"My club is not going to win the National League pennant," admitted Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson as the 1924 season began. It is simply going to make every effort to considerably better its [sixth-place] showing of last season. Few batted an eyelash at Robinson's modest expectations."
"After winning the pennant in 1920, the Robins had finished in the second division for three straight seasons. The 1924 campaign didn't look much different as the calendar flipped to August. On August 9 Brooklyn sat in fourth place with a mediocre 56-50 record, 13 games behind the Giants."
"The stunning resurgence, which included winning streaks of 6 (August 17-21) and 15 games (August 25-September 6), was made possible by several pleasant surprises. Thirty-three-year-old spitballer Bill Doak, acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 14, was suddenly unbeatable, going 8-0 with a 2.14 ERA during Brooklyn's hot spell."
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