On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	36	.571	--
Senators	47	36	.566	0.5
Tigers	47	38	.553	1.5
White Sox	41	41	.500	6.0
Browns	39	42	.481	7.5
Indians	39	44	.470	8.5
Red Sox	38	46	.452	10.0
Athletics	34	50	.405	14.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 11, Red Sox 3

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	26	.679	--
Cubs	44	36	.550	10.5
Robins	44	38	.537	11.5
Pirates	42	37	.532	12.0
Reds	43	43	.500	14.5
Braves	33	48	.407	22.0
Phillies	32	48	.400	22.5
Cardinals	32	49	.395	23.0

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Robins 5, Reds 4

Reds 9, Robins 6

Giants 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 7, Braves 4

Cardinals 11, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Hauser	5
1	Andy High	5
1	Al Simmons	5
1	Specs Toporcer	5
5	10 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Glenn Myatt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
1	Heinie Mueller	4
1	Specs Toporcer	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Cooney	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Eddie Brown	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Stuart	0.67
2	Guy Bush	0.60
3	Sam Gray	0.50
4	Lil Stoner	0.45
5	Dazzy Vance	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Dyer	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Johnny Stuart	6
3	Lil Stoner	5
4	Rube Benton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Herman Pillette	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.405
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.369
5	High Pockets Kelly	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Joe Hauser	14
4	High Pockets Kelly	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	79
2	Jack Fournier	73
3	Babe Ruth	72
4	Goose Goslin	69
5	Harry Heilmann	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	24
2	Max Carey	23
3	George Grantham	18
4	Bill Barrett	16
4	Ken Williams	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.23
2	Tom Zachary	2.36
3	Rube Benton	2.46
4	Dolf Luque	2.61
5	Lee Meadows	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	14
1	Dazzy Vance	14
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
3	Waite Hoyt	12
3	Joe Shaute	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	123
2	Walter Johnson	93
3	Bob Shawkey	74
4	Howard Ehmke	72
5	Dolf Luque	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Sarge Connally	4
2	Claude Jonnard	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.484
2	Rogers Hornsby	.460
3	Bibb Falk	.439
4	Goose Goslin	.429
5	Jack Fournier	.409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	22
2	Jack Fournier	21
2	Joe Hauser	21
2	Babe Ruth	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
1	Jack Smith	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Bill Lamar	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.33
2	Curly Ogden	0.53
3	Tom Zachary	1.00
4	Sam Gray	1.16
5	Leo Dickerman	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Bob Shawkey	17
3	Jakie May	14
4	Stan Baumgartner	12
4	Hal Carlson	12

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.430
2	Rogers Hornsby	.425
3	Ross Youngs	.392
4	Bibb Falk	.386
5	Hack Wilson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	8
2	High Pockets Kelly	8
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Bibb Falk	32
3	Bob Meusel	31
4	Joe Hauser	30
4	2 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Max Carey	11
3	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Edd Roush	8
3	Jack Smith	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	1.24
2	Dolf Luque	1.33
3	Rube Benton	1.72
4	Leo Dickerman	2.11
5	Virgil Barnes	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Bob Shawkey	25
3	Rip Collins	23
4	Walter Johnson	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Rogers Hornsby	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.370
4	Tris Speaker	.368
5	Ty Cobb	.355

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	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Harry Heilmann	129
3	Joe Sewell	128
4	High Pockets Kelly	125
5	Jack Fournier	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	38
4	Jack Smith	37
5	Pie Traynor	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.50
2	Dolf Luque	2.52
3	Eppa Rixey	2.61
4	Walter Johnson	2.68
5	Lee Meadows	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	224
2	Walter Johnson	161
3	Howard Ehmke	124
3	Bob Shawkey	124
5	Dolf Luque	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
1	Allen Russell	8
5	2 tied	7