The 1924 Brooklyn Robins put up a good fight with the rival New York Giants before falling just short of the pennant. Staff ace

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led the league in wins,

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, strikeouts and complete games to be named the

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Offseason

* November 1924:

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was purchased by the Robins from the

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. * December 1924: Bert Griffith was traded by the Robins to the Washington Senators for Bonnie Hollingsworth.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 16, 1924:

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was purchased from the Robins by the

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. * April 25, 1924: Mike González was traded by the Robins to the

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for Milt Stock. * May 16, 1924:

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was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs. * June 14, 1924:

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was traded by the Robins to the

for Bill Doak. * December 17, 1924: Dutch Ruether was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

References

External links

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season pageRetrosheet1924 Brooklyn Robins uniformAcme Dodgers page
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