The 1924 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 16 and September 28. Eight teams played a 168-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.
The Baltimore Orioles won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, nineteen games ahead of the second place Toronto Maple Leafs.
Team changes The Buffalo Bisons moved into a new stadium, Bison Stadium. The Newark Bears moved into a temporary new home, Meadowbrook Oval, after Harrison Park was destroyed by a fire in August 1923.
Teams 1924 International League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York None Bison Stadium Jersey City Skeeters Jersey City, New Jersey None West Side Park Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey None Meadowbrook Oval Reading Keystones Reading, Pennsylvania None Lauer's Park Rochester Tribe Rochester, New York None Bay Street Ball Grounds Syracuse Stars Syracuse, New York None Star Park Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario None Hanlan's Point Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Baltimore Orioles won their sixth consecutive pennant, finishing nineteen games ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Standings 1924 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 International League Team Win Loss % GB Baltimore Orioles 117 48 – Toronto Maple Leafs 98 67 19 Buffalo Bisons 84 83 34 Rochester Tribe 83 84 35 Newark Bears 80 83 36 Syracuse Stars 79 83 36.5 Reading Keystones 63 98 52 Jersey City Skeeters 53 111 63.5
League Leaders Batting leaders 1924 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Dick Porter, Baltimore Orioles .364 H Jocko Conlan, Rochester Tribe 214 R Billy Zitzmann, Newark Bears 137 2B Red Holt, Jersey City Skeeters 57 3B Dutch Wetzel, Syracuse Stars 17 HR Bill Kelly, Buffalo Bisons 28 RBI Bill Kelly, Buffalo Bisons 155 SB Mel Silva, Syracuse/Reading 41
Pitching leaders 1924 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 Stat Player Total W Lefty Grove, Baltimore Orioles 26 L Dean Barnhardt, Jersey City Skeeters 25 ERA Walter Beall, Rochester Tribe 2.76 CG Lefty Stewart, Toronto Maple Leafs 31 SHO Lefty Grove, Baltimore Orioles 5 SO Lefty Grove, Baltimore Orioles 231 IP Walter Beall, Rochester Tribe 310.0
See also 1924 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website