1924 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1924 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1924 in baseball.

Sports season

1924 MLB season

League| American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport| Baseball
Duration| Regular season:

* April 15 – September 30, 1924 (AL)
* April 15 – September 29, 1924 (NL)

World Series:

* October 4–10, 1924

Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVP| AL: Walter Johnson (WSH)
NL: Dazzy Vance (BKN)
AL champions| Washington Senators
AL runners-up| New York Yankees
NL champions| New York Giants
NL runners-up| Brooklyn Robins
World Series
Champions| Washington Senators
Runners-up| New York Giants
MLB seasons

← 1923

1925 →

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Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League

The 1924 major league baseball season began on April 15, 1924. The regular season ended on September 30, with the New York Giants and Washington Senators as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 21st World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 7 on October 10. The Senators defeated the Giants, four games to three, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the New York Yankees from the 1923 season.

This was the third of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

## Schedule

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See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1924 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 15, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since 1922. The National League would see its final day of the regular season on September 29, while the American League would see its final day of the regular season the following day with a game between the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 10.

## Rule changes

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The 1924 season saw the following rule changes:

* Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was given "appellate powers in determining a dispute over a contract or right to services" by an umpire.[1]
* Coaches no longer count towards the player limit.[1]

## Teams

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League  | Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Manager[2]

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American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000  | Lee Fohl
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000  | Johnny Evers
Ed Walsh
Eddie Collins
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414  | Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000  | Ty Cobb
New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 58,000  | Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000  | Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040  | George Sisler
Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000  | Bucky Harris
National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 40,000  | Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 26,000  | Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 20,000  | Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696  | Jack Hendricks
New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 43,000  | John McGraw
Hughie Jennings
Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,000  | Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 25,000  | Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040  | Branch Rickey

## Standings

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### American League

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Washington Senators | 92 | 62  | .597  | —  | 47‍–‍30  | 45‍–‍32
New York Yankees | 89 | 63  | .586  | 2  | 45‍–‍32  | 44‍–‍31
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68  | .558  | 6  | 45‍–‍33  | 41‍–‍35
St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78  | .487  | 17  | 41‍–‍36  | 33‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 81  | .467  | 20  | 36‍–‍39  | 35‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians | 67 | 86  | .438  | 24½  | 37‍–‍38  | 30‍–‍48
Boston Red Sox | 67 | 87  | .435  | 25  | 41‍–‍36  | 26‍–‍51
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 87  | .431  | 25½  | 37‍–‍39  | 29‍–‍48

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Giants | 93 | 60  | .608  | —  | 51‍–‍26  | 42‍–‍34
Brooklyn Robins | 92 | 62  | .597  | 1½  | 46‍–‍31  | 46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63  | .588  | 3  | 49‍–‍28  | 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 70  | .542  | 10  | 43‍–‍33  | 40‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs | 81 | 72  | .529  | 12  | 46‍–‍31  | 35‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 89  | .422  | 28½  | 40‍–‍37  | 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 96  | .364  | 37  | 26‍–‍49  | 29‍–‍47
Boston Braves | 53 | 100  | .346  | 40  | 28‍–‍48  | 25‍–‍52

## Postseason

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The postseason began on October 4 and ended on October 10 with the Washington Senators defeating the New York Giants in the 1924 World Series in seven games.

### Bracket

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| World Series |

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| AL | Washington Senators | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 3 |

## Managerial changes

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### Off-season

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Team  | Former Manager  | New Manager

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Boston Braves | Fred Mitchell | Dave Bancroft
Boston Red Sox | Frank Chance | Lee Fohl
Chicago White Sox | Kid Gleason | Johnny Evers
Cincinnati Reds | Pat Moran | Jack Hendricks
St. Louis Browns | Jimmy Austin | George Sisler
Washington Senators | Donie Bush | Bucky Harris

### In-season

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Team  | Former Manager  | New Manager

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Chicago White Sox | Johnny Evers | Ed Walsh
Ed Walsh | Eddie Collins
New York Giants | John McGraw | Hughie Jennings

