See also: 1923 in sports, other events of 1924, 1925 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Baseball (Major Leage)

• Washington Senators def. New York Giants (4-3) in the World Series.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1924 AL Pennants (6) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1933 1925 â€¢ 1924 Central Division titles (3) 2004 â€¢ 2003 â€¢ 2002 West Division titles (4) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1970 â€¢ 1969 Wild... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 â€¢ 1933 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1905  NL Pennants (20) 2002 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1954 1951 â€¢ 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1933 1924 â€¢ 1923 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1917 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1912 â€¢ 1911 1905 â€¢ 1904 â€¢ 1889 â€¢ 1888 West Division titles (6... The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ...

Baseball (Negro League)

• Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) def. Hilldale Daisies (ECL) 5 games to 4 with 1 tie in the first official Colored World Series.

Bud Fowler, the first professional black baseball player with his team from Keokuk, Iowa, the Westerns of Keokuk The Negro Leagues were a collection of professional baseball leagues made up of predominantly African-American teams. ... The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ... The Negro National League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. ... The Eastern Colored League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ... The Negro League World Series is a baseball tournament that took place at various times from the 1920s to the 1940s, matching the champions of various Negro Leagues. ...

Football (American)

• Cleveland Bulldogs win National Football League title

Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... The Cleveland Bulldogs was a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 28th VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
  • Brownlow Medal awarded for the first time, to Edward Greeves (Geelong).

Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... The Victorian Football League (formerly known as the Victorian Football Association or VFA) is regarded as one of Australias most important professional football leagues. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ... Edward Greeves was the winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924, for the Best and fairest player in the Australian-rules football League. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...

Football (soccer)

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England

• First Division - Huddersfield Town win the 1923-24 title.
• FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0.

From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies. Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army, or simply The Toon. The club currently plays in the FA Premier League. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ...

Hockey (Field)

• The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is founded on January 7 in Paris by seven member states: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switserland.

A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... The International Hockey Federation (Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon, or FIH) is the global body governing the sport of field hockey, which is known simply as hockey in most countries. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, which borders Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. ...

Hockey (Ice)

• Montreal Canadiens win their 2nd Stanley Cup, defeating the Calgary Tigers 2 games to 0.

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise, and one of the most successful in all of North American sports history. ... The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... The Calgary Tigers were a former hockey team in Calgary. ...

General sporting events

• 1924 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France
  • United States wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (45).

• 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics, takes place in Chamonix, France
  • Norway wins the most medals (17), and both Norway and Finland win the most gold medals (4).

Multi-Sport Events Arctic Winter Games Asian Games Canada Games Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Gaelic Games Gay Games Goodwill Games Nordic Games Pan American Games Paralympic Games Special Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games World Games World Wheelchair Games X Games American football Alamo Bowl Aztec Bowl Capital... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Originally called Semaine des Sports dHiver (International Winter Sports Week) and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924, organised by the French Olympic Committee, were in... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc seen from Le Brévent, a paraglider is in the foreground Chamonix Valley seen from the south Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, or more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the...

Births

• July 18 — Inge Sørensen, Danish female swimmer
• September 5 — Nick Carter, New Zealand cyclist (d. 2003)
• October 10 — Balbir Singh Sr., Indian field hockey player

July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Inge Sørensen (Denmark) is the youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Thomas Russell (Nick) Carter (born September 5, 1924 — died November 23, 2003) was a cyclist from New Zealand, who won a silver medal in the Mens Track Competition at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Balbir Singh Sr. ...

Deaths