1924 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Walter Johnson (WSH) NL: Dazzy Vance (BKN) |
AL champions | Washington Senators |
AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
NL champions | New York Giants |
NL runners-up | Brooklyn Robins |
World Series | |
Champions | Washington Senators |
Runners-up | New York Giants |
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.