# 1924 Major League Baseball season

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

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.

## Teams

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

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| 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 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| 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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

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

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| 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

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

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| 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 League Triple Crown pitching winner
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 23 |
| L | Howard Ehmke (BRS) Alex Ferguson (BRS) Joe Shaute (CLE) | 17 |
| ERA | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 2.72 |
| K | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 158 |
| IP | Howard Ehmke (BRS) | 315.0 |
| SV | Firpo Marberry (WSH) | 15 |
| WHIP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 1.116 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| 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 :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Dazzy Vance$^1$ (BKN) | 28 |
| L | Jesse Barnes (BSB) | 20 |
| ERA | Dazzy Vance$^1$ (BKN) | 2.16 |
| K | Dazzy Vance$^1$ (BKN) | 262 |
| IP | Burleigh Grimes (BKN) | 310.2 |
| SV | Jakie May (CIN) | 6 |
| WHIP | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 1.022 |

## Awards and honors

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

## Home field attendance

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