On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 54 39 .581 --
Yankees 54 40 .574 0.5
Senators 53 41 .564 1.5
Browns 45 46 .495 8.0
White Sox 44 48 .478 9.5
Red Sox 42 50 .457 11.5
Indians 42 51 .452 12.0
Athletics 37 56 .398 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 31 .656 --
Cubs 53 38 .582 6.5
Pirates 48 41 .539 10.5
Robins 49 42 .538 10.5
Reds 47 47 .500 14.0
Cardinals 38 54 .413 22.0
Phillies 37 54 .407 22.5
Braves 34 58 .370 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maurice Archdeacon 5
1 Earl Smith 5
3 Bob Barrett 3
3 Ike Boone 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Barrett 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Bob Barrett 1
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.25
2 Sherry Smith 0.67
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.54
4 Lil Stoner 0.50
5 Sarge Connally 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
2 Sarge Connally 9
3 Clarence Mitchell 7
4 Herb Pennock 6
4 Lil Stoner 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Fullerton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Zack Wheat .377
4 Bibb Falk .366
5 Goose Goslin .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
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 Babe Ruth 79
4 Goose Goslin 78
5 Bob Meusel 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 28
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 Rube Benton 2.29
3 Tom Zachary 2.38
4 Eppa Rixey 2.58
5 Tim McNamara 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 16
2 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Burleigh Grimes 13
3 Herb Pennock 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 127
2 Walter Johnson 100
3 Bob Shawkey 84
4 Howard Ehmke 78
5 Burleigh Grimes 70

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 .519
2 Rogers Hornsby .466
3 Johnny Bassler .459
4 Earl Smith .450
5 Kiki Cuyler .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Babe Ruth 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Glenn Myatt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 22
2 Bob Meusel 17
2 Earl Sheely 17
4 Goose Goslin 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.75
2 Eppa Rixey 0.85
3 Bill Sherdel 1.02
4 Stan Baumgartner 1.09
5 Milt Gaston 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 4
2 Ken Holloway 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 15
2 Burleigh Grimes 14
2 Bob Shawkey 14
4 Guy Bush 13
4 Elmer Jacobs 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 .437
2 Babe Ruth .405
3 Hack Wilson .393
4 Jimmy Cooney .388
5 Ross Youngs .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 42
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Jack Fournier 34
3 Wally Pipp 34
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 11
3 Max Carey 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
3 Jack Smith 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Jonnard 0.67
2 Curly Ogden 1.25
3 Herb Pennock 1.60
4 Ed Wells 1.61
5 Rube Benton 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Bob Shawkey 29
3 Burleigh Grimes 26
4 Walter Johnson 23
5 Johnny Morrison 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Dave Danforth 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Johnny Couch 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .396
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Harry Heilmann .359
4 Ken Williams .356
5 Tris Speaker .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
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 48
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 2.77
4 Lee Meadows 2.85
5 Jesse Barnes 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 224
2 Walter Johnson 155
3 Bob Shawkey 127
4 Howard Ehmke 124
4 Burleigh Grimes 124

Saves

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