The record for July 24 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 18 debuts, 14 final games, 45 births, 35 deaths and 1,313 games played.
Brett's ninth-inning homer is nullified for pine tar past the 17-inch limit; AL president Lee MacPhail later restores it and orders the game resumed.
Chicago routs Cleveland 35–4, setting a National League record for runs scored in a game.
Babe Herman hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Robins against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 24, 1931.
Stan Musial hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 24, 1949.
Wilhelm's 907th game passes Cy Young for the most pitching appearances in major-league history, in a 2–1 loss to Oakland.
The 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Lyman Bostock hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Chicago White Sox on July 24, 1976.
Brett's ninth-inning homer is nullified for pine tar past the 17-inch limit; AL president Lee MacPhail later restores it and orders the game resumed.
Trot Nixon hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 1999.
Paul DeJong hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 24, 2019.
Tubby Spencer made a major-league debut on July 24, 1905.
Waite Hoyt made a major-league debut on July 24, 1918.
General Crowder made a major-league debut on July 24, 1926.
Rabbit Warstler made a major-league debut on July 24, 1930.
Hugh Mulcahy made a major-league debut on July 24, 1935.
Wilson Álvarez made a major-league debut on July 24, 1989.
Mark Leiter made a major-league debut on July 24, 1990.
Wil Cordero made a major-league debut on July 24, 1992.
Micah Bowie made a major-league debut on July 24, 1999.
Mark Redman made a major-league debut on July 24, 1999.
John Parrish made a major-league debut on July 24, 2000.
Orlando Hudson made a major-league debut on July 24, 2002.
Brett Myers made a major-league debut on July 24, 2002.
Kenley Jansen made a major-league debut on July 24, 2010.
Jean Segura made a major-league debut on July 24, 2012.
Chris Taylor made a major-league debut on July 24, 2014.
Michael Conforto made a major-league debut on July 24, 2015.
Jeff McNeil made a major-league debut on July 24, 2018.
Frank Dwyer played a final major-league game on July 24, 1899.
Ping Bodie played a final major-league game on July 24, 1921.
Bob Keegan played a final major-league game on July 24, 1958.
Buddy Bradford played a final major-league game on July 24, 1976.
Gary Roenicke played a final major-league game on July 24, 1988.
Keith Hernandez played a final major-league game on July 24, 1990.
Tom Candiotti played a final major-league game on July 24, 1999.
Sean Berry played a final major-league game on July 24, 2000.
Brian Hunter played a final major-league game on July 24, 2003.
Johnny Estrada played a final major-league game on July 24, 2008.
Marco Scutaro played a final major-league game on July 24, 2014.
Joaquín Arias played a final major-league game on July 24, 2015.
Luke Hochevar played a final major-league game on July 24, 2016.
Matt Adams played a final major-league game on July 24, 2021.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Toronto Blue Jays 6.
Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 10.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2, Seattle Mariners 1.
Houston Astros 8, Oakland Athletics 1.
New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 3.
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Minnesota Twins 5.
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Kansas City Royals 6.
Athletics 5, Houston Astros 2.
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Detroit Tigers 4.
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Guardians 3.
Seattle Mariners 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2.
San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 9.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,313 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
45 players were born on July 24; these are the 24 best known.
35 players died on July 24; these are the 24 best known.