On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	43	33	.566	--
Yankees	41	34	.547	1.5
Tigers	41	37	.526	3.0
White Sox	38	36	.514	4.0
Browns	37	36	.507	4.5
Indians	36	39	.480	6.5
Red Sox	36	40	.474	7.0
Athletics	30	47	.390	13.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Red Sox 5, Browns 0

White Sox 8, Yankees 6

Indians 3, Athletics 1

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Tigers 5, Senators 2

Senators 4, Tigers 2

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	34	.528	10.0
Reds	38	41	.481	13.5
Braves	31	43	.419	18.0
Phillies	30	43	.411	18.5
Cardinals	28	46	.378	21.0

Games

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Braves 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Bill Cunningham	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mostil	2
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	Heinie Manush	1
2	Wally Pipp	1
2	Cotton Tierney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mostil	4
1	Joe Sewell	4
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Babe Pinelli	1
2	Edd Roush	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oscar Fuhr	0.44
2	Carl Mays	0.38
3	Joe Dawson	0.36
4	Sherry Smith	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dawson	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Oscar Fuhr	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Dawson	5
2	Oscar Fuhr	4
3	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	Carl Mays	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Dewey Metivier	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Zack Wheat	.379
3	Bibb Falk	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.365
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	Goose Goslin	61
3	High Pockets Kelly	60
3	Joe Sewell	60
5	Babe Ruth	59

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	Sarge Connally	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
2	Rosy Ryan	4
5	5 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irish Meusel	.434
2	Hack Wilson	.431
2	Ross Youngs	.431
4	Rogers Hornsby	.419
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Joe Hauser	4
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	25
2	Joe Hauser	18
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.00
2	Earl Whitehill	0.33
3	Curly Ogden	0.53
3	Paul Zahniser	0.53
5	Dolf Luque	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Sloppy Thurston	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
2	Dolf Luque	15
4	Rip Collins	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
3	Rube Benton	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.398
2	Bob Jones	.395
3	Rogers Hornsby	.385
4	Wattie Holm	.384
5	Babe Ruth	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Ken Williams	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	33
2	Bibb Falk	30
3	Goose Goslin	29
4	Joe Hauser	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	1.37
2	Rube Benton	1.51
3	Dolf Luque	1.67
4	John Martina	1.77
5	Mule Watson	1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	57
2	Rip Collins	32
3	Howard Ehmke	28
4	Joe Shaute	27
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Allen Russell	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Harry Heilmann	.368
5	Ken Williams	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Ken Williams	30
3	Cy Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	27
5	Joe Hauser	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	135
2	Babe Ruth	131
3	Harry Heilmann	124
4	Irish Meusel	119
5	Joe Hauser	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	George Grantham	39
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
2	Dave Danforth	22
2	Dazzy Vance	22
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Burleigh Grimes	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	225
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	2 others tied	7