1924 Boston Braves season

1924 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	53–100 (.346)
League place	8th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson
Manager(s)	Dave Bancroft
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1924 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished eighth in the National League with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses.

Offseason

• December 15, 1923: Hod Ford and Ray Powell were traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cotton Tierney. Ray Powell reported to his new team with a bad leg in April 1924, and he was sent back to Boston under the terms of the trade agreement. The Braves sent cash to the Phillies to complete the trade.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	93	60	0.608	—	51–26	42–34
Brooklyn Robins	92	62	0.597	1½	46–31	46–31
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	0.588	3	49–28	41–35
Cincinnati Reds	83	70	0.542	10	43–33	40–37
Chicago Cubs	81	72	0.529	12	46–31	35–41
St. Louis Cardinals	65	89	0.422	28½	40–37	25–52
Philadelphia Phillies	55	96	0.364	37	26–49	29–47
Boston Braves	53	100	0.346	40	28–48	25–52

Record vs. opponents

1924 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–15	6–15	12–10	5–17	10–12–1	7–15	6–16
Brooklyn	15–7	—	12–10	12–10	8–14	17–5	13–9	15–7
Chicago	15–6	10–12	—	9–13	9–13–1	16–6	7–15	15–7
Cincinnati	10–12	10–12	13–9	—	9–13	16–5	12–10	13–9
New York	17–5	14–8	13–9–1	13–9	—	14–7	9–13	13–9
Philadelphia	12–10–1	5–17	6–16	5–16	7–14	—	8–13	12–10
Pittsburgh	15–7	9–13	15–7	10–12	13–9	13–8	—	15–7
St. Louis	16–6	7–15	7–15	9–13	9–13	10–12	7–15	—

Roster

1924 Boston Braves roster
Roster
Pitchers Jesse Barnes Joe Batchelder Larry Benton Johnny Cooney Dinty Gearin Joe Genewich Skinny Graham Ike Kamp Red Lucas Rube Marquard Tim McNamara Joe Muich Lou North Dutch Stryker Al Yeargin		Catchers Dee Cousineau Frank Gibson Mickey O'Neil Eddie Phillips Earl Smith Infielders Dave Bancroft Hunter Lane Stuffy McInnis Ernie Padgett Marty Shay Bob Smith Cotton Tierney		Outfielders Bill Cunningham Gus Felix Les Mann Ray Powell Ed Sperber Casey Stengel Herb Thomas Frank Wilson Other batters Walton Cruise Al Hermann John Kelleher Wade Lefler		Manager Dave Bancroft

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Tierney, CottonCotton Tierney	136	505	131	.259	6	58
SS	Smith, BobBob Smith	106	347	79	.228	2	38
OF	Wilson, FrankFrank Wilson	61	215	51	.237	1	15

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Bancroft, DaveDave Bancroft	79	319	89	.279	2	21
Gibson, FrankFrank Gibson	90	229	71	.310	1	30
Powell, RayRay Powell	74	188	49	.261	1	15
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	33	59	16	.271	0	8
Lane, HunterHunter Lane	7	15	1	.067	0	0
Phillips, EddieEddie Phillips	3	3	0	.000	0	0
Cousineau, DeeDee Cousineau	3	2	0	.000	0	0
Lefler, WadeWade Lefler	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	37	267.2	15	20	3.23	49

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney	34	181	8	9	3.18	67
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	30	128	5	7	4.15	41
Stryker, DutchDutch Stryker	20	73.1	3	8	6.01	22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Batchelder, JoeJoe Batchelder	3	0	0	0	3.86	2

References

1. Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1924 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference