1924 Boston Red Sox season

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.

1924 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	67–87 (.435)
League place	7th (25 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	J. A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Lee Fohl
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Regular season

Season standings

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 Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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

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

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
2B	Bill Wambsganss	156	636	174	.274	0	49
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

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	19	17	3.46	119
Alex Ferguson	41	237.2	14	17	3.79	78

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

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

References

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