1924 Washington Potomacs

21-38 • .356 Win% • 7th in ECL

The 1924 Washington Potomacs went 21-38 (.356) finishing 7th in the ECL. The club scored 318 runs, allowed 421, and played home games at American League Park. Team leaders included Ben Taylor (4 HR, 50 RBI) and Claude Grier (7-11, 5.74 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

21 Wins
38 Losses
.356 Win %
7th Rank
318 R 421 RA
Diff -103

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⚡ Quick Stats

318 Runs Scored
421 Runs Allowed
-103 Run Diff
18 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1924 ECL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% below the 1924 league average (.281)
OBP .336 1% below the 1924 league average (.340)
SLG .344 10% below the 1924 league average (.381)
Team ERA 5.69 30% worse than the 1924 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 318 equal to the 1924 league average (317 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park IV
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Home Games (est.) 29 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 George Shively 0.333 2 Country Brown 0.331 3 Lucius Hampton 0.319 4 Mack Eggleston 0.311 5 Chaney White 0.311

Home Runs

1 Lucius Hampton 4 2 Ben Taylor 4 3 Pete Washington 4 4 J. H. Hamilton 3 5 Country Brown 2

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 50 2 Country Brown 44 3 Pete Washington 33 4 Mack Eggleston 31 5 J. H. Hamilton 27
1924 Washington Potomacs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Country Brown 60 242 44 80 6 4 2 44 17 0 15 0.331
Ben Taylor 60 237 38 72 11 2 4 50 29 0 6 0.304
J. H. Hamilton 58 232 38 62 4 1 3 27 14 0 8 0.267
Pete Washington 56 207 26 58 6 2 4 33 12 1 1 0.280
Mack Eggleston 57 206 34 64 8 3 0 31 23 1 4 0.311
Joe Goodrich 52 182 28 37 5 3 0 14 25 2 5 0.203
Tom Finley 31 112 9 22 2 0 0 11 5 0 1 0.196
Chaney White 26 103 26 32 3 3 1 13 11 0 2 0.311
Lucius Hampton 35 91 17 29 3 0 4 19 5 0 3 0.319
Bubbles Anderson 18 62 12 13 1 3 0 9 10 3 0 0.210
Claude Grier 28 59 8 17 1 0 0 5 5 1 1 0.288
George Shively 16 51 9 17 0 0 0 6 8 1 2 0.333
Willie Woods 16 51 8 12 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.235
Wayne Carr 14 38 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.158
Will Owens 12 34 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.206
Fred Williams 14 29 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.207
Hugh Smith 13 22 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.227
Charlie Smith 6 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.095
Bill Johnson 5 19 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.316
Omer Newsome 10 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.105
String Bean Williams 7 15 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.200
Willie Creek 4 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.273
Eggie Dallard 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Ben Jenkins 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
Maceo Clark 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jimmie Lyons 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Alex Albritton 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Abe Bell 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Fred Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Jeffries 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Proctor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 String Bean Williams 2.82 2 Lucius Hampton 4.76 3 Wayne Carr 5.28 4 Claude Grier 5.74 5 Omer Newsome 6.30

Wins

1 Claude Grier 7 2 Lucius Hampton 6 3 Wayne Carr 3 4 String Bean Williams 3 5 Omer Newsome 1

Strikeouts

1 Claude Grier 107 2 Wayne Carr 33 3 Lucius Hampton 27 4 Hugh Smith 23 5 Omer Newsome 18
1924 Washington Potomacs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Grier 7 11 5.74 23 19 0 142.2 152 91 61 107
Lucius Hampton 6 8 4.76 16 13 0 98.1 120 52 23 27
Wayne Carr 3 7 5.28 13 9 0 92.0 99 54 29 33
Omer Newsome 1 3 6.30 10 4 0 50.0 73 35 14 18
Hugh Smith 1 3 6.52 12 4 0 48.1 69 35 17 23
String Bean Williams 3 1 2.82 8 5 0 38.1 33 12 9 11
Ben Jenkins 0 1 10.93 3 1 0 14.0 21 17 4 4
Maceo Clark 0 2 13.15 4 3 0 13.0 29 19 4 2
Alex Albritton 0 0 3.97 3 0 0 11.1 16 5 1 1
Abe Bell 0 2 7.71 3 2 0 7.0 13 6 6 5
Fred Barnes 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (31)

Alex Albritton Bubbles Anderson Fred Barnes Abe Bell Country Brown Wayne Carr Maceo Clark Willie Creek Eggie Dallard Mack Eggleston Tom Finley Joe Goodrich +19 more

31 players

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The 1924 Washington Potomacs in brief

In 1924 the Washington Potomacs posted a 21-38 mark (.356) and finished 7th in the ECL. With 318 runs scored and 421 given up, the 1924 differential was -103. Against a league average of .281, the 1924 Washington Potomacs batted .271. The Washington Potomacs staff finished with a 5.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39.

The club's home park in 1924 was American League Park. Ben Taylor led the club in home runs with 4. The hits leader was Country Brown with 80. The pitching staff's wins leader was Claude Grier (7). The 1924 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Washington Potomacs

What was the 1924 Washington Potomacs record?
The 1924 Washington Potomacs finished 21-38 (.356 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Washington Potomacs in home runs?
Lucius Hampton led the 1924 Washington Potomacs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1924 Washington Potomacs team ERA?
The 1924 Washington Potomacs posted a team ERA of 5.69.
Did the 1924 Washington Potomacs win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Washington Potomacs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Washington Potomacs play?
The 1924 Washington Potomacs played home games at American League Park.
Who led the 1924 Washington Potomacs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ben Taylor (4 HR, 50 RBI) and Claude Grier (7-11, 5.74 ERA).
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