1924 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1924 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 43rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 38th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 90–63.

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 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Wilbur Cooper Ray Kremer Del Lundgren Buckshot May Lee Meadows Johnny Morrison Jeff Pfeffer Freddy Sale Don Songer Ray Steineder Arnie Stone Emil Yde		Catchers Johnny Gooch Cliff Knox Walter Schmidt Earl Smith Infielders Eppie Barnes Jewel Ens Charlie Grimm Rabbit Maranville Pie Traynor Glenn Wright		Outfielders Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Max Carey Kiki Cuyler Eddie Moore Walter Mueller Other batters Johnny Rawlings		Manager Bill McKechnie

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

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
Schmidt, WalterWalter Schmidt	58	177	43	.243	1	20
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	39	111	41	.369	4	21

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
Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper	38	268.2	20	14	3.28	62

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
Adams, BabeBabe Adams	9	39.2	3	1	1.13	5
Songer, DonDon Songer	4	9.1	0	0	6.75	3

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
May, BuckshotBuckshot May	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Williamsport Grays	New York–Pennsylvania League	Harry Hinchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Williamsport

References

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

• 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.