On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	43	34	.558	--
Yankees	43	34	.558	0.0
Tigers	42	37	.532	2.0
Browns	37	37	.500	4.5
White Sox	38	38	.500	4.5
Indians	37	39	.487	5.5
Red Sox	37	40	.481	6.0
Athletics	30	48	.385	13.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Browns 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 1

Yankees 18, White Sox 5

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 12, Senators 10

Tigers 3, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	26	.653	--
Cubs	44	30	.595	4.5
Robins	40	36	.526	9.5
Pirates	38	35	.521	10.0
Reds	39	41	.488	12.5
Braves	32	43	.427	17.0
Phillies	30	44	.405	18.5
Cardinals	29	46	.387	20.0

Games

Cubs 9, Robins 5

Cubs 10, Robins 3

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Pipp	6
2	Jigger Statz	5
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	Joe Dugan	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Hooks Cotter	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Harvey Hendrick	4
4	Johnny Bassler	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
1	Jigger Statz	2
4	Hughie Critz	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	2.67
2	Curt Fullerton	0.71
3	Herb Pennock	0.25
4	Dutch Ruether	0.23
5	3 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Curt Fullerton	5
3	Bill Doak	3
3	Roy Meeker	3
3	Dutch Ruether	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dewey Metivier	1
1	George Pipgras	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	Zack Wheat	.372
3	Babe Ruth	.371
4	Bibb Falk	.371
5	Charlie Jamieson	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Jack Fournier	18
3	Joe Hauser	14
3	Ken Williams	14
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	64
2	Goose Goslin	62
2	Babe Ruth	62
4	High Pockets Kelly	61
4	Joe Sewell	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	21
2	Max Carey	20
3	George Grantham	18
4	Ken Williams	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	2.24
2	Dazzy Vance	2.26
3	Jesse Barnes	2.46
4	Tom Zachary	2.64
5	Walter Johnson	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	13
2	Dazzy Vance	12
3	Jesse Barnes	11
3	Howard Ehmke	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	114
2	Walter Johnson	86
3	Howard Ehmke	72
4	Bob Shawkey	70
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	Hack Wilson	.441
2	Ross Youngs	.433
3	Irish Meusel	.415
4	Jimmy Cooney	.407
4	Hughie Critz	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	25
2	Jack Fournier	18
2	Babe Ruth	18
2	Al Simmons	18
5	Wally Pipp	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.00
2	Curly Ogden	0.53
2	Paul Zahniser	0.53
4	Dolf Luque	1.00
5	Herb Pennock	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Dolf Luque	15
2	Bob Shawkey	15
4	Art Decatur	13
4	Johnny Morrison	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Dewey Metivier	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.385
3	Bob Jones	.385
5	Bibb Falk	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Jack Fournier	6
2	Joe Hauser	6
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	33
2	Bibb Falk	30
2	Goose Goslin	30
4	Babe Ruth	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.21
2	Jakie May	1.37
3	Dolf Luque	1.57
4	Mule Watson	1.93
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Joe Shaute	27
3	Rip Collins	26
4	Bob Shawkey	24
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	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	Babe Ruth	.395
3	Tris Speaker	.373
4	Harry Heilmann	.367
5	Ken Williams	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Ken Williams	29
3	Jack Fournier	28
3	Cy Williams	28
5	Joe Hauser	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	134
2	Joe Sewell	133
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Irish Meusel	117
5	Jack Fournier	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	2.79
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	159
3	Howard Ehmke	130
4	Bob Shawkey	126
5	Dolf Luque	125

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