On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 41 28 .594 --
Tigers 39 33 .542 3.5
Yankees 36 31 .537 4.0
Browns 33 33 .500 6.5
White Sox 33 34 .493 7.0
Indians 33 35 .485 7.5
Red Sox 32 35 .478 8.0
Athletics 25 43 .368 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 23 .662 --
Cubs 40 26 .606 4.0
Robins 37 30 .552 7.5
Pirates 34 31 .523 9.5
Reds 34 38 .472 13.0
Phillies 27 38 .415 16.5
Braves 27 40 .403 17.5
Cardinals 25 43 .368 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denver Grigsby 4
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
1 Harry Rice 4
4 Rube Bressler 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Denver Grigsby 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Rice 5
2 Denver Grigsby 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 Urban Shocker 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Bill Lamar 1
2 Edd Roush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Gray 0.50
2 Tom Sheehan 0.40
3 George Pipgras 0.38
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.33
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Gray 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Tom Sheehan 4
4 Red Lucas 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Zack Wheat .378
3 Charlie Jamieson .375
4 High Pockets Kelly .360
5 Bibb Falk .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
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 54
4 Babe Ruth 53
4 Joe Sewell 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Max Carey 18
3 George Grantham 17
4 Ken Williams 16
5 Carson Bigbee 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 Sloppy Thurston 12
1 Dazzy Vance 12
3 Howard Ehmke 11
3 Burleigh Grimes 11
5 3 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 53

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 .486
2 Bob Jones .455
3 Ross Youngs .434
4 Irish Meusel .429
5 Charlie Jamieson .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 17
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
3 Bibb Falk 15
4 Ken Williams 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 9
2 Max Carey 6
2 Edd Roush 6
2 Ken Williams 6
5 4 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
5 John Martina 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Sloppy Thurston 4
3 Rip Collins 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Jakie May 14
2 Joe Shaute 14
4 Burleigh Grimes 13
4 Herb Pennock 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Joe Shaute 2
4 Hooks Dauss 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .409
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Edd Roush .392
4 Danny Clark .375
5 Glenn Wright .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jack Fournier 7
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 7
4 Ken Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 27
1 Bob Meusel 27
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 26
4 Eddie Collins 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 12
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Max Carey 7
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jakie May 1.21
2 Dazzy Vance 1.48
3 Tony Kaufmann 1.50
4 Sarge Connally 1.65
5 Rube Benton 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
2 Joe Shaute 6
2 Sloppy Thurston 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Howard Ehmke 30
3 Joe Shaute 28
4 Rip Collins 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Hubbell 2
3 Johnny Morrison 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .407
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Babe Ruth .390
4 Ken Williams .373
5 Harry Heilmann .366

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 131
1 Joe Sewell 131
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Irish Meusel 121
5 Jack Fournier 115

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 2.80
5 Dazzy Vance 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Waite Hoyt 23
3 Pete Alexander 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 229
2 Walter Johnson 161
3 Howard Ehmke 128
4 Burleigh Grimes 127
5 Dolf Luque 125

Saves

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