On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	41	.577	--
Tigers	54	41	.568	1.0
Senators	54	42	.563	1.5
Browns	46	47	.495	8.0
White Sox	45	50	.474	10.0
Red Sox	43	51	.457	11.5
Indians	43	52	.453	12.0
Athletics	39	56	.411	16.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 3

Yankees 12, White Sox 10

Indians 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 10, Browns 5

Athletics 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	32	.652	--
Cubs	53	39	.576	7.0
Pirates	49	41	.544	10.0
Robins	50	44	.532	11.0
Reds	49	48	.505	13.5
Cardinals	39	55	.415	22.0
Phillies	38	54	.413	22.0
Braves	34	59	.366	26.5

Games

Reds 3, Robins 2

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

Phillies 12, Cubs 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Bob Meusel	5
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Charlie Hollocher	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Bill Lamar	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Jimmie Wilson	4
4	Buck Crouse	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	3
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.40
2	Urban Shocker	0.36
2	Al Yeargin	0.36
4	Vic Aldridge	0.33
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
1	Al Yeargin	4
4	Bullet Joe Bush	3
4	Rube Ehrhardt	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.415
2	Babe Ruth	.381
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.373
5	Goose Goslin	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
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	86
2	Babe Ruth	84
3	Jack Fournier	80
4	Goose Goslin	79
5	Bob Meusel	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	29
2	Max Carey	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
5	Bill Barrett	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.16
2	Rube Benton	2.29
3	Tom Zachary	2.38
4	Curly Ogden	2.48
5	Eppa Rixey	2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	136
2	Walter Johnson	100
3	Bob Shawkey	85
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	Rogers Hornsby	.500
2	Nemo Leibold	.464
3	Jack Tobin	.444
4	Kiki Cuyler	.431
5	George Burns	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Gabby Hartnett	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Glenn Myatt	4
5	High Pockets Kelly	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	18
2	High Pockets Kelly	17
2	Bob Meusel	17
2	Babe Ruth	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Eddie Collins	5
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Bob Meusel	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.75
2	Stan Baumgartner	1.09
3	Milt Gaston	1.13
4	Eppa Rixey	1.14
5	Huck Betts	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Ken Holloway	3
2	Curly Ogden	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Bob Shawkey	15
2	Urban Shocker	15
4	Guy Bush	14
4	Elmer Jacobs	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Couch	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Ed Wells	2
4	Huck Betts	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.469
2	Nemo Leibold	.446
3	Babe Ruth	.430
4	Maurice Archdeacon	.418
5	Bibb Falk	.399

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jack Fournier	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	High Pockets Kelly	7
5	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Jack Fournier	34
3	Bob Meusel	34
3	Earl Sheely	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Cliff Heathcote	9
2	Jack Smith	9
5	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	1.55
2	Herb Pennock	1.60
3	Stan Baumgartner	1.66
4	Eppa Rixey	1.77
5	Dazzy Vance	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	8
2	Herb Pennock	7
3	Sloppy Thurston	6
3	Dazzy Vance	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Bob Shawkey	28
3	Burleigh Grimes	26
4	Rip Collins	21
4	2 others tied	21

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	.398
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Harry Heilmann	.357
4	Ken Williams	.356
5	Jack Fournier	.352

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	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Joe Sewell	130
3	High Pockets Kelly	127
4	Harry Heilmann	126
5	Jack Fournier	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	49
3	Jack Smith	37
4	George Grantham	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.42
2	Dolf Luque	2.69
3	Walter Johnson	2.77
4	Lee Meadows	2.81
5	Jesse Barnes	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	22
3	Herb Pennock	21
4	Waite Hoyt	20
4	Eppa Rixey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	233
2	Walter Johnson	155
3	Bob Shawkey	128
4	Howard Ehmke	123
5	Burleigh Grimes	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Rosy Ryan	8
5	2 tied	7