1924 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1924 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 65-89. They scored 740 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .290 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 25 home runs and 227 hits. Jim Bottomley was the best run producer with 111 RBI.
The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.15. Allen Sothoron was the winningest pitcher, with 10 games won. Jesse Haines led the team with 69 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Les Bell | SS | 17 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .295 | .421 | .716 | .246 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 137 | 528 | 87 | 167 | 14 | 111 | 5 | .362 | .500 | .862 | .316 |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 110 | 383 | 44 | 113 | 1 | 57 | 12 | .330 | .397 | .727 | .295 |
| Howard Freigau | 3B | 98 | 376 | 35 | 101 | 2 | 39 | 10 | .306 | .362 | .668 | .269 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 25 | 94 | 5 | .507 | .696 | 1.203 | .424 |
| Doc Lavan | 2B | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 23 | 89 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .211 | .270 | .481 | .202 |
| Specs Toporcer | 3B | 70 | 198 | 30 | 62 | 1 | 24 | 2 | .362 | .409 | .771 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 131 | 456 | 86 | 142 | 11 | 68 | 7 | .373 | .487 | .860 | .311 |
| Joe Bratcher | OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Clough | OF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .142 | .071 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 53 | 173 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .349 | .364 | .713 | .277 |
| Max Flack | OF | 67 | 209 | 31 | 55 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .330 | .373 | .703 | .263 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 24 | 91 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .292 | .418 | .710 | .253 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 81 | 293 | 40 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .317 | .355 | .672 | .294 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 92 | 296 | 39 | 78 | 2 | 37 | 8 | .312 | .365 | .677 | .264 |
| Hi Myers | OF | 43 | 124 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .228 | .290 | .518 | .210 |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .167 | .500 | .167 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 124 | 459 | 91 | 130 | 2 | 33 | 24 | .333 | .362 | .695 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Verne Clemons | C | 25 | 56 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .345 | .375 | .720 | .321 |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 120 | 402 | 34 | 119 | 3 | 53 | 1 | .337 | .391 | .728 | .296 |
| Charlie Niebergall | C | 40 | 58 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .339 | .397 | .736 | .293 |
| Ray Shepardson | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ernie Vick | C | 16 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .391 | .814 | .348 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5349 | 740 | 1552 | 67 | 672 | 86 | .333 | .411 | .744 | .290 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hi Bell | 28 | 10 | 113.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 4.92 | 1.350 | |||
| Jack Berly | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.62 | 1.500 | |||
| Clyde Day | 3 | 3 | 17.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4.58 | 1.582 | |||
| Art Delaney | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.80 | 1.250 | |||
| Leo Dickerman | 18 | 13 | 119.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 28 | 51 | 2.41 | 1.328 | |||
| Bill Doak | 11 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3.27 | 1.773 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 29 | 15 | 136.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 23 | 51 | 4.61 | 1.646 | |||
| Jesse Fowler | 13 | 3 | 32.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 4.41 | 1.407 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 35 | 31 | 222.7 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 0 | 69 | 66 | 4.41 | 1.531 | |||
| Lou North | 6 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.633 | |||
| Jeff Pfeffer | 16 | 12 | 78 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 5.31 | 1.692 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 6 | 3 | 32.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 4.45 | 1.486 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 35 | 10 | 168.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 57 | 38 | 3.42 | 1.340 | |||
| Vince Shields | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.083 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 29 | 28 | 196.7 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 62 | 84 | 3.57 | 1.490 | |||
| Johnny Stuart | 28 | 22 | 159 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 4.75 | 1.428 | |||
| Bob Vines | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.28 | 2.150 | |||
| Team Totals | 273 | 154 | 1364.9 | 65 | 89 | .422 | 6 | 393 | 486 | 4.15 | 1.476 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rogers Hornsby | 143 |
| At Bats | Rogers Hornsby | 536 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rogers Hornsby | 640 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .424 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .507 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .696 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.203 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 121 |
| Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 227 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 373 |
| Doubles | Rogers Hornsby | 43 |
| Triples | Rogers Hornsby | 14 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 25 |
| RBI | Jim Bottomley | 111 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Blades | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Smith | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Jack Smith | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Bottomley | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Allen Sothoron | 10 |
| Losses | Jesse Haines | 19 |
| Saves | Bill Doak | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Sherdel | .471 |
| ERA | Bill Sherdel | 3.42 |
| WHIP | Bill Sherdel | 1.340 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Haines | 222.7 |
| Games | Jesse Haines and Bill Sherdel | 35 |
| Games Started | Jesse Haines | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Haines | 69 |
| Complete Games | Jesse Haines and Allen Sothoron | 16 |
| Shutouts | Allen Sothoron | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Haines | 982 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Haines | 275 |
| Walks Allowed | Allen Sothoron | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Jesse Haines | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Allen Sothoron | 10 |
