1924 Kansas City Monarchs season

1924 Kansas City Monarchs
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkMuehlebach Field
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record57–22 (.722)
League place1st
ManagersBullet Rogan
← 1923 Seasons

The 1924 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1924 baseball season. The Monarchs compiled a 57–22 (.722) record and won the Negro National League championship.[1] The team played its home games at Muehlebach Field in Kansas City, Missouri.

The team's leading batters were:

  • Pitcher/center fielder Bullet Rogan - .396 batting average, .617 slugging percentage, five home runs, 33 RBIs in 49 games (Rogan was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame)
  • Third baseman Newt Joseph - .375 batting average, .543 slugging percentage, four home runs, 68 RBIS in 71 games
  • Left fielder Heavy Johnson - .366 batting average, .543 slugging percentage, five home runs, 44 RBIs in 70 games
  • Shortstop Dobie Moore - .355 batting average, .545 slugging percentage, five home runs, 62 RBIs in 75 games
  • Right fielder Hurley McNair - .339 batting average, 467 slugging percentage, five home runs, 59 RBIs in 71 games

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The team's leading pitchers were Bullet Rogan (16–5, 3.14 ERA, 101 strikeouts in 175 innings pithed) and William Bell (9–2, 3.75 ERA).[3]


References

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  1. ^ "1924 Kansas City Monarchs". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1924 Kansas City Monarchs Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "1924 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.