1924 Season

33 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1924 Major League Baseball season was played by 33 teams. The Washington Senators won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Babe Ruth led with 46 home runs, George Kelly led with 136 RBI, and Rogers Hornsby led with 227 hits. This page carries the 1924 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1924 Bracket
World Series WS1 def. NY1 (4-3)
NWS KCM def. HIL (5-4)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1924 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rogers Hornsby .424 2 Babe Ruth .378 3 Zack Wheat .375 4 Charlie Jamieson .359 5 Ross Youngs .356

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.252 2 Rogers Hornsby 1.203 3 Zack Wheat .978 4 Jack Fournier .965 5 Ross Youngs .962

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 46 2 Jack Fournier 27 3 Joe Hauser 27 4 Rogers Hornsby 25 5 Cy Williams 24

RBI all players

1 George Kelly 136 2 Goose Goslin 129 3 Babe Ruth 121 4 Bob Meusel 120 5 Jack Fournier 116

Hits all players

1 Rogers Hornsby 227 2 Sam Rice 216 3 Charlie Jamieson 213 4 Zack Wheat 212 5 Ty Cobb 211

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 143 2 Frankie Frisch 121 3 Rogers Hornsby 121 4 Ty Cobb 115 5 Max Carey 113

Stolen Bases all players

1 Max Carey 49 2 Eddie Collins 42 3 Kiki Cuyler 32 4 Cliff Heathcote 26 5 Bob Meusel 26
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1924 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Dazzy Vance 2.16 2 Dave Brown 2.38 3 Nip Winters 2.52 4 Red Ryan 2.62 5 Hugh McQuillan 2.69

WHIP qualified

1 Dazzy Vance 1.02 2 Nip Winters 1.10 3 Eppa Rixey 1.12 4 Dave Brown 1.12 5 Walter Johnson 1.12

Wins all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 28 2 Walter Johnson 23 3 Burleigh Grimes 22 4 Herb Pennock 21 5 Wilbur Cooper 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 262 2 Walter Johnson 158 3 Burleigh Grimes 135 4 Sam Streeter 128 5 Nip Winters 125

Saves all pitchers

1 Firpo Marberry 15 2 Allen Russell 8 3 Jack Quinn 7 4 Sarge Connally 6 5 Hooks Dauss 6
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📋 Standings

NNL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 57-22 Chicago American Giants 51-26 Detroit Stars 35-28 St. Louis Stars 42-40 Birmingham Black Barons 30-41 Memphis Red Sox 17-25 Cuban Stars West 17-33 Cleveland Browns 15-32 Indianapolis ABCs 3-20

ECL

Hilldale Club ★ 46-24 Baltimore Black Sox 37-23 New York Lincoln Giants 33-28 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 35-32 Harrisburg Giants 30-31 Brooklyn Royal Giants 15-25 Washington Potomacs 21-38 Cuban Stars East 16-32

American League

Washington Senators ★ 92-62 New York Yankees 89-63 Detroit Tigers 86-68 St. Louis Browns 74-78 Philadelphia Athletics 71-81 Cleveland Indians 67-86 Boston Red Sox 67-87 Chicago White Sox 66-87

National League

New York Giants ★ 93-60 Brooklyn Robins 92-62 Pittsburgh Pirates 90-63 Cincinnati Reds 83-70 Chicago Cubs 81-72 St. Louis Cardinals 65-89 Philadelphia Phillies 55-96 Boston Braves 53-100

The 1924 season in brief

The best record in the 1924 standings belonged to the Kansas City Monarchs, who finished 57-22. At the other end, the Indianapolis ABCs went 3-20. By season's end, the Brooklyn Robins (92-62) chased the New York Giants (93-60) to the end in the National League, the Washington Senators (92-62) held off the New York Yankees (89-63) in the American League, the Baltimore Black Sox (37-23) chased the Hilldale Club (46-24) to the end in the Eastern Colored League, and the Kansas City Monarchs owned the Negro National League with a 57-22 mark, the Chicago American Giants next at 51-26. Eastern Colored League and Negro National League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1924 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. In the World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants, 4 games to 3. The other series results were the Kansas City Monarchs over the Hilldale Club in the series the bracket labels NWS (5-4). The home run board is topped by Babe Ruth at 46, ahead of Jack Fournier with 27. Rogers Hornsby's .424 is the best average on the qualified board, with Babe Ruth next at .378. Rogers Hornsby cleared the 471-plate-appearance line that 1924's 152 team games set. Babe Ruth topped several batting tiles at once: OPS, home runs, and runs. Every 1924 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1924 leaders page.

1924 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1924?
The Washington Senators won the 1924 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1924?
33 teams played in the 1924 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1924?
Babe Ruth led with 46 home runs in 1924.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1924?
George Kelly led with 136 RBI in 1924.
Who led MLB in hits in 1924?
Rogers Hornsby led with 227 hits in 1924.
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