| 1924 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| Teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular Season | |
| SeasonMVP | AL:Walter Johnson (WSH) NL:Dazzy Vance (BRO) |
| 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 | |
The1924 major league baseball season began on April 15, 1924. The regular season ended on September 30, with theNew York Giants andWashington Senators as the regular season champions of theNational League andAmerican League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the21st 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 defendingWorld Series champions were theNew York Yankees from the1923 season.
This was the third of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to theMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.
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 the1904 season (except for1919) and would be used until1961 in the American League and1962 in the National League.
Opening Day, April 15, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since1922. 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 theWashington Senators andBoston Red Sox. TheWorld Series took place between October 4 and October 10.
The 1924 season saw the following rule changes:
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
7 tie games (5 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored intowinning percentage orgames behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
The postseason began on October 4 and ended on October 10 with theWashington Senators defeating theNew York Giants in the1924 World Series in seven games.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Washington Senators | 4 | ||
| NL | New York Giants | 3 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | Johnny Evers | Ed Walsh |
| Ed Walsh | Eddie Collins | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Hughie Jennings |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 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 LeagueTriple Crown pitching winner
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Walter Johnson1 (WSH) | 23 |
| L | Howard Ehmke (BOS) Alex Ferguson (BOS) Joe Shaute (CLE) | 17 |
| ERA | Walter Johnson1 (WSH) | 2.72 |
| K | Walter Johnson1 (WSH) | 158 |
| IP | Howard Ehmke (BOS) | 315.0 |
| SV | Firpo Marberry (WSH) | 15 |
| WHIP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 1.116 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Rogers Hornsby (STL) | .424 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (STL) | 1.203 |
| HR | Jack Fournier (STL) | 27 |
| RBI | George Kelly (NYG) | 136 |
| R | Frankie Frisch (NYG) Rogers Hornsby (STL) | 121 |
| H | Rogers Hornsby (STL) | 227 |
| SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 49 |
1 National LeagueTriple Crown pitching winner
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Dazzy Vance1 (BRO) | 28 |
| L | Jesse Barnes (BSN) | 20 |
| ERA | Dazzy Vance1 (BRO) | 2.16 |
| K | Dazzy Vance1 (BRO) | 262 |
| IP | Burleigh Grimes (BRO) | 310.2 |
| SV | Jakie May (CIN) | 6 |
| WHIP | Dazzy Vance (BRO) | 1.022 |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
