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The Chicago Cubs trade pitcher Vic Aldridge and first basemen George Grantham and Al Niehaus to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Charlie Grimm, SS Rabbit Maranville and P Wilbur Cooper.

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1924 – The Chicago Cubs trade pitcher Vic Aldridge and first basemen George Grantham and Al Niehaus to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Charlie Grimm, SS Rabbit Maranville and P Wilbur Cooper. Grantham will hit .300 in six seasons for Pittsburgh, while Grimm will play 11 seasons with Chicago, eventually becoming player-manager. In 1925, Maranville will be named a player-manager as well. Cooper, who has averaged 20 wins a year over the past six seasons, will drop to 12-14 with the Cubs.

1924 – Kansas City Monarchs manager Jose Mendez takes the mound to spin a three-hit, 5 – 0 shutout over Hilldale to win the tenth and final game of the first Negro League World Series. Loser Nip Winters had pitched the first three Hilldale wins.

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1924 – Kansas City Monarchs manager Jose Mendez takes the mound to spin a three-hit, 5 – 0 shutout over Hilldale to win the tenth and final game of the first Negro League World Series. Loser Nip Winters had pitched the first three Hilldale wins.

Kansas City Monarchs stage a dramatic 9th-inning three-run rally to win Colored World Series 

Kansas City Monarchs stage a dramatic 9th-inning three-run rally to win Colored World Series 

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1924 – The Kansas City Monarchs stage a dramatic 9th-inning three-run rally to come from behind and defeat Hilldale, 3 – 2, in Game 8 of the Colored World Series to take a 4-3-1 lead in the best-of-nine series. Following the game, Hilldale manager Frank Warfield verbally assaults catcher Louis Santop, blaming his defensive lapse for the team’s loss. Santop is reduced to tears by the tirade.

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Washington Senators win the only championship in franchise history

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  On October 10, 1924, the Washington Senators win the only championship in franchise history. The Senators defeat the New York Giants, 4-3, in 12 innings. Future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson, the greatest pitcher in team history, picks up the win in relief. With the score tied at 3-3 and one out in the…

1924 – New York Giants rookie third baseman Fred Lindstrom goes 4 for 5 with two RBI against pitcher Walter Johnson. New York pitcher Jack Bentley helps himself with a two-run home run earning the 6 – 2 win. The Giants hold a 3-2 World Series edge heading back to Washington.

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1924 – New York Giants rookie third baseman Fred Lindstrom goes 4 for 5 with two RBI against pitcher Walter Johnson. New York pitcher Jack Bentley helps himself with a two-run home run earning the 6 – 2 win. The Giants hold a 3-2 World Series edge heading back to Washington.

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 Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators loses his World Series debut, 4 – 3, in 12 innings.

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1924 – New York Giants third baseman Freddie Lindstrom, at 18 years, 10 months, is the youngest ever to play in a World Series. President Calvin Coolidge is among 35,760 who jam the stands for Game 1 in Washington, DC Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators loses his World Series debut, 4 – 3, in 12 innings.

Kansas City Monarchs beat the Hilldale Giants opening the Colored World Series
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Kansas City Monarchs beat the Hilldale Giants opening the Colored World Series

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test On October 3, 1924 At Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl, the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League beat the Eastern Colored League’s Hilldale Giants (PA), 6-2, in the opening game of the first Colored World Series. The ten-game event, in which KC will capture the crown, winning five games to 4 with one tie,…

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George Grantham was the hitting star in the first baseball game broadcast on radio in Chicago

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George Grantham was the hitting star in the first baseball game broadcast on radio in Chicago. On October 1, 1924, in the City Series between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, Grantham belted a two-run homer and a two-run single to pace the Cubs to a 10-7 victory. WGN’s Sen Kaney called the game…

Jimmy O’Connell is barred from baseball for asking Heinie Sand to go easy

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Jimmy O’Connell, who will be out of baseball at the age of 23, is banned from the World Series by Kenesaw Mountain Landis after admitting to the commissioner his attempt to bribe Philadelphia shortstop Heinie Sand to “go easy” during their season-ending series against the Giants. The New York outfielder implicates future Hall of Famers Frank Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs, but his teammates deny any involvement in throwing the game, avoiding any punishment.