1924 in baseball

† Indianapolis dropped out of the league in June and was replaced by Memphis.

• January 1 – Charlie Bishop
• January 1 – Arleene Johnson
• January 1 – Earl Torgeson
• January 5 – Fred Marsh
• January 7 – Jim Pendleton
• January 9 – John Hall
• January 16 – Junior Wooten
• January 18 – José Luis García

• February 4 – Dorothy Harrell
• February 6 – Dorothy Montgomery
• February 7 – Paul Owens
• February 8 – Joe Black
• February 11 – Hal Rice
• February 19 – Margie Lang
• February 20 – Sal Yvars
• February 21 – Lloyd Hittle
• February 23 – Phil Haugstad
• February 25 – Jack Lohrke
• February 29 – Al Rosen

• March 1 – Wilmer Harris
• March 1 – Tim Thompson
• March 2 – Cal Abrams
• March 4 – Jack Brittin
• March 5 – Ramón García
• March 6 – Ed Mierkowicz
• March 6 – Bud Podbielan
• March 8 – Toby Atwell
• March 10 – John Perkovich
• March 18 – Garvin Hamner
• March 27 – Walt Linden

• April 2 – Bobby Ávila
• April 4 – Gil Hodges
• April 6 – Tokuji Iida
• April 18 – Jim Zapp
• April 20 – Jim Bilbrey
• April 23 – Chuck Harmon
• April 25 – Art Schallock
• April 27 – Bill Higdon
• April 27 – Frank Wurm
• April 29 – Freddy Rodríguez

• May 5 – Mildred Meacham
• May 7 – Al Cihocki
• May 11 – Frank Campos
• May 11 – Helen Filarski
• May 13 – Cliff Fannin
• May 21 – Ed Fitz Gerald
• May 23 – Clyde King
• May 24 – Hubert Simmons
• May 27 – Tom Hurd
• May 29 – Pepper Paire
• May 30 – Turk Lown

• June 3 – George Armstrong
• June 4 – June Emerson
• June 5 – Lou Brissie
• June 16 – Jane Jacobs
• June 16 – Ernie Johnson
• June 18 – Erma Bergmann
• June 18 – Marie Kruckel
• June 19 – Jim Blackburn
• June 23 – Harry Schaeffer

• July 1 – Jack Bruner
• July 1 – Ken Wood
• July 6 – Frank Kellert
• July 7 – John Simmons
• July 11 – Al Federoff
• July 15 – Bob Barthelson
• July 20 – Claude Crocker
• July 24 – Tod Davis
• July 26 – Milt Welch
• July 28 – Marie Menheer

• August 2 – Lloyd Merriman
• August 5 – Rube Novotney
• August 5 – Eddie Yuhas
• August 6 – Van Fletcher
• August 15 – Mary Lawson
• August 15 – Frank Whitman
• August 17 – Larry Ciaffone
• August 20 – George Zuverink
• August 21 – Jack Buck
• August 21 – Vern Fear
• August 23 – Sherm Lollar
• August 26 – Alex Kellner
• August 29 – Wayne McLeland
• August 30 – Frank Sacka
• August 31 – Adeline Kerrar

• September 1 – Ed Samcoff
• September 3 – Bill Greason
• September 4 – León Kellman
• September 6 – Jim Fridley
• September 6 – Hal Jeffcoat
• September 6 – George Schmees
• September 10 – Ted Kluszewski
• September 11 – Pauline Crawley
• September 11 – Lou Grasmick
• September 12 – George Bradshaw
• September 12 – Bubba Church
• September 14 – Patricia Barringer
• September 14 – Jerry Coleman
• September 15 – Jim Davis
• September 19 – Vern Benson
• September 21 – Marie Mahoney
• September 23 – Dino Restelli
• September 25 – Red Webb
• September 26 – Eddie Erautt
• September 27 – Jerry Scala
• September 29 – Ed McGhee

• October 1 – Betty Russell
• October 2 – Bill Serena
• October 13 – Charlie Silvera
• October 14 – Dave Jolly
• October 14 – Bill Renna
• October 16 – Bob Cain
• October 22 – Ernestine Petras
• October 25 – Bobby Brown
• October 29 – Hal Bamberger
• October 31 – Dee Fondy

• November 2 – George Estock
• November 5 – Sonny Dixon
• November 11 – Evelyn Wawryshyn
• November 12 – Andy Hansen
• November 18 – Rocky Nelson
• November 21 – Warren Hacker
• November 23 – Josephine D'Angelo
• November 24 – Joanne Winter
• November 27 – Cal Howe
• November 29 – Irv Noren

• December 2 – Sylvia Wronski
• December 3 – Fred Taylor
• December 9 – Jerry Fahr
• December 11 – Hal Brown
• December 13 – George Shuba
• December 18 – Geraldine Bureker
• December 19 – Rex Barney
• December 19 – Herb Gorman
• December 21 – Marge Villa
• December 23 – Bob Marquis
• December 24 – Chico García
• December 28 – Steve Kuczek
• December 31 – Ted Gray

• January 4 – John Peters, 73, 19th century shortstop for four clubs, including the pennant-winning 1876 Chicago White Stockings in the very first year of the National League.
• January 9 – George Hodson, 55, pitcher.
• January 15 – Pat Friel, 63, American Association outfielder who played from 1890 to 1891 for the Syracuse Stars and Philadelphia Athletics.

