1924 Detroit Tigers season
| 1924 Detroit Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Navin Field | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Owners | Frank Navin | |
| Managers | Ty Cobb | |
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The 1924 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–68, 6 games behind the Washington Senators.
Regular Season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 47–30 | 45–32 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 63 | .586 | 2 | 45–32 | 44–31 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | 45–33 | 41–35 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | .487 | 17 | 41–36 | 33–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 81 | .467 | 20 | 36–39 | 35–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 67 | 86 | .438 | 24½ | 37–38 | 30–48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | 41–36 | 26–51 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 87 | .431 | 25½ | 37–39 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 5–17–1 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 13–8 | 5–17 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 12–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–12 | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 8–13 | 10–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 13–9–1 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Johnny Bassler | 124 | 379 | 131 | .346 | 1 | 68 |
| 1B | Lu Blue | 108 | 395 | 123 | .311 | 2 | 53 |
| 2B | Del Pratt | 121 | 429 | 130 | .303 | 1 | 77 |
| SS | Topper Rigney | 147 | 499 | 144 | .289 | 4 | 94 |
| 3B | Bob Jones | 110 | 393 | 107 | .272 | 0 | 47 |
| OF | Harry Heilmann | 153 | 570 | 197 | .346 | 10 | 114 |
| OF | Heinie Manush | 120 | 422 | 122 | .289 | 9 | 68 |
| OF | Ty Cobb | 155 | 625 | 211 | .338 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Haney | 86 | 256 | 79 | .309 | 1 | 30 |
| Les Burke | 72 | 241 | 61 | .253 | 0 | 17 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 47 | 181 | 50 | .276 | 0 | 19 |
| Bob Fothergill | 54 | 166 | 50 | .301 | 0 | 15 |
| Larry Woodall | 67 | 165 | 51 | .309 | 0 | 25 |
| Al Wingo | 78 | 150 | 43 | .287 | 1 | 26 |
| Clyde Manion | 14 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 13 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kerr | 17 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Whitehill | 35 | 233.0 | 17 | 9 | 3.86 | 65 |
| Rip Collins | 34 | 216.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.21 | 75 |
| Lil Stoner | 36 | 215.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.72 | 66 |
| Dutch Leonard | 9 | 51.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.56 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holloway | 49 | 181.1 | 14 | 6 | 4.07 | 46 |
| Hooks Dauss | 40 | 131.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.59 | 44 |
| Bert Cole | 28 | 109.1 | 3 | 9 | 4.69 | 16 |
| Syl Johnson | 29 | 104.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.93 | 55 |
| Ed Wells | 29 | 102.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.06 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Pillette | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.78 | 13 |
| Willie Ludolph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 1 |
| Rufe Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
| Ken Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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See also: Minor league baseball |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Fort Worth Panthers | Texas League | Jake Atz |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Worth[1]
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