On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 39 .576 --
Senators 53 40 .570 0.5
Yankees 53 40 .570 0.5
Browns 45 45 .500 7.0
White Sox 44 47 .484 8.5
Red Sox 41 50 .451 11.5
Indians 41 51 .446 12.0
Athletics 37 55 .402 16.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 31 .652 --
Cubs 52 38 .578 6.5
Pirates 47 41 .534 10.5
Robins 48 42 .533 10.5
Reds 47 46 .505 13.0
Cardinals 38 53 .418 21.0
Phillies 37 53 .411 21.5
Braves 34 57 .374 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Jimmy Cooney 3
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Otto Vogel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Cooney 4
1 George Harper 4
3 Ray Blades 2
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Jimmy Cooney 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Joe Schultz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 0.27
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.20
3 Jack Bentley 0.14
4 Jimmy Ring 0.13
5 Joe Genewich 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2
2 Jimmy Ring 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Zack Wheat .378
4 Bibb Falk .367
5 Goose Goslin .353

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 85
2 Jack Fournier 80
3 Goose Goslin 78
3 Babe Ruth 78
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 Tim McNamara 2.77

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 100
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 Nemo Leibold .520
2 Rogers Hornsby .491
3 Kiki Cuyler .438
4 Johnny Bassler .436
5 Zack Wheat .425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 24
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
3 Wally Pipp 17
4 Jack Fournier 16
4 5 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim McNamara 0.72
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.75
3 Eppa Rixey 0.85
4 Bill Sherdel 1.02
5 Stan Baumgartner 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 4
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Milt Gaston 3
2 Sloppy Thurston 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 15
2 Walter Johnson 14
2 Bob Shawkey 14
4 Guy Bush 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Couch 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Ed Wells 2
4 Huck Betts 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .455
2 Babe Ruth .409
3 Hack Wilson .402
4 Kiki Cuyler .383
5 Jimmy Cooney .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 7
3 High Pockets Kelly 7
5 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 41
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Jack Fournier 34
3 Wally Pipp 34
5 Earl Sheely 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Jonnard 0.67
2 Curly Ogden 1.25
3 Ed Wells 1.61
4 Herb Pennock 1.74
5 Eppa Rixey 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 7
1 Sloppy Thurston 7
3 Herb Pennock 6
4 Wilbur Cooper 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Bob Shawkey 29
3 Rip Collins 23
3 Walter Johnson 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .396
2 Rogers Hornsby .396
3 Harry Heilmann .361
4 Ken Williams .356
5 Tris Speaker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 136
2 High Pockets Kelly 131
3 Joe Sewell 129
4 Harry Heilmann 125
5 Jack Fournier 123

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 Dolf Luque 2.57
3 Walter Johnson 2.83
4 Lee Meadows 2.87
5 Dazzy Vance 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Herb Pennock 21
4 Waite Hoyt 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 224
2 Walter Johnson 161
3 Bob Shawkey 127
4 Howard Ehmke 121
5 Burleigh Grimes 114

Saves

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