On This Day

Monday, July 7, 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
Indians 34 38 .472 7.0
Red Sox 34 39 .466 7.5
Athletics 29 45 .392 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 25 .658 --
Cubs 42 29 .592 5.0
Robins 39 34 .534 9.0
Pirates 37 33 .529 9.5
Reds 36 40 .474 13.5
Braves 30 42 .417 17.5
Phillies 29 41 .414 17.5
Cardinals 28 45 .384 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Blades 4
1 Shano Collins 4
1 Al Simmons 4
4 Clyde Barnhart 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1
1 Bobby Veach 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Freigau 4
1 Al Simmons 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Jack Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Heimach 0.40
2 Johnny Stuart 0.36
3 Slim Harriss 0.27
3 Vic Keen 0.27
5 Emil Yde 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Heimach 4
1 Johnny Stuart 4
3 Slim Harriss 3
3 Vic Keen 3
5 Emil Yde 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Zack Wheat .380
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 Jack Fournier 62
2 High Pockets Kelly 60
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 Burleigh Grimes 54

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 Zack Wheat .434
2 Rogers Hornsby .431
3 Ross Youngs .426
4 Hack Wilson .424
5 Danny Clark .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 23
2 Jack Fournier 17
2 Hack Wilson 17
4 Ray Blades 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 7
1 Jack Smith 7
3 Max Carey 5
3 George Grantham 5
3 Edd Roush 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 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Jakie May 15
3 Fred Heimach 14
4 Rip Collins 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Rosy Ryan 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Jones .405
2 Edd Roush .398
3 Rogers Hornsby .394
4 Charlie Jamieson .380
5 Bibb Falk .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
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 31
2 Bibb Falk 28
3 Goose Goslin 26
3 Joe Hauser 26
5 Joe Sewell 25

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 Jakie May 1.37
2 Rube Benton 1.51
3 Dave Danforth 1.69
4 Mule Watson 1.70
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 2 tied 20

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Tris Speaker .377
4 Ken Williams .368
5 Harry Heilmann .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Ken Williams 30
3 Jack Fournier 28
3 Cy Williams 28
5 Joe Hauser 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 131
2 Babe Ruth 130
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Irish Meusel 120
5 Jack Fournier 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 42
3 George Grantham 41
4 Jack Smith 38
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.58
3 Eppa Rixey 2.76
4 Walter Johnson 2.79
5 Mule Watson 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Dave Danforth 22
2 Waite Hoyt 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 2 others 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 124

Saves

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