On This Day

Monday, July 14, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	35	.573	--
Senators	46	36	.561	1.0
Tigers	44	38	.537	3.0
White Sox	40	39	.506	5.5
Browns	39	41	.488	7.0
Red Sox	38	43	.469	8.5
Indians	38	43	.469	8.5
Athletics	32	49	.395	14.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 7, Browns 3

Browns 9, Yankees 4

Senators 12, Indians 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	26	.671	--
Cubs	44	34	.564	8.5
Pirates	41	36	.532	11.0
Robins	42	37	.532	11.0
Reds	41	42	.494	14.0
Braves	33	45	.423	19.5
Phillies	31	47	.397	21.5
Cardinals	30	48	.385	22.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 0

Phillies 8, Pirates 3

Cardinals 12, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Joe Dugan	1
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	5
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Buck Crouse	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Bill Lamar	1
1	Tommy Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.57
2	Hal Carlson	0.36
3	Ray Kremer	0.29
4	Virgil Barnes	0.25
5	Bob Shawkey	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Jacobs	8
2	Stan Baumgartner	4
2	Hal Carlson	4
4	Ed Wells	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Bibb Falk	.376
4	Zack Wheat	.371
5	Goose Goslin	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Joe Hauser	14
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	73
2	High Pockets Kelly	72
3	Babe Ruth	71
4	Goose Goslin	69
5	Joe Sewell	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	24
2	Max Carey	22
3	George Grantham	18
4	Ken Williams	16
5	4 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.19
2	Rube Benton	2.24
3	Tom Zachary	2.36
4	Jesse Barnes	2.46
5	Dolf Luque	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	14
2	Dazzy Vance	13
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
3	Waite Hoyt	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	119
2	Walter Johnson	90
3	Howard Ehmke	72
3	Bob Shawkey	72
5	Dolf Luque	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Sarge Connally	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
2	Allen Russell	4
2	Rosy Ryan	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.507
2	Rogers Hornsby	.468
3	Ross Youngs	.435
4	Jimmy Cooney	.429
4	Bibb Falk	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jack Fournier	7
3	High Pockets Kelly	5
3	Hack Wilson	5
5	Wally Pipp	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	25
1	Babe Ruth	25
3	Al Simmons	21
4	Joe Hauser	20
4	Bob Meusel	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Bucky Harris	5
2	Jack Smith	5
4	Bill Barrett	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.00
2	Curly Ogden	0.35
3	Dolf Luque	0.51
4	Tom Zachary	1.00
5	Leo Dickerman	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
3	Jack Bentley	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Bob Shawkey	15
3	Rip Collins	13
4	Stan Baumgartner	12
4	7 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Dewey Metivier	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.424
2	Bibb Falk	.404
3	Rogers Hornsby	.394
4	Ross Youngs	.387
5	Muddy Ruel	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	9
2	High Pockets Kelly	9
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
4	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	35
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Jack Fournier	31
3	Goose Goslin	31
3	High Pockets Kelly	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Max Carey	10
3	Edd Roush	9
4	Ken Williams	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.24
2	Curly Ogden	1.24
3	Dolf Luque	1.33
4	Jakie May	2.03
5	Curt Fullerton	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Rip Collins	28
3	Bob Shawkey	26
4	Joe Shaute	24
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.402
2	Rogers Hornsby	.387
3	Harry Heilmann	.369
4	Tris Speaker	.365
5	Ty Cobb	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Cy Williams	27
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Joe Sewell	129
3	Jack Fournier	123
3	Harry Heilmann	123
5	High Pockets Kelly	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	38
4	Jack Smith	37
5	Pie Traynor	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.44
2	Dolf Luque	2.52
3	Eppa Rixey	2.63
4	Walter Johnson	2.70
5	Dazzy Vance	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Dazzy Vance	22
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	220
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Dolf Luque	122
4	Bob Shawkey	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
1	Allen Russell	8
4	Claude Jonnard	7
4	2 others tied	7