1924 Brooklyn Robins season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Robins 1924 Burleigh Grimes safe at third, May 1, 1924.jpg National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York May 1, 1924: Brooklyn Robins vs. the Philadelphia Phillies 92 62 y 2nd Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever Charles Ebbets Wilbert Robinson The 1924 Brooklyn Robins put up a good fight with the rival New York Giants before falling just short of the pennant. Staff ace Dazzy Vance led the league in wins, ERA, strikeouts and complete games to be named the National League Most Valuable Player. Offseason November 1924: Johnny Mitchell was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Red Sox.Johnny Mitchell at Baseball Reference December 1924: Bert Griffith was traded by the Robins to the Washington Senators for Bonnie Hollingsworth.Bert Griffith at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Robins Record vs. opponents BRO thumb|244x244px|1924 photograph of Brooklyn Robins outfielder Dick Loftus Notable transactions April 16, 1924: Ray French was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago White Sox.Ray French at Baseball Reference April 25, 1924: Mike González was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Milt Stock.Mike González at Baseball Reference May 16, 1924: Tiny Osborne was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.Tiny Osborne at Baseball Reference June 14, 1924: Leo Dickerman was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Doak.Leo Dickerman at Baseball Reference December 17, 1924: Dutch Ruether was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.Dutch Ruether at Baseball Reference Roster 1924 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Art Decatur Leo Dickerman Bill Doak Rube Ehrhardt Nelson Greene Burleigh Grimes Dutch Henry Bonnie Hollingsworth Tom Long Tiny Osborne Jim Roberts Dutch Ruether Dazzy Vance Tex Wilson Rube Yarrison Catchers Hank DeBerry Charlie Hargreaves Zack Taylor Infielders Jack Fournier Andy High Fred Johnston Jimmy Johnston Binky Jones Joe Klugmann Johnny Mitchell Ivy Olson Milt Stock Outfielders Gene Bailey Eddie Brown Tommy Griffith Dick Loftus Bernie Neis Zack Wheat Manager Wilbert Robinson Coaches Ivy Olson Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C Zack Taylor Zack Taylor (baseball) 99 345 100 .290 1 39 1B Jack Fournier 154 563 188 .334 27 116 2B Andy High 144 582 191 .328 6 61 3B Milt Stock 142 561 136 .242 2 52 SS Johnny Mitchell Johnny Mitchell (baseball) 64 243 64 .263 1 16 OF Tommy Griffith 140 482 121 .251 3 67 OF Zack Wheat 141 566 212 .375 14 97 OF Eddie Brown Eddie Brown (baseball) 114 455 140 .308 5 78 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 Jimmy Johnston 86 315 94 .298 2 29 Hank DeBerry 77 218 53 .243 3 26 Bernie Neis 80 211 64 .303 4 26 Dick Loftus 46 81 22 .272 0 8 Joe Klugmann 31 79 13 .165 0 3 Gene Bailey 18 46 11 .239 1 4 Binky Jones 10 37 4 .108 0 2 Charlie Hargreaves 27 27 11 .407 0 5 Ivy Olson 38 27 6 .222 0 0 Fred Johnston Fred Johnston (baseball) 4 4 1 .250 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Burleigh Grimes 38 310.2 22 13 3.82 135 Dazzy Vance 35 308.1 28 6 2.16 262 Dutch Ruether 30 168.0 8 13 3.91 63 Bill Doak 21 149.1 11 5 3.07 32 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 Art Decatur 31 126.1 10 9 4.13 38 Tiny Osborne 21 104.1 6 5 5.09 52 Rube Ehrhardt 15 83.2 5 3 2.26 13 Dutch Henry 16 46.0 1 2 5.67 11 Jim Roberts Jim Roberts (baseball) 11 25.1 0 3 7.46 10 Leo Dickerman 7 19.2 0 0 5.49 9 Rube Yarrison 3 11.0 0 2 6.55 2 Nelson Greene Nelson Greene (baseball) 4 9.0 0 1 4.00 3 Bonnie Hollingsworth 3 8.2 1 0 6.23 7 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 Tex Wilson 2 0 0 0 14.73 1 Tom Long Tom Long (pitcher) 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Dazzy VanceBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 References 2 External links Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Retrosheet 1924 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Robins season Brooklyn Category:1920s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn