1924 Major League Baseball season

1924 MLB season
1924 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 15 – October 10, 1924
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
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 →

The 1924 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 15 to October 10, 1924. The New York Giants and Washington Senators were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Senators then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to three.

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.

Awards and honors[]

League Award
- Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P
- Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers, P

Statistical leaders[]

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Babe Ruth NYY	.378	Rogers Hornsby SLC	.424
HR	Babe Ruth NYY	46	Jack Fournier BKN	27
RBI	Goose Goslin WSH	129	George Kelly NYG	136
Wins	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	23	Dazzy Vance² BKN	28
ERA	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	2.72	Dazzy Vance² BKN	2.16
SO	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	158	Dazzy Vance² BKN	262
SV	Firpo Marberry WSH	15	Jakie May CIN	6
SB	Eddie Collins CHW	42	Max Carey PIT	49

¹ American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

² National League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

Standings[]

American League[]

v t American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Senators	92	62	0.597	—	47–30	45–32
New York Yankees	89	63	0.586	2	45–32	44–31
Detroit Tigers	86	68	0.558	6	45–33	41–35
St. Louis Browns	74	78	0.487	17	41–36	33–42
Philadelphia Athletics	71	81	0.467	20	36–39	35–42
Cleveland Indians	67	86	0.438	24½	37–38	30–48
Boston Red Sox	67	87	0.435	25	41–36	26–51
Chicago White Sox	66	87	0.431	25½	37–39	29–48

National League[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	93	60	0.608	—	51–26	42–34
Brooklyn Robins	92	62	0.597	1½	46–31	46–31
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	0.588	3	49–28	41–35
Cincinnati Reds	83	70	0.542	10	43–33	40–37
Chicago Cubs	81	72	0.529	12	46–31	35–41
St. Louis Cardinals	65	89	0.422	28½	40–37	25–52
Philadelphia Phillies	55	96	0.364	37	26–49	29–47
Boston Braves	53	100	0.346	40	28–48	25–52

Postseason[]

Bracket[]

World Series

AL	Washington Senators	4
NL	New York Giants	3

Managers[]

American League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Lee Fohl
Chicago White Sox	Kid Gleason
Cleveland Indians	Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers	Ty Cobb
New York Yankees	Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	George Sisler
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds	Jack Hendricks
New York Giants	John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals	Branch Rickey

Home Field Attendance[]

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
New York Yankees^[1]	89	-9.2%	1,053,533	4.6%	13,507
Detroit Tigers^[2]	86	3.6%	1,015,136	11.4%	13,015
New York Giants^[3]	93	-2.1%	844,068	2.8%	10,962
Brooklyn Robins^[4]	92	21.1%	818,883	45.0%	10,635
Pittsburgh Pirates^[5]	90	3.4%	736,883	20.6%	9,570
Chicago Cubs^[6]	81	-2.4%	716,922	1.9%	9,191
Chicago White Sox^[7]	66	-4.3%	606,658	5.7%	7,879
Washington Senators^[8]	92	22.7%	584,310	63.5%	7,396
St. Louis Browns^[9]	74	0.0%	533,349	23.9%	6,838
Philadelphia Athletics^[10]	71	2.9%	531,992	-0.4%	7,093
Cleveland Indians^[11]	67	-18.3%	481,905	-13.8%	6,425
Cincinnati Reds^[12]	83	-8.8%	473,707	-17.6%	6,233
Boston Red Sox^[13]	67	9.8%	448,556	95.3%	5,825
Philadelphia Phillies^[14]	55	10.0%	299,818	31.4%	3,945
St. Louis Cardinals^[15]	65	-17.7%	272,885	-19.4%	3,544
Boston Braves^[16]	53	-1.9%	177,478	-22.1%	2,335

References[]

^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links[]

1924 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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v t 1924 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1924 World Series