1924 Major League Baseball season

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1924 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 15 – October 10, 1924
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Walter Johnson (WSH)
NL: Dazzy Vance (BKN)
AL championsWashington Senators
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Robins
World Series
ChampionsWashington Senators
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
National League

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.

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.

Teams[edit]

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 26,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 20,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040

Schedule[edit]

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 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 15, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since 1922. 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.

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL Washington Senators 4
NL New York Giants 3

Managers[edit]

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[1] 89 -9.2% 1,053,533 4.6% 13,507
Detroit Tigers[2] 86 3.6% 1,015,136 11.4% 13,015
New York Giants[3] 93 -2.1% 844,068 2.8% 10,962
Brooklyn Robins[4] 92 21.1% 818,883 45.0% 10,635
Pittsburgh Pirates[5] 90 3.4% 736,883 20.6% 9,570
Chicago Cubs[6] 81 -2.4% 716,922 1.9% 9,191
Chicago White Sox[7] 66 -4.3% 606,658 5.7% 7,879
Washington Senators[8] 92 22.7% 584,310 63.5% 7,396
St. Louis Browns[9] 74 0.0% 533,349 23.9% 6,838
Philadelphia Athletics[10] 71 2.9% 531,992 -0.4% 7,093
Cleveland Indians[11] 67 -18.3% 481,905 -13.8% 6,425
Cincinnati Reds[12] 83 -8.8% 473,707 -17.6% 6,233
Boston Red Sox[13] 67 9.8% 448,556 95.3% 5,825
Philadelphia Phillies[14] 55 10.0% 299,818 31.4% 3,945
St. Louis Cardinals[15] 65 -17.7% 272,885 -19.4% 3,544
Boston Braves[16] 53 -1.9% 177,478 -22.1% 2,335

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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