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MAY
1924

Thursday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: Yankee rookie Earle Combs breaks his leg and will be out most of the year.

White Sox SS Bill Barrett steals home twice, in the first and the 9th, in a game against Cleveland. He ties the major-league mark.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1924
Chicago White Sox 13, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 9, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1924
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 7, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 3rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1924
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 4 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, New York Giants 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 4th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1924
Cleveland Indians 13, Chicago White Sox 7 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 13, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 12, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Polo Grounds V
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 5th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1924
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Giants 7 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 6th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1924
Boston Red Sox 14, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Boston Braves 0 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 4 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 7th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1924
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 10, Cleveland Indians 8 at League Park II
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1924
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 9th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1924
Boston Braves 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 10th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1924
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 11th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1924
Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at League Park II
Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: Cincinnati edges past New York into first place in the NL. They'll swap places until June 13th, when a 5-1 win over the Braves boosts the Cubs into the top spot.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1924
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 13th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1924
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 14th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1924
Boston Red Sox 12, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 11, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 15th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1924
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 12, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 16th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1924
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
New York Giants 16, Chicago Cubs 12 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1924
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1924
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 19th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1924
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 20th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1924
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1924
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1924
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Walter Johnson strikes out 14, including six in a row, in a 4-0 one-hitter over the White Sox for his 103rd shutout. Johnson will have his best season in five years, going 23-7.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1924
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 24th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1924
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 5 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox' 6-5 win over the Yankees deadlocks the 2 at the AL top. They'll run neck and neck until June 14th when the Sox begin to unravel.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 25, 1924
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 10, Washington Senators 9 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 11, Boston Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 26th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 26, 1924
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 9 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 27th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 27, 1924
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 28th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 28, 1924
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at League Park II
Chicago White Sox 13, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 29th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 29, 1924
Detroit Tigers 13, St. Louis Browns 7 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 30th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1924
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 5 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 31st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 31, 1924
Washington Senators 12, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Boston Braves 8 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)