1924 New York Giants season

Major League Baseball team season

1924 New York Giants

National League Champions
League| National League
Ballpark| Polo Grounds
City| New York City
Owners| Charles Stoneham
Managers| 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 NL pennant for a record fourth consecutive season, a record that still stands today. They went on to the World Series, losing to the Washington Senators in seven games.

## Regular season

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Photograph of the 1924 Giants after winning the pennant

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 lifetime 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

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Giants | 93 | 60  | .608  | —  | 51‍–‍26  | 42‍–‍34
Brooklyn Robins | 92 | 62  | .597  | 1½  | 46‍–‍31  | 46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63  | .588  | 3  | 49‍–‍28  | 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 70  | .542  | 10  | 43‍–‍33  | 40‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs | 81 | 72  | .529  | 12  | 46‍–‍31  | 35‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 89  | .422  | 28½  | 40‍–‍37  | 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 96  | .364  | 37  | 26‍–‍49  | 29‍–‍47
Boston Braves | 53 | 100  | .346  | 40  | 28‍–‍48  | 25‍–‍52

### Record vs. opponents

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1924 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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### Roster

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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

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Frank Snyder | 118 | 354 | 107 | .302 | 5 | 53
1B | George Kelly | 144 | 571 | 185 | .324 | 21 | 136
2B | Frankie Frisch | 145 | 603 | 198 | .328 | 7 | 69
SS | Travis Jackson | 151 | 596 | 180 | .302 | 11 | 76
3B | Heinie Groh | 145 | 559 | 157 | .281 | 2 | 46
OF | Hack Wilson | 107 | 383 | 113 | .295 | 10 | 57
OF | Ross Youngs | 133 | 526 | 187 | .356 | 10 | 74
OF | Irish Meusel | 139 | 549 | 170 | .310 | 6 | 102

#### Other batters

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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

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Billy Southworth | 94 | 281 | 72 | .256 | 3 | 36
Hank Gowdy | 87 | 191 | 62 | .325 | 4 | 37
Bill Terry | 77 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 5 | 24
Jimmy O'Connell | 52 | 104 | 33 | .317 | 2 | 18
Freddie Lindstrom | 52 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 0 | 4
Grover Hartley | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1
Eddie Ainsmith | 10 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0
Buddy Crump | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Virgil Barnes | 35 | 229.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.06 | 59
Jack Bentley | 28 | 188.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.78 | 60
Hugh McQuillan | 27 | 184.0 | 14 | 8 | 2.69 | 49
Art Nehf | 30 | 171.2 | 14 | 4 | 3.62 | 72
Wayland Dean | 26 | 125.2 | 6 | 12 | 5.01 | 39

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Rosy Ryan | 37 | 124.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.26 | 36
Mule Watson | 22 | 99.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.79 | 18
Harry Baldwin | 10 | 33.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 5
Walt Huntzinger | 12 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.45 | 6
Dinty Gearin | 6 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.48 | 4
Joe Oeschger | 10 | 29.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 | 10
Kent Greenfield | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Claude Jonnard | 34 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2.41 | 40
Ernie Maun | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 5
Leon Cadore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2

## 1924 World Series

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Main article: 1924 World Series

### Game 1

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

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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

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

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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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

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

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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

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

## External links

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

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