| 1924 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 65–89 (.422) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| Managers | Branch Rickey | |||
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The 1924 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 43rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 33rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 65–89 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
Rogers Hornsby hit an astonishing .424 in 1924, which remains the modern National League record for batting average in a single season. He also led the league with 89 walks, producing a .507 on-base percentage that was the highest in the National League during the 20th century. His slugging percentage of .696 again led the league, as did his 121 runs scored, 227 hits, and 43 doubles.
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W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | — | 51–26 | 42–34 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 1½ | 46–31 | 46–31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 3 | 49–28 | 41–35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 70 | 0.542 | 10 | 43–33 | 40–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 12 | 46–31 | 35–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 28½ | 40–37 | 25–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 96 | 0.364 | 37 | 26–49 | 29–47 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 100 | 0.346 | 40 | 28–48 | 25–52 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1924 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 | Mike González | 120 | 402 | 119 | .296 | 3 | 53 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 137 | 528 | 167 | .316 | 14 | 111 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 143 | 536 | 227 | .424 | 25 | 94 |
| SS | Jimmy Cooney | 110 | 383 | 113 | .295 | 1 | 57 |
| 3B | Howard Freigau | 98 | 376 | 101 | .269 | 2 | 39 |
| OF | Jack Smith | 124 | 459 | 130 | .283 | 2 | 33 |
| OF | Ray Blades | 131 | 456 | 142 | .311 | 11 | 68 |
| OF | Wattie Holm | 81 | 293 | 86 | .294 | 0 | 23 |
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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| Heinie Mueller | 92 | 296 | 78 | .264 | 2 | 37 |
| Max Flack | 67 | 209 | 55 | .263 | 2 | 21 |
| Specs Toporcer | 70 | 198 | 62 | .313 | 1 | 24 |
| Taylor Douthit | 53 | 173 | 48 | .277 | 0 | 13 |
| Hi Myers | 43 | 124 | 26 | .210 | 1 | 15 |
| Chick Hafey | 24 | 91 | 23 | .253 | 2 | 22 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 23 | 89 | 18 | .202 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Niebergall | 40 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 7 |
| Les Bell | 17 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 1 | 5 |
| Verne Clemons | 25 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernie Vick | 16 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Clough | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Schultz | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Doc Lavan | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Shepardson | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Bratcher | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Jesse Haines | 35 | 222.2 | 8 | 19 | 4.41 | 69 |
| Allan Sothoron | 29 | 196.2 | 10 | 16 | 3.57 | 62 |
| Johnny Stuart | 28 | 159.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.75 | 54 |
| Leo Dickerman | 18 | 119.2 | 7 | 4 | 2.41 | 28 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | 16 | 78.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.31 | 20 |
| Pea Ridge Day | 3 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.58 | 3 |
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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| Bill Sherdel | 35 | 168.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.42 | 57 |
| Eddie Dyer | 29 | 136.2 | 8 | 11 | 4.61 | 23 |
| Hi Bell | 28 | 113.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.92 | 29 |
| Jesse Fowler | 13 | 32.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 5 |
| Flint Rhem | 6 | 32.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.45 | 20 |
| Art Delaney | 8 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
| Lou North | 6 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 |
| Vince Shields | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 4 |
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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| Bill Doak | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.27 | 7 |
| Jack Berly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 2 |
| Bob Vines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.28 | 0 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Syracuse Stars | International League | Frank Shaughnessy |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Hunter Hill and Marv Goodwin |
| C | Fort Smith Twins | Western Association | Runt Marr |
| D | Sioux City Cardinals | Tri-State League | Joe McDermott |
Tri-State League folded, July 17, 1924[4]
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