On This Day

Tuesday, July 22, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	38	.578	--
Yankees	52	39	.571	0.5
Senators	51	40	.560	1.5
Browns	44	44	.500	7.0
White Sox	44	45	.494	7.5
Indians	41	49	.456	11.0
Red Sox	39	50	.438	12.5
Athletics	36	54	.400	16.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 3, Yankees 1

Browns 5, Athletics 3

White Sox 4, Senators 0

Senators 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	30	.655	--
Cubs	51	37	.580	6.5
Robins	47	41	.534	10.5
Pirates	45	40	.529	11.0
Reds	47	45	.511	12.5
Cardinals	37	52	.416	21.0
Phillies	35	53	.398	22.5
Braves	34	55	.382	24.0

Games

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 8, Braves 1

Giants 9, Reds 4

Robins 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	4
1	Frank Wilson	4
3	Bill Cunningham	3
3	Joe Dugan	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	Mike Gonzalez	1
2	Val Picinich	1
2	Joe Schultz	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	3
2	Hooks Cotter	2
2	Joe Evans	2
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bernie Friberg	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leo Dickerman	0.67
2	Bob Hasty	0.50
3	Tim McNamara	0.40
4	Herb Pennock	0.38
5	Vic Aldridge	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Tony Lyons	1
1	Tim McNamara	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Leo Dickerman	4
1	Vic Keen	4
3	Vic Aldridge	3
3	Tony Lyons	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Babe Ruth	.379
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Bibb Falk	.363
5	Goose Goslin	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Gabby Hartnett	15
4	Joe Hauser	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	84
2	Jack Fournier	78
3	Babe Ruth	77
4	Goose Goslin	76
5	Bob Meusel	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	24
1	Eddie Collins	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
5	Bill Barrett	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.22
2	Tom Zachary	2.38
3	Rube Benton	2.45
4	Eppa Rixey	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	16
2	Dazzy Vance	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
3	Waite Hoyt	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	127
2	Walter Johnson	97
3	Bob Shawkey	79
4	Howard Ehmke	73
5	Dolf Luque	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Rosy Ryan	5
3	Sarge Connally	4
3	Claude Jonnard	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nemo Leibold	.523
2	Rogers Hornsby	.483
3	Babe Ruth	.460
4	Jack Fournier	.446
5	Goose Goslin	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	7
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Jack Fournier	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	25
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Babe Ruth	22
4	Harry Heilmann	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Cliff Heathcote	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Bill Lamar	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.47
2	Hi Bell	1.44
3	Carl Mays	1.50
4	Tom Zachary	1.55
5	Curly Ogden	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Sloppy Thurston	4
4	Leo Dickerman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	17
2	Elmer Jacobs	14
3	Guy Bush	13
3	Walter Johnson	13
3	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Couch	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Dewey Metivier	2
1	Allen Russell	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.457
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Ross Youngs	.388
4	Edd Roush	.387
5	Irish Meusel	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	High Pockets Kelly	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	40
2	Wally Pipp	35
3	Jack Fournier	34
3	Babe Ruth	34
5	Joe Hauser	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Eddie Collins	12
3	Kiki Cuyler	11
4	Cliff Heathcote	9
4	Jack Smith	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.67
2	Curly Ogden	1.75
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.76
4	Rube Benton	1.84
5	Herb Pennock	1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Bob Shawkey	25
3	Dolf Luque	21
3	Johnny Morrison	21
5	Walter Johnson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Rosy Ryan	3
4	Sarge Connally	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.396
2	Rogers Hornsby	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.364
4	Tris Speaker	.356
5	Jack Fournier	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	139
2	High Pockets Kelly	130
3	Joe Sewell	129
4	Harry Heilmann	128
5	Jack Fournier	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	Jack Smith	36
4	George Grantham	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.53
2	Dolf Luque	2.59
3	Eppa Rixey	2.61
4	Walter Johnson	2.71
5	Jesse Barnes	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	21
2	Herb Pennock	21
4	Hooks Dauss	20
4	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	226
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Bob Shawkey	127
4	Howard Ehmke	119
5	Dolf Luque	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
1	Rosy Ryan	8