• February 7 – George Kahler, 34, pitcher.
• February 16 – Pop-Boy Smith, 31, pitcher.
• February 27 – Thomas Lynch, 65, National League president from 1910 through 1913, previously a highly regarded umpire from 1888 to 1899.

• March 7 – Pat Moran, 48, catcher/third baseman for three National League teams from 1901 through 1914, including the 1907 Chicago Cubs World Champion team, who later became the first manager to lead two different teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, capturing the 1919 World Series title.
• March 8 – Myron Allen, 69, outfielder/pitcher for four teams in two different leagues from 1883 through 1888.
• March 17 – Bill Harbridge, 68, catcher/outfielder for five teams of three different leagues between the 1875 and 1884 seasons.

• April 4 – George Wood, 65, left fielder in 13 seasons from 1880 to 1992, mainly for the Detroit Wolverines and the Philadelphia Athletics, who posted a .300 average twice and led the National League in home runs in 1882.
• April 8 – Jimmy Macullar, 69, infielder/outfielder/pitcher for three teams between 1879 and 1886, who holds a Major League lifetime record for the most games played at shortstop for a left-handed thrower with 325 appearances in the position, while leading the American Association in putouts at outfield in 1882 and as a shortstop in 1885.
• April 16 – Buster Hoover, 61, utility infielder/outfielder for four teams between 1884 and 1892.
• April 26 – Moxie Manuel, 42, pitcher.
• April 28 – Barney McFadden, 47, pitcher.

• May 9 – Bill Wilson, 56, catcher.
• May 11 – John Stedronsky, 73, third baseman.
• May 11 – Fleet Walker, 67, catcher for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings, who is credited with being the first African American to play professional baseball.
• May 15 – Ed Swartwood, 65, right fielder/first baseman who topped the American Association in batting average during the 1883 season, led the league in runs, doubles and total bases the following season, and later became an umpire.
• May 16 – Candy Cummings, 75, Hall of Fame pitcher credited with developing the curveball in 1867, who won 28 or more games for four teams of the National Association and later became a Minor League executive.
• May 25 – Carl Weilman, 34, pitcher who posted an 84-93 record and a 2.67 earned run average in 239 games for the American League St. Louis Browns between 1912 and 1920.
• May 26 – Ed MacGamwell, 46, first baseman.

• June 2 – Jim Hughes, 50, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas National League clubs, who led the league's pitchers with 28 wins in the 1899 season.
• June 5 – Bill Reynolds, 39, catcher.
• June 5 – John Sullivan, 51, catcher.
• June 23 – Shorty Gallagher, 52, outfielder.

• July 3 – Ed Householder, 54, outfielder.
• July 9 – Bill McCloskey, 70, catcher and outfielder.
• July 27 – Bob Dresser, 45, pitcher.

• August 4 – George Nicol, 53, pitcher and outfielder.
• August 17 – John Bruce, 67, secretary of the National Commission from 1903 to 1920, previously legal counsel to American League president and also part owner of the St. Louis Browns from 1902 to 1916.
• August 19 – Bill Keister, 53, middle infielder for seven different teams in seven seasons, who led the American League with 21 triples in 1901.

• September 3 – Herman Pitz, 59, catcher.
• September 7 – Bob Spade, 47, pitcher.
• September 15 – Frank Chance, 47, Hall of Fame first baseman and manager of the Chicago Cubs, who anchored famed infield of four National League and two World Series champions from 1906–1910; batted .300 four times; topped the league in runs once and steals twice; led the 1906 squad to a winning-record 116 games, while collecting a career-winning percentage of .593 (second highest among managers of 1500 or more games), and stole 401 bases to set a career-mark for first basemen.
• September 18 – Bill Geiss, 66, pitcher for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles and second baseman for the 1884 Detroit Wolverines.
• September 24 – Dan McFarlan, 50, pitcher.

• October 9 – Ed Caskin, 72, shortstop.
• October 9 – Jake Daubert, 40, 1913 MVP first baseman and captain for National League championships in Brooklyn and Cincinnati, who batted a .303 career average, won batting titles in 1913 and 1914, and led the league in triples two times.
• October 29 – Pop Snyder, 70, catcher for several teams over 18 seasons including 1878 Boston champions; also managed Cincinnati to 1882 American Association pennant.

• November 6 – Emil Leber, 43, third baseman.
• November 14 – Joe Quest, 71, second baseman for 10 seasons. Started for three Chicago White Stockings championship teams.

• December 1 – Dolly Stark, 39, murdered, who played at shortstop for the Cleveland Naps and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909 through 1912.
• December 1 – Dummy Stephenson, 55, outfielder.
• December 11 – Moxie Hengel, 67, second baseman.
• December 14 – Chappie McFarland, 49, pitcher.
• December 17 – Pat Dealy, 63, catcher.
• December 20 – Jimmy Woulfe, 65, outfielder.
• December 24 – Doc Gessler, 44, Major League outfielder during eight seasons, who later managed in the outlaw Federal League for the 1914 Pittsburgh Rebels.
• December 29 – Bill White, 64, shortstop in five season from 1883 to 1888.