On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 42 32 .568 --
Yankees 41 33 .554 1.0
Tigers 40 36 .526 3.0
Browns 37 34 .521 3.5
White Sox 37 36 .507 4.5
Indians 34 39 .466 7.5
Red Sox 34 40 .459 8.0
Athletics 30 45 .400 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 25 .662 --
Cubs 42 30 .583 6.0
Robins 40 34 .541 9.0
Pirates 38 33 .535 9.5
Reds 37 41 .474 14.0
Phillies 30 42 .417 18.0
Braves 30 43 .411 18.5
Cardinals 28 46 .378 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 5
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Tommy Griffith 5
1 Edd Roush 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Pipp 2
2 George Grantham 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Kamm 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Jack Bentley 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.31
2 Johnny Morrison 0.30
3 Eppa Rixey 0.25
4 Joe Shaute 0.22
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Carlson 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
3 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Eppa Rixey 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Bibb Falk .380
3 Zack Wheat .379
4 Babe Ruth .363
5 Charlie Jamieson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Jack Fournier 17
3 Joe Hauser 14
3 Ken Williams 14
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 Bob Meusel 57
4 Babe Ruth 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 21
2 Max Carey 20
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 13
2 Dazzy Vance 12
3 Howard Ehmke 11
3 Burleigh Grimes 11
3 Waite Hoyt 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 114
2 Walter Johnson 84
3 Howard Ehmke 72
4 Bob Shawkey 62
5 Dolf Luque 57

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 Irish Meusel .429
2 Hack Wilson .426
3 Bibb Falk .423
4 Rogers Hornsby .419
4 Ross Youngs .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 25
2 Joe Hauser 18
2 Hack Wilson 18
4 Jack Fournier 17
4 Rogers Hornsby 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Jonnard 0.00
2 Earl Whitehill 0.79
3 Dolf Luque 1.00
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
3 George Mogridge 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Sloppy Thurston 4
4 Jack Bentley 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 15
2 Dolf Luque 15
4 Hal Carlson 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Jones .405
2 Edd Roush .403
3 Bibb Falk .387
4 Rogers Hornsby .385
5 Wattie Holm .384

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 33
2 Bibb Falk 31
3 Joe Hauser 28
4 Goose Goslin 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Ken Williams 10
3 Max Carey 9
4 Edd Roush 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jakie May 1.37
2 Rube Benton 1.51
3 Dolf Luque 1.67
4 Dave Danforth 1.69
5 Mule Watson 1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 57
2 Rip Collins 31
3 Howard Ehmke 28
4 Joe Shaute 27
5 Dolf Luque 22

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 .400
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Tris Speaker .373
4 Harry Heilmann .369
5 Ken Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Ken Williams 30
3 Jack Fournier 28
3 Cy Williams 28
5 Joe Hauser 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 132
2 Joe Sewell 131
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Irish Meusel 121
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 42
3 George Grantham 41
4 Jack Smith 38
5 Pie Traynor 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.51
3 Eppa Rixey 2.63
4 Walter Johnson 2.74
5 Mule Watson 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 233
2 Walter Johnson 157
3 Howard Ehmke 130
4 Dolf Luque 125
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

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