On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	39	.576	--
Tigers	52	39	.571	0.5
Senators	52	40	.565	1.0
Browns	45	44	.506	6.5
White Sox	44	46	.489	8.0
Indians	41	50	.451	11.5
Red Sox	40	50	.444	12.0
Athletics	36	55	.396	16.5

Games

Red Sox 16, Indians 12

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Browns 7, Athletics 0

Senators 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	30	.659	--
Cubs	52	37	.584	6.5
Robins	48	41	.539	10.5
Pirates	45	41	.523	12.0
Reds	47	46	.505	13.5
Cardinals	37	53	.411	22.0
Phillies	36	53	.404	22.5
Braves	34	56	.378	25.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Giants 3, Reds 1

Robins 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	5
2	George Burns	4
2	Riggs Stephenson	4
4	Ike Boone	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
2	Johnny Bassler	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Boone	4
1	George Burns	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Joe Harris	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maurice Archdeacon	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.50
1	Red Faber	0.50
3	Bob Shawkey	0.42
4	Eppa Rixey	0.40
5	Tony Kaufmann	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Collins	5
1	Tony Kaufmann	5
1	Bob Shawkey	5
4	Wilbur Cooper	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.416
2	Zack Wheat	.380
3	Babe Ruth	.379
4	Bibb Falk	.365
5	Goose Goslin	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Jack Fournier	22
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	80
3	Babe Ruth	78
4	Goose Goslin	77
5	Bob Meusel	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	25
2	Max Carey	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	2.58
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.75

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	84
4	Howard Ehmke	75
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	Rogers Hornsby	.517
2	Nemo Leibold	.489
3	Babe Ruth	.444
4	Johnny Bassler	.432
5	Jack Fournier	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	7
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
4	Jack Fournier	5
5	Glenn Myatt	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	24
2	Wally Pipp	23
3	Babe Ruth	21
4	Goose Goslin	19
4	Harry Heilmann	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tim McNamara	0.72
2	Eppa Rixey	0.85
3	Bill Sherdel	1.02
4	Hi Bell	1.44
5	Carl Mays	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Leo Dickerman	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	22
2	Urban Shocker	15
3	Elmer Jacobs	14
4	Guy Bush	13
4	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	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.467
2	Babe Ruth	.414
3	Zack Wheat	.408
4	Ross Youngs	.388
5	Hack Wilson	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
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	41
2	Jack Fournier	35
2	Wally Pipp	35
2	Babe Ruth	35
5	Goose Goslin	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	9
4	Jack Smith	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.67
2	Curly Ogden	1.25
3	Herb Pennock	1.86
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.90
5	Tom Zachary	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Bob Shawkey	30
3	Rip Collins	23
4	Hal Carlson	22
4	Johnny Cooney	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Rosy Ryan	3
4	Sarge Connally	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.396
3	Harry Heilmann	.361
4	Ty Cobb	.353
5	Jack Fournier	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Jack Fournier	32
3	Cy Williams	29
4	Ken Williams	27
5	High Pockets Kelly	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	130
2	Joe Sewell	130
4	Harry Heilmann	128
5	Jack Fournier	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	Jack Smith	36
4	George Grantham	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.42
2	James Edwards	2.53
3	Dolf Luque	2.59
4	Walter Johnson	2.71
5	Lee Meadows	2.87

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	132
4	Howard Ehmke	121
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