1924 Philadelphia Athletics

71-81 • .467 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics went 71-81 (.467) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 685 runs, allowed 778, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Joe Hauser (27 HR, 115 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (18-15, 3.95 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

71 Wins
81 Losses
.467 Win %
5th Rank
685 R 778 RA
Diff -93

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685 Runs Scored
778 Runs Allowed
-93 Run Diff
372K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 3% below the 1924 league average (.289)
OBP .334 6% below the 1924 league average (.357)
SLG .388 2% below the 1924 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.39 4% worse than the 1924 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 685 11% below the 1924 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 372,000
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Avg per Game 4,960

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Bing Miller 0.342 2 Bill Lamar 0.330 3 Fred Heimach 0.322 4 Sammy Hale 0.318 5 Jimmy Dykes 0.312

Home Runs

1 Joe Hauser 27 2 Al Simmons 8 3 Bill Lamar 7 4 Bing Miller 6 5 Frank Welch 5

RBI

1 Joe Hauser 115 2 Al Simmons 102 3 Bing Miller 62 4 Jimmy Dykes 50 5 Chick Galloway 48
1924 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Simmons 152 594 69 183 31 9 8 102 30 60 16 0.308
Joe Hauser 149 562 97 162 31 8 27 115 56 52 7 0.288
Chick Galloway 129 464 41 128 16 4 2 48 23 23 11 0.276
Jimmy Dykes 110 410 68 128 26 6 3 50 38 60 1 0.312
Bing Miller 113 398 62 136 22 4 6 62 12 24 11 0.342
Cy Perkins 128 392 31 95 19 4 0 32 31 20 3 0.242
Bill Lamar 87 367 68 121 22 5 7 48 18 21 8 0.330
Max Bishop 91 294 52 75 13 2 2 21 54 30 4 0.255
Frank Welch 94 293 47 85 13 2 5 31 35 27 2 0.290
Harry Riconda 83 281 34 71 16 3 1 21 27 43 3 0.253
Sammy Hale 80 261 41 83 14 2 2 17 17 19 3 0.318
Paul Strand 47 167 15 38 9 4 0 13 4 9 3 0.228
Frank Bruggy 50 113 9 30 6 0 0 8 8 15 4 0.265
Eddie Rommel 45 95 4 15 0 0 0 6 4 12 0 0.158
Fred Heimach 58 90 14 29 3 2 0 12 3 8 1 0.322
John Chapman 19 71 7 20 4 1 0 7 4 8 0 0.282
Stan Baumgartner 36 60 5 13 1 1 0 3 3 7 0 0.217
Sam Gray 34 57 1 10 1 1 0 4 1 11 0 0.175
Roy Meeker 30 48 4 11 1 1 0 3 1 13 0 0.229
Dennis Burns 37 42 1 6 0 0 0 3 5 7 0 0.143
Slim Harriss 36 42 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Amos Strunk 30 42 5 6 0 0 0 1 7 4 0 0.143
Charlie Gibson 12 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.133
Bob Hasty 18 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.077
Rollie Naylor 10 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Curly Ogden 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Sherling 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Rube Walberg 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Joe Green 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Pierson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Stan Baumgartner 2.88 2 Eddie Rommel 3.95 3 Sam Gray 3.98 4 Slim Harriss 4.68 5 Roy Meeker 4.68

Wins

1 Eddie Rommel 18 2 Fred Heimach 14 3 Stan Baumgartner 13 4 Sam Gray 8 5 Dennis Burns 6

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Rommel 72 2 Fred Heimach 60 3 Sam Gray 54 4 Stan Baumgartner 45 5 Slim Harriss 45
1924 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Rommel 18 15 3.95 43 34 1 278.0 302 122 94 72
Fred Heimach 14 12 4.73 40 26 0 198.0 243 104 60 60
Stan Baumgartner 13 6 2.88 36 16 4 181.0 181 58 73 45
Dennis Burns 6 8 5.08 37 17 1 154.0 191 87 68 26
Sam Gray 8 7 3.98 34 19 2 151.2 169 67 89 54
Roy Meeker 5 12 4.68 30 14 0 146.0 166 76 81 37
Slim Harriss 6 10 4.68 36 12 2 123.0 138 64 62 45
Bob Hasty 1 3 5.64 18 4 0 52.2 57 33 30 15
Rollie Naylor 0 5 6.34 10 7 0 38.1 53 27 20 10
Curly Ogden 0 3 3.55 5 1 0 12.2 14 5 7 4
Rube Walberg 0 0 12.86 6 2 0 7.0 10 10 10 3
William Pierson 0 0 3.38 1 0 0 2.2 3 1 3 0

👥 Roster (30)

Stan Baumgartner Max Bishop Frank Bruggy Dennis Burns John Chapman Jimmy Dykes Chick Galloway Charlie Gibson Sam Gray Joe Green Sammy Hale Slim Harriss +18 more

30 players

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The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics reads 71 wins and 81 losses, good for 5th in the AL. With 685 runs scored and 778 given up, the 1924 differential was -93. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .281, 3% worse than the league's .289. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.39 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23. The 685 runs scored compare with a league average of 768 per club, 11% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 372,000 for the year. Joe Hauser led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Al Simmons with 183. On the mound, Eddie Rommel won 18 games to lead the staff. The 1924 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics finished 71-81 (.467 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Joe Hauser led the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Hauser (27 HR, 115 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (18-15, 3.95 ERA).
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