1924 New York Giants season

1924 New York Giants
National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1924 New York Giants season was the franchise's 42nd season. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 93–60, winning the pennant by 1½ games over the Brooklyn Robins. They went on to the World Series for the fourth consecutive year, yet lost to the Washington Senators in seven games.

Regular season

In the final series of the 1924 season, the Giants were playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds and battling for the pennant with the Robins. Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell offered Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand $500 to throw the games. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the life-time suspension of O'Connell and Giants coach Cozy Dolan by Commissioner Landis, although future-Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs were also implicated.^[1]

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 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Harry Baldwin Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Leon Cadore Wayland Dean Dinty Gearin Kent Greenfield Walt Huntzinger Claude Jonnard Ernie Maun Hugh McQuillan Art Nehf Joe Oeschger Rosy Ryan Mule Watson		Catchers Eddie Ainsmith Hank Gowdy Grover Hartley Frank Snyder Infielders Frankie Frisch Heinie Groh Travis Jackson George Kelly Freddie Lindstrom Bill Terry		Outfielders Buddy Crump Irish Meusel Jimmy O'Connell Billy Southworth Hack Wilson Ross Youngs		Manager John McGraw Coaches Cozy Dolan Hughie Jennings

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	Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch	145	603	198	.328	7	69

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
O'Connell, JimmyJimmy O'Connell	52	104	33	.317	2	18

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, VirgilVirgil Barnes	35	229.1	16	10	3.06	59
Bentley, JackJack Bentley	28	188	16	5	3.78	60

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
Baldwin, HarryHarry Baldwin	10	33.2	3	1	4.28	5

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
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

1924 World Series

Game 1

October 4, 1924 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	14	1
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	10	1
W: Art Nehf (1–0)   L: Walter Johnson (0–1)
HR: NYG – George Kelly (1), Bill Terry (1)

Game 2

October 5, 1924 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	6	0
Washington	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	6	1
W: Tom Zachary (1–0)   L: Jack Bentley (0–1)   S: Firpo Marberry (1)
HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (1), Bucky Harris (1)

Game 3

October 6, 1924 at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	9	2
New York (N)	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	x	6	12	0
W: Hugh McQuillan (2–0)  L: Firpo Marberry (0–1)   S: Mule Watson (1)
HR: NYG – Rosy Ryan (1)

Game 4

October 7, 1924 at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	7	13	3
New York (N)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	6	1
W: George Mogridge (1–0)  L: Virgil Barnes (0–1)   S: Firpo Marberry (2)
HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (2)

Game 5

October 8, 1924 at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	1
New York (N)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	x	6	13	0
W: Jack Bentley (1–1)  L: Walter Johnson (0–2)   S: Hugh McQuillan (1)
HR: WAS – Goose Goslin (3), NYG – Jack Bentley (1)

Game 6

October 9, 1924 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
Washington	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
W: Tom Zachary (2–0)   L: Art Nehf (1–1)

Game 7

October 10, 1924 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	3
Washington	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	10	4
W: Walter Johnson (1–2)   L: Jack Bentley (1–2)
HR: WAS – Bucky Harris (2)

References

1. Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64.

External links

• 1924 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1924 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac