1924 St. Louis Browns

74-78 • .487 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1924 St. Louis Browns went 74-78 (.487) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 769 runs, allowed 809, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Baby Doll Jacobson (19 HR, 97 RBI) and Urban Shocker (16-13, 4.20 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

74 Wins
78 Losses
.487 Win %
4th Rank
769 R 809 RA
Diff -40

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769 Runs Scored
809 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
586K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 AL Average

Batting Avg .294 2% above the 1924 league average (.289)
OBP .356 equal to the 1924 league average (.357)
SLG .407 3% above the 1924 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.57 8% worse than the 1924 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 769 equal to the 1924 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 586,500
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Avg per Game 7,519

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Marty McManus 0.333 2 Herschel Bennett 0.330 3 Ken Williams 0.324 4 Gene Robertson 0.319 5 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.318

Home Runs

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 19 2 Ken Williams 18 3 George Sisler 9 4 Marty McManus 5 5 Gene Robertson 4

RBI

1 Baby Doll Jacobson 97 2 Ken Williams 84 3 Marty McManus 80 4 George Sisler 74 5 Wally Gerber 55
1924 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 151 636 94 194 27 10 9 74 31 29 19 0.305
Baby Doll Jacobson 152 579 103 184 41 12 19 97 35 45 6 0.318
Jack Tobin 136 569 87 170 30 8 2 48 50 12 6 0.299
Wally Gerber 148 496 61 135 20 4 0 55 43 34 4 0.272
Marty McManus 123 442 71 147 23 5 5 80 55 40 13 0.333
Gene Robertson 121 439 70 140 25 4 4 52 36 14 3 0.319
Hank Severeid 137 432 37 133 23 2 4 48 36 15 1 0.308
Ken Williams 114 398 78 129 21 4 18 84 69 17 20 0.324
Joe Evans 77 209 30 53 3 3 0 19 24 12 4 0.254
Norm McMillan 76 201 25 56 12 2 0 27 12 17 6 0.279
Herschel Bennett 41 94 16 31 4 3 1 11 3 6 1 0.330
Harry Rice 54 93 19 26 7 0 0 15 7 5 1 0.280
Ernie Wingard 37 77 8 18 1 1 3 10 1 10 0 0.234
Dave Danforth 41 76 3 13 3 2 0 9 4 15 1 0.171
Urban Shocker 40 67 11 16 2 0 0 7 22 14 0 0.239
Frank Ellerbe 21 61 7 12 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.197
Tony Rego 24 59 5 13 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0.220
Pat Collins 32 54 9 17 2 0 1 11 11 14 0 0.315
Dixie Davis 29 46 3 7 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 0.152
Elam Vangilder 43 44 7 13 5 0 1 9 3 7 0 0.295
Syl Simon 23 32 5 8 1 1 0 6 3 5 0 0.250
Ray Kolp 25 30 4 6 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Tony Lyons 26 20 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.250
Verdo Elmore 7 17 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.176
Hub Pruett 33 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Bill Bayne 22 14 3 6 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.429
George Grant 22 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Ollie Voigt 8 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Pat Burke 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lasley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Mizeur 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Edgar Barnhart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Boom-Boom Beck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Ernie Wingard 3.51 2 Dixie Davis 4.10 3 Urban Shocker 4.20 4 Bill Bayne 4.44 5 Dave Danforth 4.51

Wins

1 Urban Shocker 16 2 Dave Danforth 15 3 Ernie Wingard 13 4 Dixie Davis 11 5 Ray Kolp 5

Strikeouts

1 Urban Shocker 88 2 Dave Danforth 65 3 Elam Vangilder 49 4 Dixie Davis 45 5 Ray Kolp 29
1924 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Urban Shocker 16 13 4.20 40 33 1 246.1 270 115 52 88
Dave Danforth 15 12 4.51 41 27 4 219.2 246 110 69 65
Ernie Wingard 13 12 3.51 36 26 1 218.0 215 85 85 23
Dixie Davis 11 13 4.10 29 24 0 160.1 159 73 72 45
Elam Vangilder 5 10 5.64 43 18 1 145.1 183 91 55 49
Ray Kolp 5 7 5.68 25 12 0 96.2 131 61 25 29
Tony Lyons 3 2 5.21 26 6 0 77.2 97 45 45 25
Hub Pruett 3 4 4.57 33 1 0 65.0 64 33 42 27
George Grant 1 2 6.31 22 2 0 51.1 69 36 25 11
Bill Bayne 1 3 4.44 22 3 0 50.2 47 25 29 20
Ollie Voigt 1 0 5.51 8 1 0 16.1 21 10 13 4
Bill Lasley 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 7 3 2 0
Edgar Barnhart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 0
Boom-Boom Beck 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Edgar Barnhart Bill Bayne Boom-Boom Beck Herschel Bennett Pat Burke Pat Collins Dave Danforth Dixie Davis Frank Ellerbe Verdo Elmore Joe Evans Wally Gerber +21 more

33 players

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The 1924 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1924 St. Louis Browns won 74 games and lost 78, ending up 4th in the AL. The run column shows 769 for and 809 against. The team batting average of .294 was 2% above the 1924 league mark of .289. The staff ERA of 4.57 was 8% worse than the league average of 4.23. Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 586,500 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Baby Doll Jacobson, who hit 19. The hits leader was George Sisler with 194. Urban Shocker was the top winner, with 16 victories. The 1924 roster runs to 33 players. The 1923 season and the 1925 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1924 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1924 St. Louis Browns finished 74-78 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1924 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Baby Doll Jacobson led the 1924 St. Louis Browns with 19 home runs.
What was the 1924 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1924 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1924 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1924 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1924 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1924 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Baby Doll Jacobson (19 HR, 97 RBI) and Urban Shocker (16-13, 4.20 ERA).
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