1924 in baseball

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

Champions

• World Series: Washington Senators over New York Giants (4-3)
• First Negro League World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Hilldale (5-4-1)

Awards and honors

President Calvin Coolidge (left) presents Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson (right) with the American League diploma.

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

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

† Indianapolis dropped out of the league in June and was replaced by Memphis.

Eastern Colored League final standings

Events

• July 17 - Jesse Haines of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves in a 5-0 win.

• September 20 - Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Chicago Cubs records his 300th career win.

• October 10 - The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants, 4-3, in 12 innings, in Game 7 of the World Series to win their first World Championship, four games to three. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in 1921–1922 and losing in 1923–1924. Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance. This was the second extra-inning World Series–deciding game (1912) and the last before 1991. The winning team of the 1991 World Series was the very same franchise, by then known as the Minnesota Twins.

Births

January-March

• January 1 - Charlie Bishop
• January 1 - Earl Torgeson
• January 5 - Fred Marsh
• January 7 - Jim Pendleton
• February 8 - Joe Black
• February 20 - Sal Yvars
• February 23 - Phil Haugstad
• February 25 - Jack Lohrke
• February 29 - Al Rosen
• March 1 - Tim Thompson
• March 2 - Cal Abrams
• March 6 - Ed Mierkowicz
• March 6 - Bud Podbielan

April-June

• April 2 - Bobby Avila
• April 4 - Gil Hodges
• April 23 - Chuck Harmon
• April 25 - Art Schallock
• April 27 - Frank Wurm
• April 29 - Freddy Rodríguez
• May 21 - Ed Fitz Gerald
• May 23 - Clyde King
• May 27 - Tom Hurd
• May 30 - Turk Lown
• June 16 - Ernie Johnson
• June 24 - Lou Brissie

July-September

• July 1 - Ken Wood
• July 6 - Frank Kellert
• July 15 - Bob Barthelson
• July 20 - Claude Crocker
• August 20 - George Zuverink
• August 21 - Jack Buck
• August 23 - Sherm Lollar
• August 26 - Alex Kellner
• September 1 - Ed Samcoff
• September 6 - Jim Fridley
• September 6 - Hal Jeffcoat
• September 6 - George Schmees
• September 10 - Ted Kluszewski
• September 12 - Bubba Church
• September 14 - Jerry Coleman
• September 15 - Jim Davis
• September 19 - Vern Benson
• September 23 - Dino Restelli

October-December

• October 13 - Charlie Silvera
• October 14 - Bill Renna
• October 16 - Bob Cain
• October 24 - Dave Jolly
• October 25 - Bobby Brown
• October 31 - Dee Fondy
• November 18 - Rocky Nelson
• November 21 - Warren Hacker
• November 27 - Cal Howe
• November 29 - Irv Noren
• December 11 - Hal Brown
• December 13 - George Shuba
• December 19 - Rex Barney
• December 24 - Chico Garcia
• December 31 - Ted Gray

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
• March 17 - Bill Harbridge, 68, catcher/outfielder for five teams from 1875–1884.
• April 4 - George Wood, 65, left fielder, mainly in Detroit and Philadelphia, who batted .300 twice, led NL in home runs in 1882
• April 8 - Jimmy Macullar, 69, shortstop and center fielder for six seasons from 1879–1886. Holds Major League lifetime record for games played at shortstop for a left-handed thrower.
• 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
• June 2 - Jay Hughes, 50, pitcher for the Orioles and Superbas from 1898–1902. Led the National League in wins in 1899.
• 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