On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	36	.571	--
Senators	48	37	.565	0.5
Tigers	47	38	.553	1.5
White Sox	42	41	.506	5.5
Browns	40	43	.482	7.5
Indians	39	44	.470	8.5
Red Sox	38	46	.452	10.0
Athletics	34	51	.400	14.5

Games

White Sox 13, Athletics 5

Browns 3, Senators 0

Senators 12, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	27	.671	--
Cubs	45	36	.556	9.5
Pirates	43	37	.538	11.0
Robins	44	39	.530	11.5
Reds	44	43	.506	13.5
Cardinals	33	49	.402	22.0
Braves	33	49	.402	22.0
Phillies	32	49	.395	22.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Reds 10, Robins 8

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 5, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nemo Leibold	5
2	Edd Roush	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
4	Herschel Bennett	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Crouse	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Pie Traynor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Buck Crouse	3
2	Harry Hooper	3
2	Marty McManus	3
2	Tommy Taylor	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Joe Evans	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	1.67
2	Vic Keen	0.38
3	Dixie Davis	0.30
3	Johnny Morrison	0.30
5	Tom Zachary	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	5
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Vic Keen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Jakie May	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.410
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.374
4	Bibb Falk	.373
5	Goose Goslin	.352

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	75
3	Babe Ruth	72
4	Goose Goslin	71
5	Harry Heilmann	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	24
2	Max Carey	23
3	George Grantham	18
4	Bill Barrett	17
4	Cliff Heathcote	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.23
2	Tom Zachary	2.42
3	Rube Benton	2.46
4	Lee Meadows	2.69
5	Jesse Barnes	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	15
2	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	Burleigh Grimes	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Sarge Connally	4
2	Claude Jonnard	4
2	Jakie May	4
2	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.526
2	Rogers Hornsby	.481
3	Bibb Falk	.448
4	Edd Roush	.431
5	Jimmy Cooney	.412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	22
1	Al Simmons	22
3	Babe Ruth	21
4	High Pockets Kelly	20
5	Joe Hauser	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Jack Smith	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Bill Lamar	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	0.53
2	Eppa Rixey	0.57
3	Sam Gray	1.16
4	Leo Dickerman	1.38
5	Stan Baumgartner	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
1	Sloppy Thurston	4
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Dixie Davis	13
2	Bob Shawkey	13
4	Stan Baumgartner	12
5	3 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Dewey Metivier	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.443
2	Babe Ruth	.429
3	Bibb Falk	.401
4	Edd Roush	.392
5	Ross Youngs	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	8
2	High Pockets Kelly	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Bibb Falk	33
3	Jack Fournier	31
3	Bob Meusel	31
5	3 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Max Carey	11
3	Kiki Cuyler	10
4	Bill Barrett	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	1.24
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.71
3	Rube Benton	1.72
4	Leo Dickerman	1.77
5	John Martina	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	7
2	Joe Shaute	6
3	Jack Bentley	5
3	Rip Collins	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Bob Shawkey	25
3	Rip Collins	23
4	Jakie May	22
4	Johnny Morrison	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Rogers Hornsby	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.370
4	Tris Speaker	.367
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	128
3	Joe Sewell	127
4	High Pockets Kelly	125
5	Jack Fournier	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	37
4	Jack Smith	36
5	Pie Traynor	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.50
2	Eppa Rixey	2.64
3	Walter Johnson	2.68
4	Dolf Luque	2.68
5	Lee Meadows	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	Walter Johnson	20
4	Herb Pennock	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	224
2	Walter Johnson	161
3	Howard Ehmke	124
3	Bob Shawkey	124
5	Burleigh Grimes	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
1	Allen Russell	8