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1924 Major League Baseball season

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1924 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 15 – October 10, 1924
Regular Season
League Postseason
AL championsWashington Senators
NL championsNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsWashington Senators
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons

The 1924 Major League Baseball season.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Babe Ruth NYY .378 Rogers Hornsby SLC .424
HR Babe Ruth NYY 46 Jack Fournier BKN 27
RBI Goose Goslin WSH 129 George Kelly NYG 136
Wins Walter Johnson1 WSH 23 Dazzy Vance2 BKN 28
ERA Walter Johnson1 WSH 2.72 Dazzy Vance2 BKN 2.16
SO Walter Johnson1 WSH 158 Dazzy Vance2 BKN 262
SV Firpo Marberry WSH 15 Jakie May CIN 6
SB Eddie Collins CHW 42 Max Carey PIT 49

1 American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

2 National League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Washington Senators 92 62 .597 47‍–‍30 45‍–‍32
New York Yankees 89 63 .586 2 45‍–‍32 44‍–‍31
Detroit Tigers 86 68 .558 6 45‍–‍33 41‍–‍35
St. Louis Browns 74 78 .487 17 41‍–‍36 33‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics 71 81 .467 20 36‍–‍39 35‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 67 86 .438 24½ 37‍–‍38 30‍–‍48
Boston Red Sox 67 87 .435 25 41‍–‍36 26‍–‍51
Chicago White Sox 66 87 .431 25½ 37‍–‍39 29‍–‍48

National League final standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 93 60 .608 51‍–‍26 42‍–‍34
Brooklyn Robins 92 62 .597 46‍–‍31 46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 3 49‍–‍28 41‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds 83 70 .542 10 43‍–‍33 40‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 81 72 .529 12 46‍–‍31 35‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals 65 89 .422 28½ 40‍–‍37 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 55 96 .364 37 26‍–‍49 29‍–‍47
Boston Braves 53 100 .346 40 28‍–‍48 25‍–‍52

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Lee Fohl
Chicago White Sox Kid Gleason
Cleveland Indians Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb
New York Yankees Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns George Sisler
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks
New York Giants John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals Branch Rickey