On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	41	.582	--
Tigers	55	41	.573	1.0
Senators	54	43	.557	2.5
Browns	47	47	.500	8.0
White Sox	45	51	.469	11.0
Indians	44	52	.458	12.0
Red Sox	43	52	.453	12.5
Athletics	39	57	.406	17.0

Games

Yankees 9, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Senators 2

Browns 3, Red Sox 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	32	.656	--
Cubs	54	39	.581	7.0
Pirates	50	41	.549	10.0
Robins	50	45	.526	12.0
Reds	50	48	.510	13.5
Cardinals	39	56	.411	23.0
Phillies	38	55	.409	23.0
Braves	34	60	.362	27.5

Games

Reds 12, Robins 2

Pirates 8, Braves 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Blades	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Joe Dugan	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Nehf	2
1	Curt Walker	2
3	Bob Barrett	1
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	4
2	Art Nehf	3
2	Babe Pinelli	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.38
2	Ken Holloway	0.38
3	Tony Kaufmann	0.30
4	Joe Genewich	0.23
5	Art Nehf	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Pennock	5
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	Ken Holloway	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.374
5	Goose Goslin	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
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	87
1	Babe Ruth	87
3	Jack Fournier	80
4	Goose Goslin	79
5	Bob Meusel	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	29
2	Max Carey	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
5	2 tied	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	Herb Pennock	14
4	Burleigh Grimes	13
4	Joe Shaute	13

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	Kiki Cuyler	.483
2	Rogers Hornsby	.458
3	George Burns	.447
4	Nemo Leibold	.436
5	Earl Smith	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Glenn Myatt	4
5	George Sisler	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	16
1	Glenn Myatt	16
1	Babe Ruth	16
4	Gabby Hartnett	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Bob Meusel	6
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Cliff Heathcote	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Gaston	0.64
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.75
3	Carl Mays	0.95
4	Eppa Rixey	1.14
5	Huck Betts	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
3	Herb Pennock	3
3	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Herb Pennock	15
2	Urban Shocker	15
4	Guy Bush	14
5	3 tied	13

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	.459
2	Babe Ruth	.444
3	Nemo Leibold	.433
4	Maurice Archdeacon	.408
5	Jimmy Cooney	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
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	41
2	Bob Meusel	35
3	Al Simmons	34
4	Jack Fournier	33
4	Earl Sheely	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Cliff Heathcote	9
4	Bob Meusel	8
4	Jack Smith	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curly Ogden	1.55
2	Eppa Rixey	1.73
3	Stan Baumgartner	1.82
4	Herb Pennock	1.92
5	Bill Sherdel	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
1	Eppa Rixey	7
3	Tony Kaufmann	6
3	Sloppy Thurston	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Bob Shawkey	28
3	Burleigh Grimes	26
4	Herb Pennock	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Harry Heilmann	.358
4	Ken Williams	.356
5	Jack Fournier	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jack Fournier	32
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	High Pockets Kelly	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Joe Sewell	130
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	High Pockets Kelly	126
5	Jack Fournier	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	49
3	Jack Smith	36
4	George Grantham	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.42
2	Dolf Luque	2.74
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
2	Herb Pennock	22
4	Waite Hoyt	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	233
2	Walter Johnson	155
3	Bob Shawkey	124
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