1924 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1924

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

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

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American 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 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.
*June 24 - Dan O'Leary, 65, outfielder from 1879-1884, player-manager for the 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association.
*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