Champions World Series: Washington Senators over New York Giants (4–3) First Negro World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Hilldale Club (5–4–1)
Awards and honors
League Award Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers, P
Statistical leaders American League National League Eastern Colored League Negro National League Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Babe Ruth (NYY) .378 Rogers Hornsby (STL) .424 Oscar Charleston3 (HBG) .405 Valentín Dreke (CUB) .389 HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 46 Jack Fournier (BRO) 27 Oscar Charleston3 (HBG) 15 Bill Pierce (DTS)Turkey Stearnes (DTS) 9 RBI Goose Goslin (WSH) 129 George Kelly (NYG) 136 Oscar Charleston3 (HBG) 63 Cristóbal Torriente (CAG) 81 W Walter Johnson1 (WSH) 23 Dazzy Vance2 (BRO) 28 Nip Winters (HIL) 20 Bullet Rogan (KCM) 16 ERA Walter Johnson1 (WSH) 2.72 Dazzy Vance2 (BRO) 2.16 Dave Brown (NYL) 2.00 Bill Foster (MEM/CAG) 2.16 K Walter Johnson1 (WSH) 158 Dazzy Vance2 (BRO) 262 Nip Winters (HIL) 114 Sam Streeter (BBB) 128 1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner
2 National League Triple Crown pitching winner
3 Eastern Colored League Triple Crown batting winner
Major league baseball final standings American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per MLB and Seamheads.
Eastern Colored League final standings
Negro National League final standings
Independent teams final standings A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of either established leagues. vs. All Teams Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GBHomestead Grays441—St. Louis Giants3511
Events February 16 – Tony Boeckel, a third baseman for the Boston Braves, dies from injuries suffered in a car accident the previous day in San Diego. Yankees outfielder Bob Meusel was also in the car, which was driven by Bob Albright, who was a theater man from Los Angeles. Meusel and Albright escaped the crash with suffering serious injuries. Boeckel becomes the first major league player to die due to a car accident. April 15 On opening day, two future Hall of Famers make their major league debuts, as Al Simmons makes his major league debut in the Philadelphia Athletics' season opener with the Washington Senators, and Freddie Lindstrom appears in the New York Giants opener with the Brooklyn Robins. The contest between the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl ends in a 6–6 tie. April 16 – Earle Combs makes his major league debut pinch hitting for Sad Sam Jones in the New York Yankees' 9–6 loss to the Boston Red Sox. May 1 – Bill Barrett of the Chicago White Sox steals home in both the first and ninth inning of a game. In that game Chicago beat the Cleveland Indians 13–7. May 23 – Walter Johnson strikes out six straight hitters en route to a fourteen strike out performance and a 4–0 over the Chicago White Sox. May 31 – Red Ruffing gives up five hits and three earned runs in his major league debut. June 26 – Jesse Barnes opposed Virgil Barnes in the first pitching matchup of brothers in major league history. Virgil did not have a decision while Jesse was credited with the loss as the New York Giants won the Boston Braves‚ 8–1. The Barnes brothers will match up four more times during their careers. July 11 – Chicago Cubs first baseman Lee Cotter ties a major league record 21 put outs and one assist. However, the Cubs fall to the Dodgers 9–1. July 14 – Rogers Hornsby goes three-for-four in the St. Louis Cardinals' 12–0 victory over the Brooklyn Robins to raise his season average to .402. His average remains above .400 for the remainder of the season. July 17 – Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves in a 5–0 win. July 18 – The St. Louis Cardinals release pitcher Jeff Pfeffer. Pfeffer had flirted with what would have been his third 20-game win season just two years prior. He would sign on later with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and retire after the season. July 30 – The Philadelphia Athletics purchase the contract of sixteen year old Jimmie Foxx from Eastern of the eastern Shore league for $2,000. Fox would make his MLB debut the next season at the age of 17, en route to a hall of fame career. August 27 – The New York Yankees are shut out for only the second time all season, 1–0 by Stan Coveleski and the Cleveland Indians. August 28 The New York Yankees and Washington Senators open a crucial four-game series at Yankee Stadium for first place in the American League. The Senators win 11–6 and take three of the four games of the series to leave New York with a 1.5 game lead. Despite future Hall of Famer Chick Hafey making his major league debut in both games of their double header, the St. Louis Cardinals lose to the Chicago Cubs, 5–2 and 8–3. Hafey collects his first major league hit in the second game. September 6 – The Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Robins in the second game of a double header, 5–4, ending Brooklyn's fifteen-game winning streak. September 7 – In a crucial battle for first place in the National League, the New York Giants defeat the Brooklyn Robins, 8–7, to increase their lead in the NL to 1.5 games. September 16 – St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley drives in twelve runs in the Cardinals' 17–3 victory over the Brooklyn Robins. September 20 – Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Chicago Cubs records his 300th career win. September 22 – With his Detroit Tigers holding a commanding lead over the Boston Red Sox, manager Ty Cobb brings in young prospect Charlie Gehringer as a defensive replacement at short. He does not log an at-bat in his major league debut. September 28 – The Brooklyn Robins' Dazzy Vance pitches a gem to earn his league leading 28th win of the season over the Boston Braves. Vance also leads the league with a 2.16 earned run average and 262 strikeouts to earn the National League's first ever MVP award. October 1 – Sen Kaney makes history calling the first live radio broadcast of a major league baseball game. Kaney is seated in the grandstand behind home plate, calling the game as the Cubs defeated the White Sox 10–7. October 4 – With the New York Giants up 2–1, the Washington Senators' Roger Peckinpaugh doubles in Ossie Bluege to send game one of the World Series goes into extra innings tied at two. The New York Giants score two in the twelfth, and win it, 4–3. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in & and losing in . Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance. October 5 – Goose Goslin hits a two-run home run in the first inning to put the Washington Senators up 2–0 in game two of the World Series. The Giants tie it in the top of the Ninth, only to lose it in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI double by Roger Peckinpaugh. October 6 – At the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants win game three of the World Series, 6–4. October 7 – A three-run home run by Goose Goslin powers the Washington Senators past the New York Giants in game four of the World Series. October 8 – American League MVP Walter Johnson takes his second loss of the 1924 World Series, as the New York Giants beat him and the Washington Senators, 6–2. October 9 – With two outs in the fifth inning, Bucky Harris drives in two runs with a single to right, and the Senators win game six of the World Series, 2–1. October 10 – The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants, 4–3, in twelve innings, in Game seven of the World Series to win their first World Championship. This was the second extra-inning World Series–deciding game () and the last before . The 1991 World Series is won by the very same franchise, by then known as the Minnesota Twins.
