1924 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1924 throughout the world.

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1880s
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1870s
1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870
Early Years
1869 • 1845-1868
See also
Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1924 in sports
Sources
Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

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1 Champions
2 Awards and honors
3 MLB Statistical Leaders
4 Major League Baseball final standings
- 4.1 American League final standings
- 4.2 National League final standings
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

World Series: Washington Senators over New York Giants (4-3)
First Negro League World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Hilldale Daisies (5-4)

[edit] Awards and honors

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

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Babe Ruth NYY	.378	Rogers Hornsby STL	.424
HR	Babe Ruth NYY	46	Jack Fournier BRO	27
RBI	Goose Goslin WSH	129	George Kelly NYG	136
Wins	Walter Johnson WSH	23	Dazzy Vance BRO	28
ERA	Walter Johnson WSH	2.72	Dazzy Vance BRO	2.16

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Washington Senators	92	62	.597	--
New York Yankees	89	63	.586	2
Detroit Tigers	86	68	.558	6
St. Louis Browns	74	78	.487	17
Philadelphia Athletics	71	81	.467	20
Cleveland Indians	67	86	.438	24.5
Boston Red Sox	67	87	.435	25
Chicago White Sox	66	87	.431	25.5

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants	93	60	.608	--
Brooklyn Robins	92	62	.597	1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	.588	3
Cincinnati Reds	83	70	.542	10
Chicago Cubs	81	72	.529	12
St. Louis Cardinals	65	89	.422	28.5
Philadelphia Phillies	55	96	.364	37
Boston Braves	53	100	.346	40

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

January 4 - John Peters, 73, 19th century shortstop for four clubs, including the pennant-winning 1876 Chicago White Stockings in the very first year of the National League
February 27 - Thomas Lynch, 65, NL president from 1910 to 1913, previously a highly regarded umpire from 1888 to 1899
March 7 - Pat Moran, 48, Cincinnati manager since 1919 who was first man to lead two teams to World Series, winning with 1919 Reds but losing with 1915 Phillies; previously catcher for three NL teams, including 1906-08 champion Cubs
April 4 - George Wood, 65, left fielder, mainly in Detroit and Philadelphia, who batted .300 twice, led NL in home runs in 1882
May 16 - Candy Cummings, 75, pitcher credited with developing the curveball in 1867, won 28 or more games for four teams in National Association; later a minor league executive
August 17 - John Bruce, 67, secretary of the National Commission from 1903 to 1920, previously legal counsel to AL president; part owner of Browns from 1902 to 1916
September 15 - Frank Chance, 47, first baseman and manager of the Cubs who anchored famed infield of four NL and two World Series champions from 1906-1910, batted .300 four times, led NL in runs once and steals twice; 1906 squad won record 116 games, career winning percentage (.593) was second highest among managers of 1500 or more games; 401 steals were top mark for first basemen
October 9 - Jake Daubert, 40, first baseman and captain for NL champions in Brooklyn and Cincinnati who batted .303 lifetime, won batting titles in 1913-14; 1913 MVP led NL in triples twice
October 29 - Pop Snyder, 70, catcher for several teams over 18 seasons including 1878 Boston champions; also managed Cincinnati to 1882 American Association pennant