On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	42	32	.568	--
Yankees	40	32	.556	1.0
Tigers	40	36	.526	3.0
Browns	36	34	.514	4.0
White Sox	36	35	.507	4.5
Red Sox	34	37	.479	6.5
Indians	34	38	.472	7.0
Athletics	27	45	.375	14.0

Games

White Sox 9, Indians 6

Browns 5, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	25	.658	--
Cubs	42	28	.600	4.5
Robins	39	33	.542	8.5
Pirates	36	33	.522	10.0
Reds	36	40	.474	13.5
Braves	30	42	.417	17.5
Phillies	29	41	.414	17.5
Cardinals	27	45	.375	20.5

Games

Pirates 9, Reds 2

Giants 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Braves 4, Robins 1

Robins 5, Braves 0

Cardinals 13, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Smith	4
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Joe Schultz	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Lil Stoner	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Blades	4
1	Wattie Holm	4
3	Jimmy Cooney	3
4	Eddie Brown	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Smith	3
1	Jack Smith	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	2
4	Dave Danforth	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.69
2	Jimmy Ring	0.50
3	Art Nehf	0.38
3	Mule Watson	0.38
5	Jakie May	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Jakie May	4
3	Claude Jonnard	3
3	Art Nehf	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Sloppy Thurston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Zack Wheat	.382
3	Bibb Falk	.373
4	Charlie Jamieson	.365
5	Babe Ruth	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
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	Jack Fournier	59
3	Goose Goslin	58
4	Joe Sewell	56
5	2 tied	55

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	2.26
2	Jakie May	2.42
3	Jesse Barnes	2.42
4	Rube Benton	2.51
5	Walter Johnson	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	12
1	Dazzy Vance	12
3	Howard Ehmke	11
3	Burleigh Grimes	11
5	6 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	114
2	Walter Johnson	84
3	Howard Ehmke	71
4	Bob Shawkey	62
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	Danny Clark	.450
2	Ross Youngs	.426
3	Hack Wilson	.424
4	Rogers Hornsby	.418
5	Zack Wheat	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
4	Eddie Brown	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	23
2	Hack Wilson	17
3	Ray Blades	15
3	Kiki Cuyler	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
2	Max Carey	7
3	Edd Roush	6
3	Jack Smith	6
5	George Grantham	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.00
2	Earl Whitehill	0.79
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.00
4	Walter Johnson	1.24
5	Dave Danforth	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Dave Danforth	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Howard Ehmke	15
2	Jakie May	15
4	Rip Collins	13
4	Dolf Luque	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	2
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Rosy Ryan	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Jones	.405
2	Edd Roush	.398
3	Rogers Hornsby	.390
4	Charlie Jamieson	.381
5	Bibb Falk	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Ken Williams	6
3	Ross Youngs	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	32
2	Bibb Falk	29
3	Goose Goslin	26
3	Joe Hauser	26
3	Joe Sewell	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Ken Williams	10
3	Max Carey	8
3	Edd Roush	8
3	Jack Smith	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.51
2	Dave Danforth	1.69
3	Mule Watson	1.70
4	Jakie May	1.83
5	Dolf Luque	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	7
1	Joe Shaute	7
3	Sloppy Thurston	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	57
2	Rip Collins	31
3	Howard Ehmke	27
4	Joe Shaute	26
5	Jakie May	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
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	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Ken Williams	.366
5	Harry Heilmann	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Ken Williams	30
3	Jack Fournier	29
4	Cy Williams	28
5	Joe Hauser	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	133
2	Babe Ruth	132
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Irish Meusel	121
5	Jack Fournier	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	George Grantham	41
4	Jack Smith	37
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	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Dave Danforth	22
2	Waite Hoyt	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	233
2	Walter Johnson	161
3	Howard Ehmke	129
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