On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 41 28 .594 --
Tigers 39 32 .549 3.0
Yankees 36 30 .545 3.5
Indians 33 34 .493 7.0
Browns 32 33 .492 7.0
White Sox 32 34 .485 7.5
Red Sox 32 35 .478 8.0
Athletics 24 43 .358 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 23 .662 --
Cubs 39 26 .600 4.5
Robins 36 30 .545 8.0
Pirates 34 31 .523 9.5
Reds 34 37 .479 12.5
Phillies 27 38 .415 16.5
Braves 27 39 .409 17.0
Cardinals 25 43 .368 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 5
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Everett Scott 4
4 John Chapman 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Caveney 1
1 Hank DeBerry 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Everett Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 6
2 Everett Scott 5
3 Sam Rice 3
4 Lu Blue 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 2
2 Max Bishop 1
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
2 Hal Carlson 0.80
3 Sarge Connally 0.50
4 Alex Ferguson 0.33
4 5 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 7
2 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 Alex Ferguson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Zack Wheat .373
3 Charlie Jamieson .370
4 High Pockets Kelly .360
5 Ty Cobb .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Jack Fournier 17
3 Ken Williams 14
4 Joe Hauser 11
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 59
2 Goose Goslin 55
3 Jack Fournier 53
4 Babe Ruth 51
4 Joe Sewell 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Max Carey 18
3 George Grantham 17
4 Carson Bigbee 14
4 Ken Williams 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.13
2 Jakie May 2.18
3 Jesse Barnes 2.60
4 Howard Ehmke 2.64
5 Rube Benton 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 12
2 Howard Ehmke 11
2 Sloppy Thurston 11
4 Burleigh Grimes 10
4 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 105
2 Walter Johnson 83
3 Howard Ehmke 68
4 Bob Shawkey 61
5 Burleigh Grimes 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Jack Quinn 4
3 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Doak 3
3 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Clark .462
2 Bob Jones .442
3 Irish Meusel .434
4 Ross Youngs .421
5 Glenn Wright .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 17
1 Bob Meusel 17
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
4 Eddie Collins 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Max Carey 6
3 George Grantham 5
3 Edd Roush 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Jonnard 0.00
1 Allen Russell 0.00
3 Jakie May 0.50
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
4 Tony Kaufmann 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Dave Danforth 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Rip Collins 14
2 Jakie May 14
2 Joe Shaute 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Joe Shaute 2
5 7 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .402
2 Goose Goslin .385
3 Edd Roush .383
4 Glenn Wright .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
4 Ken Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 30
2 Bob Meusel 27
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 26
4 Eddie Collins 25
4 Bibb Falk 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
1 Ken Williams 10
3 Max Carey 7
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Cliff Heathcote 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Kaufmann 1.00
2 Jakie May 1.21
3 Dazzy Vance 1.48
4 Sarge Connally 1.65
5 Rube Benton 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Joe Shaute 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Rip Collins 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Howard Ehmke 30
3 Walter Johnson 28
3 Joe Shaute 28
5 Rip Collins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Hubbell 2
3 Claude Jonnard 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .405
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Tris Speaker .389
4 Ken Williams .369
5 Harry Heilmann .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Ken Williams 32
3 Jack Fournier 30
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 130
2 Harry Heilmann 129
2 Joe Sewell 129
4 Irish Meusel 125
5 Jack Fournier 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Grantham 41
3 Eddie Collins 40
4 Jack Smith 33
5 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.67
3 Eppa Rixey 2.75
4 Lee Meadows 2.77
5 Dazzy Vance 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Waite Hoyt 23
3 Pete Alexander 22
4 Dave Danforth 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 229
2 Walter Johnson 161
3 Howard Ehmke 128
4 Dolf Luque 125
5 Burleigh Grimes 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Slim Harriss 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
3 Firpo Marberry 7
3 Rosy Ryan 7