On This Day

Friday, July 11, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	34	.564	--
Senators	43	35	.551	1.0
Tigers	43	37	.538	2.0
Browns	38	38	.500	5.0
White Sox	38	39	.494	5.5
Red Sox	38	41	.481	6.5
Indians	37	40	.481	6.5
Athletics	31	48	.392	13.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 7, Browns 6

Yankees 12, White Sox 9

Athletics 10, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	26	.658	--
Cubs	44	31	.587	5.5
Robins	41	36	.532	9.5
Pirates	39	35	.527	10.0
Reds	40	41	.494	12.5
Braves	32	44	.421	18.0
Phillies	30	45	.400	19.5
Cardinals	29	47	.382	21.0

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Phillies 0

Pirates 8, Braves 2

Giants 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dud Lee	5
2	George Sisler	4
3	Clyde Barnhart	3
3	Jake Daubert	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Harry Hooper	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	6
2	Bibb Falk	4
2	Ross Youngs	4
4	Frankie Frisch	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.50
2	Walter Johnson	0.40
3	Sheriff Blake	0.30
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.22
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Wayland Dean	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Murray	5
1	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Walter Johnson	4
4	Sheriff Blake	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Fullerton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.373
3	Bibb Falk	.373
4	Zack Wheat	.372
5	Charlie Jamieson	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Jack Fournier	20
3	Joe Hauser	14
3	Ken Williams	14
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	70
2	Babe Ruth	64
3	High Pockets Kelly	63
4	Goose Goslin	62
5	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	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.19
2	Rube Benton	2.24
3	Jesse Barnes	2.46
4	Tom Zachary	2.64
5	Walter Johnson	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	119
2	Walter Johnson	90
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	Rogers Hornsby	.439
2	Ross Youngs	.433
3	Babe Ruth	.426
4	Irish Meusel	.426
5	Bibb Falk	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Harry Hooper	4
3	Wally Pipp	4
3	Al Simmons	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	24
2	Bob Meusel	23
3	Al Simmons	21
4	Babe Ruth	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	0.53
1	Paul Zahniser	0.53
3	Dolf Luque	1.00
4	Herb Pennock	1.12
5	Earl Whitehill	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Dave Danforth	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Dolf Luque	15
2	Bob Shawkey	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	12
5	5 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Dewey Metivier	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.397
2	Rogers Hornsby	.394
3	Bibb Falk	.386
4	Bob Jones	.380
5	Edd Roush	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Jack Fournier	8
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	33
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Wally Pipp	30
3	Babe Ruth	30
5	Jack Fournier	29

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
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	Sarge Connally	2
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Tris Speaker	.368
4	Harry Heilmann	.368
5	Ty Cobb	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Cy Williams	28
3	Ken Williams	28
5	Joe Hauser	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Joe Sewell	133
3	Harry Heilmann	126
4	Jack Fournier	121
5	2 tied	116

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	2.66
4	Walter Johnson	2.80
5	Dazzy Vance	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Dave Danforth	22
2	Waite Hoyt	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	230
2	Walter Johnson	163
3	Howard Ehmke	128
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