1924 New York Yankees

89-63 • .586 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1924 New York Yankees went 89-63 (.586) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (46 HR, 121 RBI) and Herb Pennock (21-9, 2.83 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

89 Wins
63 Losses
.586 Win %
2nd Rank
798 R 667 RA
Diff +131

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798 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
+131 Run Diff
1,392K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 AL Average

Batting Avg .289 equal to the 1924 league average (.289)
OBP .351 2% below the 1924 league average (.357)
SLG .425 7% above the 1924 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.86 9% better than the 1924 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 798 4% above the 1924 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,392,584
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Avg per Game 17,853

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.378 2 Ernie Johnson 0.353 3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.339 4 Bob Meusel 0.325 5 Bob Shawkey 0.319

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 46 2 Bob Meusel 12 3 Wally Pipp 9 4 Aaron Ward 8 5 Wally Schang 5

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 121 2 Bob Meusel 120 3 Wally Pipp 114 4 Aaron Ward 66 5 Everett Scott 64
1924 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Dugan 148 610 105 184 31 7 3 56 31 33 1 0.302
Whitey Witt 147 600 88 178 26 5 1 36 45 20 9 0.297
Wally Pipp 153 589 88 174 30 19 9 114 51 36 12 0.295
Bob Meusel 143 579 93 188 40 11 12 120 32 43 26 0.325
Everett Scott 153 548 56 137 12 6 4 64 21 15 3 0.250
Babe Ruth 153 529 143 200 39 7 46 121 142 81 9 0.378
Aaron Ward 120 400 42 101 13 10 8 66 40 45 1 0.253
Wally Schang 114 356 46 104 19 7 5 52 48 43 2 0.292
Fred Hofmann 62 166 17 29 6 1 1 11 12 15 2 0.175
Bullet Joe Bush 60 124 13 42 9 3 1 14 7 6 0 0.339
Ernie Johnson 64 119 24 42 4 8 3 12 11 7 1 0.353
Herb Pennock 40 101 13 16 2 0 2 9 7 13 1 0.158
Harvey Hendrick 40 76 7 20 0 0 1 11 2 7 1 0.263
Waite Hoyt 46 75 8 10 2 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.133
Mike McNally 49 69 11 17 0 0 0 2 7 5 1 0.246
Bob Shawkey 38 69 12 22 4 1 1 15 7 5 0 0.319
Sad Sam Jones 36 51 4 9 3 0 1 5 3 14 0 0.176
Earle Combs 24 35 10 14 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.400
Shags Horan 22 31 4 9 1 0 0 7 1 5 0 0.290
Milt Gaston 29 27 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.222
Benny Bengough 11 16 4 5 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0.312
Al Mamaux 14 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.077
Lou Gehrig 10 12 2 6 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0.500
Ben Paschal 4 12 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.250
Cliff Markle 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Walter Beall 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.143
George Pipgras 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mack Hillis 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Martin Autry 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oscar Roettger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Shields 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Herb Pennock 2.83 2 Bullet Joe Bush 3.57 3 Sad Sam Jones 3.63 4 Waite Hoyt 3.79 5 Bob Shawkey 4.12

Wins

1 Herb Pennock 21 2 Waite Hoyt 18 3 Bullet Joe Bush 17 4 Bob Shawkey 16 5 Sad Sam Jones 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shawkey 114 2 Herb Pennock 101 3 Bullet Joe Bush 80 4 Waite Hoyt 71 5 Sad Sam Jones 53
1924 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Herb Pennock 21 9 2.83 40 34 3 286.1 302 90 64 101
Bullet Joe Bush 17 16 3.57 39 31 1 252.0 262 100 109 80
Waite Hoyt 18 13 3.79 46 32 4 247.0 295 104 76 71
Bob Shawkey 16 11 4.12 38 25 0 207.2 226 95 74 114
Sad Sam Jones 9 6 3.63 36 21 3 178.2 187 72 76 53
Milt Gaston 5 3 4.50 29 2 1 86.0 92 43 44 24
Al Mamaux 1 1 5.68 14 2 0 38.0 44 24 20 12
Cliff Markle 0 3 8.87 7 3 0 23.1 29 23 20 7
Walter Beall 2 0 3.52 4 2 0 23.0 19 9 17 18
George Pipgras 0 1 9.98 9 1 1 15.1 20 17 18 4
Ben Shields 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.0 6 6 2 3
Oscar Roettger 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Martin Autry Walter Beall Benny Bengough Bullet Joe Bush Earle Combs Joe Dugan Milt Gaston Lou Gehrig Harvey Hendrick Mack Hillis Fred Hofmann Shags Horan +19 more

31 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 New York Yankees

What was the 1924 New York Yankees record?
The 1924 New York Yankees finished 89-63 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 1924 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1924 New York Yankees with 46 home runs.
What was the 1924 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1924 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1924 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1924 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 New York Yankees play?
The 1924 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1924 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (46 HR, 121 RBI) and Herb Pennock (21-9, 2.83 ERA).
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