On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	43	.570	--
Senators	56	43	.566	0.5
Tigers	55	43	.561	1.0
Browns	49	47	.510	6.0
White Sox	47	51	.480	9.0
Indians	46	53	.465	10.5
Red Sox	43	54	.443	12.5
Athletics	40	59	.404	16.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 7, Indians 3

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Senators 1, Tigers 0

Browns 2, Yankees 1

Browns 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	34	.642	--
Cubs	55	40	.579	6.0
Pirates	52	41	.559	8.0
Robins	51	46	.526	11.0
Reds	50	50	.500	13.5
Cardinals	41	56	.423	21.0
Phillies	38	57	.400	23.0
Braves	36	60	.375	25.5

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 1

Pirates 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Bishop	5
1	Rube Lutzke	5
3	Joe Evans	4
3	Bill Lamar	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Barrett	1
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Barrett	4
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Joe Evans	3
4	Max Bishop	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maurice Archdeacon	1
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Heimach	0.40
2	Dave Danforth	0.38
3	Jesse Haines	0.31
4	Vic Keen	0.27
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Fred Heimach	4
3	Dave Danforth	3
3	Vic Keen	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Bibb Falk	.379
4	Zack Wheat	.375
5	Jack Fournier	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Jack Fournier	22
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Gabby Hartnett	15
4	2 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	88
1	Babe Ruth	88
3	Jack Fournier	82
4	Goose Goslin	79
5	Bob Meusel	78

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	Tom Zachary	2.20
3	Rube Benton	2.36
4	Eppa Rixey	2.48
5	Stan Baumgartner	2.76

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	86
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	Kiki Cuyler	.482
2	Rogers Hornsby	.448
3	Jack Tobin	.448
4	Ray Blades	.439
5	George Burns	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Bob Barrett	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Ray Blades	15
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
2	Bob Meusel	15
5	Earl Sheely	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.72
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.75
3	Allan Sothoron	1.00
4	Ken Holloway	1.13
5	Eppa Rixey	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Herb Pennock	15
3	Jesse Haines	14
3	Vic Keen	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Ed Wells	2
3	Huck Betts	1
3	Dennis Burns	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.464
2	Babe Ruth	.450
3	Nemo Leibold	.425
4	Bibb Falk	.418
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Gabby Hartnett	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
5	Jack Fournier	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Bob Meusel	35
3	Wally Pipp	32
3	Al Simmons	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.54
2	Curly Ogden	1.55
3	Stan Baumgartner	1.69
4	Eppa Rixey	1.73
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	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Bob Shawkey	29
3	Burleigh Grimes	26
4	Sarge Connally	22
4	Herb Pennock	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Johnny Couch	2
2	Curt Fullerton	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.393
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Zack Wheat	.373
4	Harry Heilmann	.360
5	Ken Williams	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	High Pockets Kelly	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	144
2	Joe Sewell	129
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Jack Fournier	123
4	High Pockets Kelly	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.47
2	Dolf Luque	2.74
3	Lee Meadows	2.77
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	Waite Hoyt	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	232
2	Walter Johnson	152
3	Burleigh Grimes	125
3	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
3	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Jack Quinn	7
3	2 others tied	7