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1924 Cleveland Indians Season
The 1924 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 67–86, games behind the Washington Senators. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents 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'' External links 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Park
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough, Cleveland, Hough neighborhood. It was built in 1891 as a wood structure and rebuilt using concrete and steel in 1910. The park was home to a number of professional sports teams, most notably the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. League Park was first home to the Cleveland Spiders of the National League from 1891 to 1899 and of the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Lake Shores of the Western League (original), Western League, the minor league predecessor to the Indians, in 1900. From 1914 to 1915, League Park also hosted the Cleveland Spiders (American Association), Cleveland Spiders of the minor league American Association (20th century), American Association. In the late 1940s, the park was also the home field of the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Levsen
Emil Henry "Dutch" Levsen (April 29, 1898 – March 12, 1972) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six seasons. He spent his entire career with the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ..., pitching for them from 1923 to 1928. He pitched in 80 career games, finishing with a 21–26 record. On August 28, 1926 Levsen became the last pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader, hurling two 9 inning games back to back, winning 6-1 and 5-1. Levsen is also the last pitcher to throw two nine-inning complete games on the same day. References External links 1898 births 1972 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Iowa Iowa State Cyclones baseball players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Sewell
James Luther "Luke" Sewell (January 5, 1901 – May 14, 1987) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians (1921–1932, 1939), Washington Senators (1933–1934), Chicago White Sox (1935–1938) and the St. Louis Browns (1942). Sewell batted and threw right-handed. He was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era. Baseball career Born in the rural town of Titus, Alabama, Sewell grew up wanting to play baseball. He attended Wetumpka High School and graduated from the University of Alabama where, he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team as an infielder. He was linked to the Cleveland Indians because his brother Joe Sewell became their starting shortstop in 1920. When Indians scout Patsy Flaherty signed Sewell, he insisted that he play as a catcher. He began the 1921 season with the Columbus Senators in the American Association but, after only 17 minor league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Myatt
Glenn Calvin Myatt (July 9, 1897 – August 9, 1969) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1920 to 1935 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1920–1921), Cleveland Indians (1922–1935), New York Giants (1935–1936), and Detroit Tigers (1936). In 1004 games over 16 seasons, Myatt posted a .270 batting average (722-for-2678) scoring 346 runs, 38 home runs and 387 runs batted in (RBIs). He finished his career with a .972 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ..., playing at catcher and all three outfield positions. External links 1897 births 1969 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants (NL) players Philadelphia Athletics players Cleveland Indians players Detroit Tigers players B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Yowell
Carl Columbus Yowell (December 20, 1902 – July 27, 1985) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played for two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... in 1924-25. External links Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players Tyler Trojans players Chattanooga Lookouts players Rochester Tribe players Newark Bears (IL) players Baseball players from Virginia People from Madison, Virginia 1902 births 1985 deaths {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wayenberg
Frank Wayenberg (August 27, 1898 – April 16, 1975) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... during the 1924 Cleveland Indians season. External links 1898 births 1975 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Kansas People from Crawford County, Kansas {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Uhle
George Ernest Uhle (September 18, 1898 – February 26, 1985) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his playing career with his hometown Cleveland Indians. After ten seasons, during which time he led the American League in wins, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts, and games started, he was traded in 1928 to the Detroit Tigers for Jackie Tavener and Ken Holloway. He went on to play with the New York Giants, New York Yankees, and again with the Indians. When his career ended in 1936, he had won 200 games. His lifetime batting average of .289 (393-for-1360) is still a record for a pitcher (not playing at any other position) On May 25, 1929, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6–5 in 21 innings. Uhle, who was the winning pitcher, pitched twenty innings to earn his eighth win of the season with no losses. The losing pitcher, Ted Lyons, pitched all 21 innings for Chicago. Babe Ruth himself credited George with being the toughest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherry Smith
Sherrod Malone (Sherry) Smith (February 18, 1891 – September 12, 1949) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1911 until 1927, he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–12), Brooklyn Robins (1915–17, 1919–1922) and Cleveland Indians (1922–1927). Smith batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Monticello, Georgia. Smith was the hard-luck loser of one of the longest World Series games ever played. He pitched all the way into the 14th inning for Brooklyn, dueling with Boston's starting pitcher, Babe Ruth, in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series until the Red Sox won it 2-1. It would be his only appearance in that Series. He made two strong starts in the 1920 World Series. Smith was the winning pitcher of Game 3 against Cleveland, throwing a three-hitter in a 2-1 victory. But despite another impressive effort in Game 6, he lost a 1-0 duel with Duster Mails, and Brooklyn ended up losing that Series in seven games. Placed on waivers after the 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Shaute
Joseph Benjamin Shaute (August 1, 1899 in Peckville, Pennsylvania – February 21, 1970 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922 to 1934, and during his 13-year career, he played primarily for the Cleveland Indians.Kashatus (2002), p. 99. He attended Juniata College and Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He made his major league debut in September 1922, and threw his first pitch to legendary swatter Babe Ruth. Baseball historian William C. Kashatus noted that when Shaute came to the pitching mound, "the Indians were clinging to a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth with two outs and bases loaded with Yankees". Shaute gained notoriety when he struck out Ruth on four pitches to end the inning. In the following inning, he faced another powerful hitter, Bob Meusel, who "swung so hard on Shaute's first offering that he whirled completely around and fell to the ground". The pitcher next struck out Yankee catcher Freddie Hoffman. Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Roy
Luther Franklin Roy (July 29, 1902 – July 24, 1963) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Roy was born in Ooltewah, Tennessee. He pitched from 1924 to 1929 with four different Major League teams. Luther Roy died, aged 60, in Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi .... References External links 1902 births 1963 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players Cleveland Indians players Chicago Cubs players Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from Tennessee Chattanooga Lookouts players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Knoxville Smokies players People from Ooltewah, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Chattanooga metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Morton
Guy Morton, Sr. (June 1, 1893 – October 18, 1934), nicknamed "Moose" (Not true, he was “The Alabama Blossom” and his son Guy Morton Jr. was nicknamed “Moose” who also had a stellar career in the MLB) was a Major League baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Morton was born in Vernon, AL. His best years were from 1915 to 1919, where his ERA was below 3.00 every season, and he won 10 games four times. Morton died at the age of 41 in Sheffield, AL from a heart attack, and was buried in Vernon City Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Fact *His son, Guy Jr., struck out in his only at bat in the Major Leagues, getting the chance with the Boston Red Sox in 1954. Retrieved October 22, 2006. See also * |
Jake Miller (pitcher)
Walter Miller (February 28, 1898 – August 20, 1975), known as Jake Miller or J. Walter Miller, was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1924–1933. He played mainly for the Cleveland Indians, and one season for the Chicago White Sox. Listed at and , he threw and batted left-handed. Baseball career Miller played five seasons in minor league baseball; 1922–1924 and 1931–1932. He compiled a 39–25 win–loss record in 94 minor league appearances. Miller's major league career spanned 1924 to 1933, with the exception of 1932 when he did not play in the major leagues. He made his debut with the Cleveland Indians late in the 1924 season, and went on to appear in 174 games (125 starts) with the team through the 1931 season. He recorded a career-high 14 wins during the 1929 season. During his eight seasons with Cleveland, he compiled a 55–52 record with 3.92 ERA while registering 275 strikeouts in 964 innings pitched. In July 1932, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