Births January January 1: Charlie Bishop Arleene Johnson Earl Torgeson January 5 – Fred Marsh January 7 – Jim Pendleton January 9 – John Hall January 16 – Junior Wooten January 18 – José Luis García
February February 4 – Dorothy Harrell February 6 – Dorothy Montgomery February 7 – Paul Owens February 8 – Joe Black February 11 – Hal Rice February 19 – Margie Lang February 20 – Sal Yvars February 21 – Lloyd Hittle February 23 – Phil Haugstad February 25 – Jack Lohrke February 29 – Al Rosen
March March 1: Wilmer Harris Tim Thompson March 2 – Cal Abrams March 4 – Jack Brittin March 5 – Ramón García March 6: Ed Mierkowicz Bud Podbielan March 8 – Toby Atwell March 10 – John Perkovich March 18 – Garvin Hamner March 27 – Walt Linden
April April 2 – Bobby Ávila April 4 – Gil Hodges April 6 – Tokuji Iida April 18 – Jim Zapp April 20 – Jim Bilbrey April 23 – Chuck Harmon April 25 – Art Schallock April 27: Bill Higdon Frank Wurm April 29 – Freddy Rodríguez
May May 5 – Mildred Meacham May 7 – Al Cihocki May 11: Frank Campos Helen Filarski May 13 – Cliff Fannin May 21 – Ed Fitz Gerald May 23 – Clyde King May 24 – Hubert Simmons May 27 – Tom Hurd May 29 – Pepper Paire May 30 – Turk Lown
June June 3 – George Armstrong June 4 – June Emerson June 5 – Lou Brissie June 16: Jane Jacobs Ernie Johnson June 18: Erma Bergmann Marie Kruckel June 19 – Jim Blackburn June 23 – Harry Schaeffer
July July 1: Jack Bruner Ken Wood July 6 – Frank Kellert July 7 – John Simmons July 11 – Al Federoff July 15 – Bob Barthelson July 20 – Claude Crocker July 24 – Tod Davis July 26 – Milt Welch July 28 – Marie Menheer
August August 2 – Lloyd Merriman August 5: Rube Novotney Eddie Yuhas August 6 – Van Fletcher August 15: Mary Lawson Frank Whitman August 17 – Larry Ciaffone August 20 – George Zuverink August 21: Jack Buck Vern Fear August 23 – Sherm Lollar August 26 – Alex Kellner August 29 – Wayne McLeland August 30 – Frank Sacka August 31 – Adeline Kerrar
September September 1 – Ed Samcoff September 3 – Bill Greason September 4 – León Kellman September 6: Jim Fridley Hal Jeffcoat George Schmees September 10 – Ted Kluszewski September 11: Pauline Crawley Lou Grasmick September 12: George Bradshaw Bubba Church September 14: Patricia Barringer Jerry Coleman September 15 – Jim Davis September 19 – Vern Benson September 21 – Marie Mahoney September 23 – Dino Restelli September 25 – Red Webb September 26 – Eddie Erautt September 27 – Jerry Scala September 29 – Ed McGhee
October October 1 – Betty Russell October 2 – Bill Serena October 13 – Charlie Silvera October 14: Dave Jolly Bill Renna October 16 – Bob Cain October 22 – Ernestine Petras October 25 – Bobby Brown October 29 – Hal Bamberger October 31 – Dee Fondy
November November 2 – George Estock November 5 – Sonny Dixon November 11 – Evelyn Wawryshyn November 12 – Andy Hansen November 18 – Rocky Nelson November 21 – Warren Hacker November 23 – Josephine D'Angelo November 24 – Joanne Winter November 27 – Cal Howe November 29 – Irv Noren
December December 2 – Sylvia Wronski December 3 – Fred Taylor December 9 – Jerry Fahr December 11 – Hal Brown December 13 – George Shuba December 18 – Geraldine Bureker December 19: Rex Barney Herb Gorman December 21 – Marge Villa December 23 – Bob Marquis December 24 – Chico García December 28 – Steve Kuczek December 31 – Ted Gray
Deaths January 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. January 9 – George Hodson, 55, pitcher. January 15 – Pat Friel, 63, American Association outfielder who played from 1890 to 1891 for the Syracuse Stars and Philadelphia Athletics.
February February 7 – George Kahler, 34, pitcher. February 16 – Pop-Boy Smith, 31, pitcher. February 27 – Thomas Lynch, 65, National League president from 1910 through 1913, previously a highly regarded umpire from 1888 to 1899.
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