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

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro League baseball Japanese baseball

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

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Champions

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

Awards and honors

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

MLB Statistical Leaders

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

Major League Baseball final standings

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

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

Events

Births

• January 1 - Earl Torgeson (d. 1990)
• February 29 - Al Rosen (living)
• April 2 - Bobby Avila (d. 2004)
• April 4 - Gil Hodges (d. 1972)
• August 21 - Jack Buck (d. 2002)
• August 23 - Sherm Lollar (d. 1977)
• September 10 - Ted Kluszewski (d. 1988)
• September 14 - Jerry Coleman (living)
• October 25 - Bobby Brown (living)
• November 18 - Rocky Nelson (d. 2006)
• November 30 - Harry Simpson (d. 1979)
• December 13 - George Shuba (living)

Deaths

• 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, Hall of Fame pioneer 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, Hall of Fame 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. First of the Tinker-Evers-Chance trio to die.
• October 9 - Jake Daubert, 40, active 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; died of complications from appendicitis (resistance also weakened by beaning)
• October 29 - Pop Snyder, 70, catcher for several teams over 18 seasons including 1878 Boston champions; also managed Cincinnati to 1882 American Association pennant