## League leaders

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### American League

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Hitting leaders[3] Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Babe Ruth (NYY)  | .378
OPS | Babe Ruth (NYY)  | 1.252
HR | Babe Ruth (NYY)  | 46
RBI | Goose Goslin (WSH)  | 129
R | Babe Ruth (NYY)  | 143
H | Sam Rice (WSH)  | 216
SB | Eddie Collins (CWS)  | 42

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

Pitching leaders[4] Stat  | Player  | Total

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W | Walter Johnson1 (WSH)  | 23
L | Howard Ehmke (BRS)
Alex Ferguson (BRS)
Joe Shaute (CLE)  | 17
ERA | Walter Johnson1 (WSH)  | 2.72
K | Walter Johnson1 (WSH)  | 158
IP | Howard Ehmke (BRS)  | 315.0
SV | Firpo Marberry (WSH)  | 15
WHIP | Walter Johnson (WSH)  | 1.116

### National League

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Hitting leaders[5] Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Rogers Hornsby (SLC)  | .424
OPS | Rogers Hornsby (SLC)  | 1.203
HR | Jack Fournier (BKN)  | 27
RBI | George Kelly (NYG)  | 136
R | Frankie Frisch (NYG)
Rogers Hornsby (SLC)  | 121
H | Rogers Hornsby (SLC)  | 227
SB | Max Carey (PIT)  | 49

1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Pitching leaders[6] Stat  | Player  | Total

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W | Dazzy Vance1 (BKN)  | 28
L | Jesse Barnes (BSB)  | 20
ERA | Dazzy Vance1 (BKN)  | 2.16
K | Dazzy Vance1 (BKN)  | 262
IP | Burleigh Grimes (BKN)  | 310.2
SV | Jakie May (CIN)  | 6
WHIP | Dazzy Vance (BKN)  | 1.022

## Awards and honors

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* League Award: Dazzy Vance (BKN, National); Walter Johnson (WSH, American)

## Home field attendance

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Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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New York Yankees[7] | 89  | −9.2%  | 1,053,533  | 4.6%  | 13,507
Detroit Tigers[8] | 86  | 3.6%  | 1,015,136  | 11.4%  | 13,015
New York Giants[9] | 93  | −2.1%  | 844,068  | 2.8%  | 10,962
Brooklyn Robins[10] | 92  | 21.1%  | 818,883  | 45.0%  | 10,635
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] | 90  | 3.4%  | 736,883  | 20.6%  | 9,570
Chicago Cubs[12] | 81  | −2.4%  | 716,922  | 1.9%  | 9,191
Chicago White Sox[13] | 66  | −4.3%  | 606,658  | 5.7%  | 7,879
Washington Senators[14] | 92  | 22.7%  | 584,310  | 63.5%  | 7,396
St. Louis Browns[15] | 74  | 0.0%  | 533,349  | 23.9%  | 6,838
Philadelphia Athletics[16] | 71  | 2.9%  | 531,992  | −0.4%  | 7,093
Cleveland Indians[17] | 67  | −18.3%  | 481,905  | −13.8%  | 6,425
Cincinnati Reds[18] | 83  | −8.8%  | 473,707  | −17.6%  | 6,233
Boston Red Sox[19] | 67  | 9.8%  | 448,556  | 95.3%  | 5,825
Philadelphia Phillies[20] | 55  | 10.0%  | 299,818  | 31.4%  | 3,945
St. Louis Cardinals[21] | 65  | −17.7%  | 272,885  | −19.4%  | 3,544
Boston Braves[22] | 53  | −1.9%  | 177,478  | −22.1%  | 2,335

## References

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1. ^ a b Lynch, Mike. "1923 Winter Meetings: The Battle of Avalon – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 1, 2025.
2. ^ "1924 Major League Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
3. ^ "1924 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
4. ^ "1924 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
5. ^ "1924 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
6. ^ "1924 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
7. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
18. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
19. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
20. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
21. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
22. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

## External links

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* 1924 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1924 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball|

| American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

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National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

Negro National League|

* Birmingham
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Cuban Stars (West)
* Detroit
* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
* Memphis
* St. Louis

Eastern Colored League|

* Atlantic City
* Baltimore
* Brooklyn
* Cuban Stars (East)
* Harrisburg
* Hilldale
* New York
* Washington

* 1924 World Series
* 1924 Colored World Series

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* Major League Baseball schedule
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