1924 Boston Red Sox season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Red Sox
| season = 1924
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Fenway Park
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 67–87 (.435)
| league_place = 7th
| owners = J. A. Robert Quinn
| managers = Lee Fohl
| espntn = bos
| brtn = BOS
}}
The 1924 Boston Red Sox season was the 24th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses, 25 games behind the Washington Senators, who went on to win the 1924 World Series.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1924 American League standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1924 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Opening Day lineup =
| Ira Flagstead | CF |
| Bill Wambsganss | 2B |
| Bobby Veach | LF |
| Joe Harris | 1B |
| Ike Boone | RF |
| Howard Shanks | 3B |
| Dud Lee | SS |
| Steve O'Neill | C |
| Howard Ehmke | P |
Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1924/B04150BOS1924.htm |title=New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 |date=April 15, 1924 |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=March 15, 2021}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1924 Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0d2b56; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Howard Ehmke}}
{{MLBplayer | Alex Ferguson}}
{{MLBplayer | Oscar Fuhr}}
{{MLBplayer | Curt Fullerton}}
{{MLBplayer | Les Howe}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Jamerson}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Kellett}}
{{MLBplayer | George Murray}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Piercy}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Quinn}}
{{MLBplayer | Buster Ross}}
{{MLBplayer | Red Ruffing}}
{{MLBplayer | Ted Wingfield}}
{{MLBplayer | Clarence Winters}}
{{MLBplayer | John Woods}}
{{MLBplayer | Hoge Workman}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Johnnie Heving}}
{{MLBplayer | Steve O'Neill}}
{{MLBplayer | Val Picinich}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Danny Clark}}
{{MLBplayer | Homer Ezzell}}
{{MLBplayer | Chappie Geygan}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Harris}}
{{MLBplayer | Dud Lee}}
{{MLBplayer | Howie Shanks}}
{{MLBplayer | Phil Todt}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Wambsganss}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Ike Boone}}
{{MLBplayer | Shano Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Connolly}}
{{MLBplayer | Ira Flagstead}}
{{MLBplayer | Bobby Veach}}
{{MLBplayer | Denny Williams}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Lee Fohl}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Lefty Leifield}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Ryan}} (Pitching) |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Steve O'Neill | 106 | 307 | 73 | .238 | 0 | 38 |
| align=center
| 1B | Joe Harris | 133 | 491 | 148 | .301 | 3 | 77 |
| align=center
| 2B | {{sortname|Bill|Wambsganss}} | 156 | 636 | 174 | .274 | 0 | 49 |
| align="center"
| SS | Dud Lee | 94 | 288 | 73 | .253 | 0 | 29 |
| align=center
| 3B | Danny Clark | 104 | 325 | 90 | .277 | 2 | 54 |
| align=center
| OF | Ike Boone | 128 | 487 | 164 | .337 | 13 | 98 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Ira|Flagstead}} | 149 | 560 | 172 | .307 | 5 | 43 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Bobby|Veach}} | 142 | 519 | 153 | .295 | 5 | 99 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 90 | 277 | 75 | .271 | 0 | 32 |
| align=center | 89 | 240 | 70 | .292 | 0 | 28 |
| align=center | 72 | 193 | 50 | .259 | 0 | 25 |
| align=center | 69 | 161 | 44 | .273 | 1 | 24 |
| align=center | 45 | 109 | 31 | .284 | 0 | 11 |
| align=center | 52 | 103 | 27 | .262 | 1 | 14 |
| align=center | 25 | 85 | 31 | .365 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center | 33 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center | 14 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Howard|Ehmke}} | 45 | 315.0 | 19 | 17 | 3.46 | 119 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Alex|Ferguson|Alex Ferguson (baseball)}} | 41 | 237.2 | 14 | 17 | 3.79 | 78 |
| align="center" | 23 | 121.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.95 | 20 |
| align=center | 4 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.45 | 4 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 44 | 228.2 | 12 | 13 | 3.27 | 64 |
| align=center | 33 | 152.0 | 7 | 12 | 4.32 | 33 |
| align=center | 28 | 80.1 | 2 | 9 | 6.72 | 27 |
| align=center | 23 | 80.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.94 | 30 |
| align=center | 8 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 10 |
| align=center | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 20.57 | 3 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.47 | 16 |
| align=center | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 | 7 |
| align=center
| Les Howe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 3 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| align=center | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1924.shtml 1924 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1924&t=BOS 1924 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]
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