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1924 Major League Baseball season

The 1924 major league baseball season began on April 15, 1924. The regular season ended on September 30, with the New York Giants and Washington Senators as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 21st World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 7 on October 10. The Senators defeated the Giants, four games to three, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the New York Yankees from the season.

This was the third of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

Schedule

The 1924 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.

Opening Day, April 15, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since . The National League would see its final day of the regular season on September 29, while the American League would see its final day of the regular season the following day with a game between the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 10.

Rule changes

The 1924 season saw the following rule changes:

Teams

Standings

American League

National League

Tie games

7 tie games (5 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

  • Boston Red Sox, 3
  • Chicago White Sox, 1
  • Detroit Tigers, 2
  • New York Yankees, 1
  • St. Louis Browns, 1
  • Washington Senators, 2

National League

  • Boston Braves, 1
  • Chicago Cubs, 2
  • New York Giants, 2
  • Philadelphia Phillies, 1

Postseason

The postseason began on October 4 and ended on October 10 with the Washington Senators defeating the New York Giants in the 1924 World Series in seven games.

Bracket

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Managerial changes

Off-season

In-season

League leaders

American League

<sup>1</sup> American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

<sup>1</sup> National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Milestones

Batters

10+ RBIs in one game

  • Jim Bottomley (STL):
  • Set a Major League record by hitting 12 runs batted in (RBI) in a single game against the Brooklyn Robins, and the second to hit at least 10.

Cycles

Pitchers

No-hitters

  • Jesse Haines (STL):
  • Haines threw his first career no-hitter and the second no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Boston Braves 5&ndash;0 on July 17. Haines walked three and struck out five.

Other pitching accomplishments

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

See also

References

External links