On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	42	31	.575	--
Yankees	39	32	.549	2.0
Tigers	40	35	.533	3.0
Browns	35	34	.507	5.0
White Sox	35	35	.500	5.5
Red Sox	34	37	.479	7.0
Indians	34	37	.479	7.0
Athletics	27	45	.375	14.5

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 7

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 2, Senators 0

Senators 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	47	24	.662	--
Cubs	42	27	.609	4.0
Robins	38	32	.543	8.5
Pirates	35	33	.515	10.5
Reds	36	39	.480	13.0
Braves	29	41	.414	17.5
Phillies	28	40	.412	17.5
Cardinals	26	45	.366	21.0

Games

Robins 8, Braves 4

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 11, Reds 4

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	6
2	Bibb Falk	4
2	Joe Harris	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
2	Whitey Witt	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Hod Ford	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	3
1	Hod Ford	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
1	Bob Meusel	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Decatur	0.40
2	Bill Hubbell	0.29
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.27
4	Earl Whitehill	0.23
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Decatur	4
2	Sheriff Blake	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Earl Whitehill	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Bibb Falk	.377
4	Charlie Jamieson	.368
5	High Pockets Kelly	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Jack Fournier	17
3	Ken Williams	14
4	Joe Hauser	13
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	60
2	Goose Goslin	58
3	Jack Fournier	57
4	Bob Meusel	54
4	Joe Sewell	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	21
2	Max Carey	19
3	George Grantham	18
4	Ken Williams	16
5	Carson Bigbee	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.13
2	Rube Benton	2.51
3	Jesse Barnes	2.60
4	Walter Johnson	2.64
5	Lee Meadows	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	12
1	Dazzy Vance	12
3	Howard Ehmke	11
3	Burleigh Grimes	11
5	4 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	105
2	Walter Johnson	84
3	Howard Ehmke	71
4	Bob Shawkey	61
5	2 tied	53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hack Wilson	.436
2	Danny Clark	.432
3	Ross Youngs	.429
4	Bibb Falk	.423
5	Hughie Critz	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Joe Hauser	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	22
2	Joe Hauser	17
2	Hack Wilson	17
4	Bibb Falk	16
5	Rogers Hornsby	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Max Carey	7
3	Edd Roush	6
3	Ken Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.00
2	Jakie May	0.64
3	Earl Whitehill	0.79
4	Sarge Connally	0.95
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	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	19
2	Rip Collins	17
3	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Rosy Ryan	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Jones	.405
2	Charlie Jamieson	.398
3	Edd Roush	.394
4	Rogers Hornsby	.387
5	Bibb Falk	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
3	Jack Fournier	6
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	31
2	Goose Goslin	28
3	Bibb Falk	27
4	Joe Hauser	26
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Ken Williams	11
3	Max Carey	8
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
3	Edd Roush	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	1.21
2	Dazzy Vance	1.48
3	Tony Kaufmann	1.50
4	Rube Benton	1.51
5	Sarge Connally	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	7
1	Joe Shaute	7
3	Sloppy Thurston	6
3	Dazzy Vance	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	54
2	Rip Collins	32
2	Howard Ehmke	32
4	Joe Shaute	26
5	Walter Johnson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Vic Keen	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.389
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	Harry Heilmann	.368
5	Ken Williams	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Ken Williams	31
3	Jack Fournier	29
4	Cy Williams	27
5	Joe Hauser	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	131
2	Babe Ruth	130
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Irish Meusel	121
5	2 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	George Grantham	41
4	Jack Smith	34
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.44
2	Dolf Luque	2.58
3	Eppa Rixey	2.74
4	Walter Johnson	2.79
5	Lee Meadows	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	224
2	Walter Johnson	161
3	Howard Ehmke	131
4	Dolf Luque	126
5	Burleigh Grimes	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	9
2	Slim Harriss	8
3	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Firpo Marberry	7
3	Rosy Ryan	7