61
Carl Glass 3 6 2.61 17 5 0 117.1 86 34 43 84
Harry Salmon 5 2 3.46 9 7 0 65.0 67 25 15 29
Hulon Stamps 0 5 4.82 7 7 0 37.1 46 20 14 31
William Sheppard 1 2 2.90 6 5 0 31.0 26 10 12 6
Earl Gurley 1 1 3.90 6 2 0 27.2 23 12 12 19
Eugene Hunter 0 2 4.20 2 2 0 15.0 10 7 6 6
Sensation Clark 1 0 0.90 2 1 0 10.0 8 1 6 7
Willie Foster 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 1 0 3 14
Alex Evans 0 1 54.00 1 1 0 0.1 2 2 2 0
Eppie Hampton 0 1 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (26)

Black Larry Brown Red Charleston Sensation Clark Marion Cunningham Jesse Edwards Alex Evans Willie Foster Carl Glass Earl Gurley Eppie Hampton Lee Hampton +14 more

26 players

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The 1924 Memphis Red Sox in brief

A 17-25 record (.405) put the 1924 Memphis Red Sox 6th in the NNL. The run column shows 231 for and 282 against. At the plate the Memphis Red Sox hit .233, 14% worse than the league's .272. Pitchers allowed 3.14 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.43. The 1924 Memphis Red Sox scored 25% fewer runs than the average club (231 against 309).

Home games were played at Lewis Park. For power, John Kemp led the way with 2 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Willie Spearman (6). The strikeout leader was Carl Glass with 84. The roster section lists 26 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 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1924 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1924 Memphis Red Sox finished 17-25 (.405 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Marion Cunningham led the 1924 Memphis Red Sox with 2 home runs.
What was the 1924 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1924 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.14.
Did the 1924 Memphis Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Memphis Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Memphis Red Sox play?
The 1924 Memphis Red Sox played home games at Lewis Park.
Who led the 1924 Memphis Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Kemp (2 HR, 26 RBI) and Willie Spearman (6-11, 3.51 ERA).
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