1924 St. Louis Stars

42-40 • .512 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1924 St. Louis Stars went 42-40 (.512) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 396 runs, allowed 412, and played home games at Stars Park. Team leaders included Branch Russell (7 HR, 44 RBI) and William Ross (8-9, 4.07 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

42 Wins
40 Losses
.512 Win %
4th Rank
396 R 412 RA
Diff -16

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396 Runs Scored
412 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
31 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1924 NNL Average

Batting Avg .277 2% above the 1924 league average (.272)
OBP .341 1% above the 1924 league average (.339)
SLG .392 5% above the 1924 league average (.373)
Team ERA 4.81 8% worse than the 1924 league average (4.43)
Runs Scored 396 28% above the 1924 league average (309 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStars Park
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Home Games (est.) 41 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Candy Jim Taylor 0.373 2 Mitchell Murray 0.333 3 Willie Bobo 0.317 4 Branch Russell 0.305 5 Cool Papa Bell 0.302

Home Runs

1 Branch Russell 7 2 Willie Bobo 6 3 Mitchell Murray 6 4 Charlie Blackwell 4 5 Robert Mitchell 2

RBI

1 Willie Bobo 57 2 Branch Russell 44 3 Willie Wells 37 4 Mitchell Murray 35 5 Cool Papa Bell 33
1924 St. Louis Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Branch Russell 69 272 56 83 20 4 7 44 27 1 12 0.305
Willie Bobo 70 268 56 85 16 3 6 57 25 1 6 0.317
Cool Papa Bell 65 242 52 73 12 3 1 33 20 1 12 0.302
Dewey Creacy 55 181 24 46 5 7 1 24 12 0 3 0.254
Willie Wells 45 170 29 51 12 4 1 37 12 0 2 0.300
Eddie Watt 51 166 16 36 6 1 1 15 9 0 1 0.217
Charlie Blackwell 48 159 33 40 5 2 4 24 17 0 2 0.252
John Reese 51 158 17 35 2 2 1 14 9 0 9 0.222
Mitchell Murray 48 150 28 50 8 0 6 35 18 0 4 0.333
Candy Jim Taylor 40 110 16 41 9 1 1 16 14 0 8 0.373
Robert Mitchell 39 100 20 29 4 2 2 17 13 0 9 0.290
Ralph Cleage 23 72 7 17 2 2 0 9 2 0 0 0.236
William Ross 25 52 5 13 1 0 0 4 6 0 0 0.250
Wilson Redus 11 44 11 12 2 2 0 12 3 0 0 0.273
Roosevelt Davis 25 40 4 6 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.150
Fred Bell 22 36 3 10 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0.278
Eddie Holtz 8 33 6 12 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0.364
Deacon Meyers 20 29 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.034
George Mitchell 14 24 2 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.208
Sam Crawford 8 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Eggie Hensley 6 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.214
Lefty Robinson 4 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Dave Thomas 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
George Womack 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Finner 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
A. D. Young 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Reddon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Cool Papa Bell 3.83 2 Fred Bell 4.01 3 William Ross 4.07 4 Roosevelt Davis 4.62 5 Deacon Meyers 4.92

Wins

1 William Ross 8 2 Roosevelt Davis 7 3 Fred Bell 5 4 Eggie Hensley 4 5 Deacon Meyers 4

Strikeouts

1 Roosevelt Davis 51 2 William Ross 50 3 Deacon Meyers 45 4 Fred Bell 35 5 Sam Crawford 22
1924 St. Louis Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
William Ross 8 9 4.07 25 17 0 148.1 170 67 44 50
Roosevelt Davis 7 4 4.62 25 12 0 120.2 142 62 31 51
Deacon Meyers 4 3 4.92 19 9 1 86.0 88 47 38 45
Fred Bell 5 7 4.01 15 12 0 85.1 78 38 41 35
Cool Papa Bell 2 1 3.83 6 4 0 40.0 37 17 19 17
Sam Crawford 3 3 5.59 8 5 1 37.0 43 23 21 22
Eggie Hensley 4 1 5.79 6 3 0 32.2 40 21 13 13
Lefty Robinson 1 2 5.27 4 3 0 27.1 35 16 7 10
George Mitchell 1 1 5.40 4 1 0 15.0 15 9 7 5
John Finner 0 2 7.50 3 2 0 12.0 21 10 2 3
A. D. Young 0 2 10.61 3 2 0 9.1 13 11 2 8
Bob Reddon 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 3 0
Willie Bobo 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 4 0 0
Ted Hamilton 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 3 0 0

👥 Roster (28)

Cool Papa Bell Fred Bell Charlie Blackwell Willie Bobo Ralph Cleage Sam Crawford Dewey Creacy Roosevelt Davis John Finner Ted Hamilton Eggie Hensley Eddie Holtz +16 more

28 players

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The 1924 St. Louis Stars in brief

A 42-40 record (.512) put the 1924 St. Louis Stars 4th in the NNL. With 396 runs scored and 412 given up, the 1924 differential was -16. Against a league average of .272, the 1924 St. Louis Stars batted .277. The St. Louis Stars staff finished with a 4.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.43. The 396 runs scored compare with a league average of 309 per club, 28% more.

Stars Park served as the home ballpark. Branch Russell topped the St. Louis Stars with 7 home runs. Willie Bobo led in RBI with 57. The pitching staff's wins leader was William Ross (8). Roosevelt Davis struck out 51, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 St. Louis Stars

What was the 1924 St. Louis Stars record?
The 1924 St. Louis Stars finished 42-40 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1924 St. Louis Stars in home runs?
Branch Russell led the 1924 St. Louis Stars with 7 home runs.
What was the 1924 St. Louis Stars team ERA?
The 1924 St. Louis Stars posted a team ERA of 4.81.
Did the 1924 St. Louis Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1924 St. Louis Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 St. Louis Stars play?
The 1924 St. Louis Stars played home games at Stars Park.
Who led the 1924 St. Louis Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Branch Russell (7 HR, 44 RBI) and William Ross (8-9, 4.07 ERA).
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