1924 Boston Red Sox season

1924  Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	67–87 (.435)
League place	7th (25 GB)
Owners	J. A. Robert Quinn
Managers	Lee Fohl
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1924 Boston Red Sox season was the 24th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses, 25 games behind the Washington Senators, who went on to win the 1924 World Series.

Regular season

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Senators	92	62	0.597	—	47–30	45–32
New York Yankees	89	63	0.586	2	45–32	44–31
Detroit Tigers	86	68	0.558	6	45–33	41–35
St. Louis Browns	74	78	0.487	17	41–36	33–42
Philadelphia Athletics	71	81	0.467	20	36–39	35–42
Cleveland Indians	67	86	0.438	24½	37–38	30–48
Boston Red Sox	67	87	0.435	25	41–36	26–51
Chicago White Sox	66	87	0.431	25½	37–39	29–48

Record vs. opponents

1924 American League record v t e Sources:
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	—

Opening Day lineup

Ira Flagstead	CF
Bill Wambsganss	2B
Bobby Veach	LF
Joe Harris	1B
Ike Boone	RF
Howard Shanks	3B
Dud Lee	SS
Steve O'Neill	C
Howard Ehmke	P

Source: ^[1]

Roster

1924 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Howard Ehmke Alex Ferguson Oscar Fuhr Curt Fullerton Les Howe Lefty Jamerson Al Kellett George Murray Bill Piercy Jack Quinn Buster Ross Red Ruffing Ted Wingfield Clarence Winters John Woods Hoge Workman		Catchers Johnnie Heving Steve O'Neill Val Picinich Infielders Danny Clark Homer Ezzell Chappie Geygan Joe Harris Dud Lee Howie Shanks Phil Todt Bill Wambsganss		Outfielders Ike Boone Shano Collins Joe Connolly Ira Flagstead Bobby Veach Denny Williams		Manager Lee Fohl Coaches Lefty Leifield Jack Ryan (Pitching)

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	Steve O'Neill	106	307	73	.238	0	38
1B	Joe Harris	133	491	148	.301	3	77
2B	Bill Wambsganss	156	636	174	.274	0	49
SS	Dud Lee	94	288	73	.253	0	29
3B	Danny Clark	104	325	90	.277	2	54
OF	Ike Boone	128	487	164	.337	13	98
OF	Ira Flagstead	149	560	172	.307	5	43
OF	Bobby Veach	142	519	153	.295	5	99

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
Homer Ezzell	90	277	75	.271	0	32
Shano Collins	89	240	70	.292	0	28
Howie Shanks	72	193	50	.259	0	25
Val Picinich	69	161	44	.273	1	24
Johnnie Heving	45	109	31	.284	0	11
Phil Todt	52	103	27	.262	1	14
Denny Williams	25	85	31	.365	0	4
Chappie Geygan	33	82	21	.256	0	4
Joe Connolly	14	10	1	.100	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
Howard Ehmke	45	315.0	19	17	3.46	119
Alex Ferguson	41	237.2	14	17	3.79	78
Bill Piercy	23	121.0	5	7	5.95	20
Ted Wingfield	4	25.2	0	2	2.45	4

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
Jack Quinn	44	228.2	12	13	3.27	64
Curt Fullerton	33	152.0	7	12	4.32	33
George Murray	28	80.1	2	9	6.72	27
Oscar Fuhr	23	80.1	3	6	5.94	30
Red Ruffing	8	23.0	0	0	6.65	10
Clarence Winters	4	7.0	0	1	20.57	3

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
Buster Ross	30	4	3	1	3.47	16
Hoge Workman	11	0	0	0	8.50	7
Les Howe	4	1	0	0	7.36	3
Lefty Jamerson	1	0	0	0	18.00	0
John Woods	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
Al Kellett	1	0	0	0	inf	0

References

1. "New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1". Retrosheet . April 15, 1924. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

External links

• 1924 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1924 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com