1924 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 15th, 1924
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 18-year-old starting pitcher Red Ruffing of the Boston Red Sox is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) SP Red Ruffing, 18, Boston Red Sox
2) 2B Charlie Gehringer, 20, New York Yankees
3) CF Al Simmons, 21, Cleveland Indians
4) SP Ted Lyons, 23, Detroit Tigers
5) LF Chick Hafey, 21, Brooklyn Robins
6) SP Kent Greenfield, 21, Chicago Cubs
7) LF Earle Combs, 24, New York Yankees
8) 2B Max Bishop, 24, Cincinnati Reds
9) SP Flint Rhem, 23, Chicago Cubs
10) SP Sheriff Blake, 24, Cincinnati Reds
| AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | New York Yankees | 84 | 70 | .545 | - | 766 | .288 | 83 | 101 | 680 | 3.62 | 436 | 490 | | Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 2 | 725 | .283 | 51 | 66 | 730 | 3.77 | 446 | 474 | | St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 2 | 825 | .304 | 82 | 42 | 767 | 4.14 | 395 | 486 | | Chicago White Sox | 78 | 76 | .506 | 6 | 730 | .290 | 48 | 117 | 721 | 3.88 | 362 | 460 | | Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 6 | 713 | .286 | 64 | 159 | 760 | 4.00 | 419 | 445 | | Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 9 | 713 | .282 | 48 | 127 | 688 | 3.70 | 461 | 474 | | Cleveland Indians | 71 | 83 | .461 | 13 | 686 | .281 | 67 | 123 | 726 | 3.86 | 386 | 514 | | Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 15 | 701 | .284 | 47 | 91 | 789 | 4.24 | 371 | 483 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | R. Hornsby, 2B | SLA | 146 | 611 | 30 | 117 | 3 | .383 | .452 | .642 | | J. Hauser, 1B | NYA | 154 | 611 | 22 | 109 | 7 | .322 | .410 | .506 | | K. Cuyler, CF | PHA | 149 | 596 | 9 | 93 | 43 | .352 | .415 | .528 | | L. Gehrig, 1B | CLE | 154 | 600 | 19 | 98 | 4 | .328 | .404 | .517 | | G. Grantham, 2B | DET | 144 | 570 | 15 | 88 | 31 | .327 | .412 | .491 | | R. Blades, LF | SLA | 146 | 594 | 14 | 105 | 7 | .325 | .390 | .479 | | H. Heilmann, RF | CHA | 147 | 585 | 8 | 92 | 4 | .326 | .403 | .489 | | E. Collins, 3B | WS1 | 148 | 618 | 3 | 53 | 55 | .336 | .411 | .429 | | J. Harris, LF | WS1 | 148 | 580 | 10 | 102 | 3 | .311 | .386 | .464 | | A. Simmons, CF | CLE | 147 | 607 | 16 | 91 | 17 | .327 | .358 | .489 | | TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | S. Jones | NYA | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.00 | 333.0 | 331 | 107 | 77 | 2.08 | | R. Faber | DET | 38 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3.48 | 314.1 | 340 | 96 | 95 | 2.72 | | G. Chalmers | WS1 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3.15 | 325.2 | 352 | 102 | 127 | 3.51 | | L. Tyler | SLA | 38 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4.18 | 317.2 | 354 | 93 | 87 | 2.48 | | U. Shocker | CHA | 38 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3.94 | 323.0 | 369 | 65 | 85 | 2.38 | | H. Moran | PHA | 38 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4.02 | 303.1 | 353 | 100 | 94 | 2.80 | | M. Fiske | DET | 38 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3.38 | 260.2 | 275 | 69 | 115 | 3.99 | | J. Morrison | CHA | 38 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3.82 | 318.2 | 344 | 106 | 75 | 2.12 | | R. Keating | WS1 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.30 | 277.1 | 291 | 94 | 103 | 3.34 | | R. Ryan | NYA | 38 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.69 | 265.0 | 292 | 80 | 57 | 1.93 | |
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| NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | Brooklyn Robins | 98 | 56 | .636 | - | 859 | .296 | 77 | 74 | 646 | 3.40 | 457 | 391 | | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 746 | .285 | 47 | 92 | 700 | 3.83 | 422 | 450 | | Chicago Cubs | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 | 795 | .292 | 64 | 136 | 766 | 4.21 | 439 | 515 | | St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 75 | .513 | 19 | 774 | .285 | 57 | 69 | 736 | 3.77 | 334 | 538 | | New York Giants | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 | 748 | .289 | 67 | 101 | 750 | 3.82 | 504 | 508 | | Boston Braves | 72 | 82 | .468 | 26 | 699 | .282 | 47 | 111 | 772 | 3.98 | 402 | 491 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 | 683 | .280 | 67 | 92 | 790 | 4.25 | 516 | 516 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 90 | .416 | 34 | 691 | .285 | 41 | 102 | 835 | 4.44 | 431 | 566 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | B. Ruth, CF | BRO | 145 | 521 | 40 | 138 | 10 | .344 | .466 | .638 | | J. Bottomley, 1B | SLN | 150 | 618 | 11 | 97 | 4 | .355 | .416 | .531 | | C. Williams, LF | CHN | 143 | 528 | 28 | 116 | 10 | .317 | .387 | .531 | | B. Meusel, LF | PIT | 152 | 605 | 15 | 93 | 20 | .336 | .385 | .505 | | T. Cobb, CF | NY1 | 152 | 559 | 9 | 75 | 23 | .344 | .427 | .482 | | J. Jackson, RF | CHN | 147 | 565 | 8 | 78 | 3 | .339 | .404 | .504 | | E. Roush, CF | CHN | 142 | 561 | 2 | 84 | 22 | .349 | .398 | .499 | | Z. Wheat, LF | BRO | 148 | 591 | 11 | 91 | 2 | .341 | .375 | .485 | | H. Rice, 3B | SLN | 149 | 573 | 10 | 95 | 15 | .318 | .384 | .476 | | G. Harper, RF | CIN | 138 | 469 | 13 | 101 | 8 | .358 | .411 | .514 | | TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | D. Vance | NY1 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.19 | 317.0 | 313 | 84 | 203 | 5.78 | | G. Dale | BRO | 38 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2.97 | 317.0 | 337 | 88 | 75 | 2.14 | | R. Schauer | BRO | 38 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3.15 | 262.2 | 271 | 83 | 99 | 3.41 | | H. Vaughn | BRO | 38 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3.80 | 316.0 | 338 | 85 | 122 | 3.47 | | J. Ring | SLN | 38 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3.71 | 310.2 | 326 | 136 | 76 | 2.22 | | W. Hoyt | CIN | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.58 | 316.2 | 325 | 85 | 95 | 2.71 | | B. Grimes | CHN | 38 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.71 | 321.2 | 351 | 113 | 93 | 2.60 | | D. Gray | SLN | 38 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3.59 | 312.0 | 332 | 116 | 106 | 3.07 | | P. Donohue | BSN | 38 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3.58 | 316.0 | 343 | 91 | 88 | 2.50 | | E. Stack | CIN | 38 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3.44 | 265.1 | 286 | 69 | 82 | 2.79 |
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NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 15th, 1924
Opening Day! The day that fans and players have long been waiting to see has now arrived. North American BaseBall League ushers in its 1924 season today and excitement across the league is high. These contests are set to kick off the new campaign:
New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns @ Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Robins @ New York Giants
Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals