On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 37 .584 --
Tigers 50 38 .568 1.5
Senators 49 39 .557 2.5
White Sox 43 43 .500 7.5
Browns 42 44 .488 8.5
Indians 40 48 .455 11.5
Red Sox 38 49 .437 13.0
Athletics 36 52 .409 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 29 .659 --
Cubs 49 36 .576 7.0
Pirates 44 38 .537 10.5
Robins 45 40 .529 11.0
Reds 46 44 .511 12.5
Cardinals 37 50 .425 20.0
Phillies 33 53 .384 23.5
Braves 33 53 .384 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Jimmy Cooney 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Hod Ford 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 George Sisler 1
2 Casey Stengel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Mike Gonzalez 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Everett Scott 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Nemo Leibold 1
1 George Sisler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Bush 0.64
2 Walter Johnson 0.40
3 Joe Shaute 0.22
4 Joe Genewich 0.17
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Walter Johnson 4
3 Milt Gaston 2
3 Joe Genewich 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .414
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Zack Wheat .374
4 Bibb Falk .366
5 Goose Goslin .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Jack Fournier 21
3 Ken Williams 16
4 Joe Hauser 15
5 High Pockets Kelly 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 80
2 Babe Ruth 77
3 Jack Fournier 76
4 Goose Goslin 73
5 Harry Heilmann 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 24
1 Eddie Collins 24
3 Cliff Heathcote 19
4 George Grantham 18
5 Bill Barrett 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.23
2 Tom Zachary 2.42
3 Rube Benton 2.45
4 Eppa Rixey 2.59
5 Walter Johnson 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 15
2 Dazzy Vance 14
3 Burleigh Grimes 12
3 Waite Hoyt 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 123
2 Walter Johnson 97
3 Bob Shawkey 79
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 .534
2 Nemo Leibold .529
3 Rogers Hornsby .500
4 Gabby Hartnett .432
5 Goose Goslin .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
3 Jack Fournier 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 24
1 Babe Ruth 24
3 High Pockets Kelly 20
4 Jack Fournier 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
2 Bill Lamar 5
2 Jack Smith 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.25
2 Tom Zachary 1.35
3 Hi Bell 1.44
4 Carl Mays 1.50
5 Curly Ogden 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Leo Dickerman 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 18
1 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Elmer Jacobs 14
4 Guy Bush 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dewey Metivier 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .449
2 Babe Ruth .422
3 Ross Youngs .392
4 Bibb Falk .382
5 Edd Roush .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 High Pockets Kelly 7
4 Joe Hauser 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 37
1 Babe Ruth 37
3 Wally Pipp 36
4 Joe Hauser 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Max Carey 12
3 Kiki Cuyler 10
4 Bill Barrett 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Cooper 1.76
2 Rube Benton 1.84
3 Earl Whitehill 1.88
4 Tom Zachary 1.90
5 Curly Ogden 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Herb Pennock 6
2 Eppa Rixey 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Bob Shawkey 30
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Rip Collins 22
4 Johnny Morrison 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Dave Danforth 2
2 Bill Hubbell 2
2 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Harry Heilmann .368
4 Tris Speaker .363
5 Ty Cobb .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 High Pockets Kelly 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Harry Heilmann 130
2 Joe Sewell 130
4 High Pockets Kelly 126
5 Jack Fournier 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 36
4 Jack Smith 35
5 Pie Traynor 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.52
2 Eppa Rixey 2.60
3 Walter Johnson 2.65
4 Dolf Luque 2.68
5 Rube Marquard 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Waite Hoyt 21
2 Herb Pennock 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 222
2 Walter Johnson 163
3 Bob Shawkey 129
4 Howard Ehmke 121
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