On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	35	.578	--
Senators	47	36	.566	1.0
Tigers	45	38	.542	3.0
White Sox	41	39	.513	5.5
Browns	39	42	.481	8.0
Red Sox	38	44	.463	9.5
Indians	38	44	.463	9.5
Athletics	32	50	.390	15.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 6

Yankees 5, Browns 4

Tigers 11, Athletics 9

Senators 4, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	26	.675	--
Cubs	44	35	.557	9.5
Pirates	42	36	.538	11.0
Robins	43	37	.538	11.0
Reds	42	42	.500	14.0
Braves	33	46	.418	20.5
Phillies	31	48	.392	22.5
Cardinals	30	49	.380	23.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 4

Reds 7, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

Robins 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
3	Hank DeBerry	3
3	Pat Duncan	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bubbles Hargrave	2
2	Herschel Bennett	1
2	Wally Gerber	1
2	Nemo Leibold	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	0.71
2	Urban Shocker	0.50
3	Walter Johnson	0.33
4	Wayland Dean	0.25
5	Oscar Fuhr	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	5
1	Urban Shocker	5
3	Walter Johnson	3
4	Hi Bell	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Babe Ruth	.387
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Bibb Falk	.372
5	Ross Youngs	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Joe Hauser	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	76
2	Jack Fournier	73
3	Babe Ruth	72
4	Goose Goslin	69
5	Harry Heilmann	65

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	5 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	119
2	Walter Johnson	93
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	.469
3	Bibb Falk	.435
4	Ross Youngs	.429
5	Johnny Mostil	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	High Pockets Kelly	6
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Hack Wilson	5
5	Wally Pipp	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Joe Hauser	20
4	Harry Heilmann	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Bucky Harris	5
2	Jack Smith	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.33
3	Curly Ogden	0.35
4	Tom Zachary	1.00
5	Leo Dickerman	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Jack Bentley	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Bob Shawkey	15
3	Rip Collins	13
4	Stan Baumgartner	12
4	6 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	.423
2	Rogers Hornsby	.410
3	Ross Youngs	.400
4	Bibb Falk	.390
5	Muddy Ruel	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	8
4	High Pockets Kelly	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Bibb Falk	33
3	Joe Hauser	32
4	Bob Meusel	30
5	3 tied	29

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	1.13
2	Curly Ogden	1.24
3	Dolf Luque	1.33
4	Jakie May	2.03
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	Bob Shawkey	26
3	Joe Shaute	24
4	Rip Collins	23
5	Walter Johnson	22

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	.374
4	Tris Speaker	.367
5	Ty Cobb	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Cy Williams	27
5	High Pockets Kelly	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Joe Sewell	129
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Jack Fournier	123
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

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	2.48
2	Dolf Luque	2.52
3	Eppa Rixey	2.63
4	Walter Johnson	2.68
5	Dazzy Vance	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	220
2	Walter Johnson	161
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