2024 American League

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The 2024 season of the American League was the one hundred twenty-fourth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
Central Division
1 Cleveland Guardians 161 92 69 0 .571 -.- 708 (4.40) 621 (3.86) 0.238 0.307 0.395 3.61 0.985
2 Kansas City Royals* 162 86 76 0 .531 6.5 735 (4.54) 644 (3.98) 0.248 0.306 0.403 3.76 0.985
2 Detroit Tigers* 162 86 76 0 .531 6.5 682 (4.21) 642 (3.96) 0.234 0.300 0.385 3.61 0.986
4 Minnesota Twins 162 82 80 0 .506 10.5 742 (4.58) 735 (4.54) 0.246 0.315 0.411 4.26 0.986
5 Chicago White Sox 162 41 121 0 .253 51.5 507 (3.13) 813 (5.02) 0.221 0.278 0.340 4.68 0.984
Eastern Division
1 New York Yankees 162 94 68 0 .580 -.- 815 (5.03) 668 (4.12) 0.248 0.333 0.429 3.74 0.984
2 Baltimore Orioles* 162 91 71 0 .562 3.0 786 (4.85) 699 (4.31) 0.250 0.315 0.435 3.94 0.986
3 Boston Red Sox 162 81 81 0 .500 13.0 751 (4.64) 747 (4.61) 0.252 0.319 0.423 4.04 0.981
4 Tampa Bay Rays 162 80 82 0 .494 14.0 640 (3.73) 663 (4.09) 0.230 0.302 0.366 3.77 0.984
5 Toronto Blue Jays 162 74 88 0 .457 20.0 671 (4.14) 743 (4.59) 0.241 0.313 0.389 4.29 0.984
Western Division
1 Houston Astros 161 88 73 0 .547 -.- 740 (4.60) 649 (4.03) 0.262 0.322 0.418 3.74 0.985
2 Seattle Mariners 162 85 77 0 .525 3.5 676 (4.17) 607 (3.75) 0.224 0.311 0.376 3.49 0.986
3 Texas Rangers 162 78 84 0 .481 10.5 683 (4.22) 738 (4.56) 0.238 0.305 0.380 4.35 0.987
4 Oakland Athletics 162 69 93 0 .426 19.5 643 (3.97) 764 (4.72) 0.233 0.301 0.393 4.37 0.985
5 Los Angeles Angels 162 63 99 0 .389 25.5 635 (3.92) 797 (4.92) 0.229 0.301 0.369 4.56 0.983

League leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals 161
At Bats Jarren Duran Boston Red Sox 671
Runs Scored Juan Soto New York Yankees 128
Hits Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals 211
Doubles Jarren Duran Boston Red Sox 48
Triples Jarren Duran Boston Red Sox 14
Home Runs Aaron Judge New York Yankees 58
Total Bases Aaron Judge New York Yankees 392
Runs Batted In Aaron Judge New York Yankees 144
Stolen Bases Jose Caballero Tampa Bay Rays 44
Caught Stealing Jose Caballero Tampa Bay Rays 16
Walks Aaron Judge New York Yankees 133
Intentional Base-on-Balls Aaron Judge New York Yankees 20
Hit by Pitch Randy Arozarena Tampa Bay/Seattle 22
Strikeouts Zack Gelof Oakland Athletics 188
Sacrifice Hits Kyle Isbel Kansas City Royals 8
Sacrifice Flies Vinnie Pasquantino Kansas City Royals 13
Grounded into Double Plays Yainer Diaz
Aaron Judge
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
22
Batting Average Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals 0.332
On-Base Percentage Aaron Judge New York Yankees 0.458
Slugging Percentage Aaron Judge New York Yankees 0.701
On-Base plus Slugging Aaron Judge New York Yankees 1.159
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Aaron Judge New York Yankees 223

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers 18
Losses Kutter Crawford Boston Red Sox 16
Win-Loss Percentage Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers 0.818
Appearances T.J. McFarland Oakland Athletics 79
Games Started 4 tied with 33
Complete Games Kevin Gausman Toronto Blue Jays 2
Shutouts 5 tied with 1
Games Finished Emmanuel Clase Cleveland Guadians 66
Saves Emmanuel Clase Cleveland Guadians 47
Innings Pitched Logan Gilbert Seattle Mariners 208.2
Batters Faced Seth Lugo Kansas City Royals 836
Hits Allowed George Kirby Seattle Mariners 181
Home Runs Allowed Kutter Crawford Boston Red Sox 34
Base-on-Balls Allowed Luis Gil New York Yankees 77
Intentional Base-on-Balls Scott Alexander Oakland Athletics 7
Hit Batsmen Chris Bassitt
Tanner Houck
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
16
Strikeouts Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers 228
Wild Pitches Trevor Richards Toronto/Minnesota 13
Balks Griffin Canning Los Angeles Angels 4
Runs Allowed Griffin Canning Los Angeles Angels 105
Earned Runs Allowed Griffin Canning Los Angeles Angels 99
Earned Run Average Tarik Skubal Detroit Tigers 2.39
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Logan Gilbert Seattle Mariners 0.887

All-Star Game[edit]

The American League won the 2024 All-Star Game, played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 by a score of 5 to 3 over the National League. The league's manager was Bruce Bochy.

Postseason[edit]

The 2024 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with three wild card teams. The teams competed in two best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the top two division winners receiving a first-round bye, two best-of-five Division Series, and finally by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.

  Wild Card Series Division Series League Championship Series
                           
1  Bye    
  ALE  New York Yankees 3  
  WC  Kansas City Royals 1  
4  Baltimore Orioles 0
  5  Kansas City Royals 2  
    ALE  New York Yankees 4
  ALW  Cleveland Guardians 1
  ALW  Houston Astros 0  
6  Detroit Tigers 2  
  WC  Detroit Tigers 2
  ALC  Cleveland Guardians 3  
2  Bye  

In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees were defeated by the National League's Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Aaron Judge, an outfielder with the New York Yankees, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he received 420 out of a possible 420 points and all 30 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he received 210 out of a possible 210 points and all 30 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Luis Gil, a pitcher with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he received 106 of a possible 150 points and 15 of 30 first-place votes.

The Mariano Rivera Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians.

Gold Gloves[edit]

The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
P Seth Lugo Kansas City Royals
C Cal Raleigh Seattle Mariners
1B Carlos Santana Minnesota Twins
2B Andres Gimenez Cleveland Guardians
3B Alex Bregman Houston Astros
SS Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals
LF Steven Kwan Cleveland Guardians
CF Daulton Varsho Toronto Blue Jays
RF Wilyer Abreu Boston Red Sox
UT Dylan Moore Seattle Mariners

Silver Sluggers[edit]

The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
C Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays
2B Jose Altuve Houston Astros
3B José Ramírez Cleveland Guardians
SS Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals
OF Aaron Judge New York Yankees
Juan Soto New York Yankees
Anthony Santander Baltimore Orioles
DH Brent Rooker Oakland Athletics
UT Josh Smith Texas Rangers

Monthly Awards[edit]

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

See 2024 Major League Baseball

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