On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	41	.582	--
Tigers	55	42	.567	1.5
Senators	55	43	.561	2.0
Browns	47	47	.500	8.0
White Sox	46	51	.474	10.5
Indians	45	52	.464	11.5
Red Sox	43	53	.448	13.0
Athletics	39	58	.402	17.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 6

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Senators 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	33	.649	--
Cubs	54	40	.574	7.0
Pirates	51	41	.554	9.0
Robins	51	45	.531	11.0
Reds	50	50	.500	14.0
Cardinals	40	56	.417	22.0
Phillies	38	56	.404	23.0
Braves	36	60	.375	26.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Reds 0

Braves 6, Reds 3

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Kamm	5
2	Homer Summa	4
3	Les Burke	3
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Mike Gonzalez	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Gibson	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Willie Kamm	3
1	Russ Wrightstone	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	George Burns	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.62
2	Claude Jonnard	0.33
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.31
4	Walter Johnson	0.29
5	Sam Gray	0.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Sam Gray	4
4	Claude Jonnard	3
4	Earl Whitehill	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Bibb Falk	.378
4	Zack Wheat	.377
5	Jack Fournier	.347

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	88
2	Babe Ruth	87
3	Jack Fournier	82
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	2.36
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	14
3	Herb Pennock	14
3	Joe Shaute	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	136
2	Walter Johnson	102
3	Bob Shawkey	85
4	Howard Ehmke	79
5	Burleigh Grimes	75

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	George Burns	.475
2	Kiki Cuyler	.466
3	Jack Tobin	.452
4	Rogers Hornsby	.441
5	Frankie Frisch	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Glenn Myatt	4
4	Mike Gonzalez	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
1	Babe Ruth	15
3	Bob Meusel	14
3	Irish Meusel	14
3	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Bob Meusel	6
3	Sparky Adams	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Cliff Heathcote	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.72
2	Milt Gaston	0.75
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.75
4	Allan Sothoron	1.00
5	Ken Holloway	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Dazzy Vance	17
3	Herb Pennock	15
4	Guy Bush	14
4	Sarge Connally	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Couch	2
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Ed Wells	2
4	Huck Betts	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.450
2	Babe Ruth	.444
3	Nemo Leibold	.437
4	Bibb Falk	.404
5	Jimmy Cooney	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Jack Fournier	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	7
3	High Pockets Kelly	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Bob Meusel	35
3	Jack Fournier	34
3	Earl Sheely	34
3	Al Simmons	34

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	Tom Zachary	1.85
5	Rube Benton	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
1	Eppa Rixey	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Joe Shaute	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Bob Shawkey	28
3	Burleigh Grimes	26
4	Sarge Connally	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Johnny Couch	2
2	Curt Fullerton	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Harry Heilmann	.359
4	Ken Williams	.359
5	Tris Speaker	.354

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	129
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Jack Fournier	124
4	High Pockets Kelly	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	49
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Grantham	34
3	Jack Smith	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.42
2	Dolf Luque	2.74
3	Lee Meadows	2.81
4	Johnny Cooney	2.89
5	Dazzy Vance	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	23
2	Herb Pennock	22
2	Dazzy Vance	22
4	Joe Shaute	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	232
2	Walter Johnson	152
3	Burleigh Grimes	127
4	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Bob Shawkey	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Rosy Ryan	8
4	Claude Jonnard	7
4	2 others tied	7