On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 57 44 .564 --
Yankees 58 45 .563 0.0
Senators 57 45 .559 0.5
Browns 51 48 .515 5.0
White Sox 48 53 .475 9.0
Indians 47 55 .461 10.5
Red Sox 44 56 .440 12.5
Athletics 43 59 .422 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 35 .643 --
Pirates 54 42 .563 8.0
Cubs 55 43 .561 8.0
Robins 53 47 .530 11.0
Reds 52 51 .505 13.5
Cardinals 41 58 .414 22.5
Phillies 40 57 .412 22.5
Braves 37 62 .374 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Art Nehf 3
3 Ike Boone 2
3 Charlie Grimm 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.78
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.62
3 Earl Whitehill 0.58
4 Emil Yde 0.22
5 Herb Pennock 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Burns 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 7
1 Earl Whitehill 7
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
4 Dixie Leverett 3
4 Herb Pennock 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .406
2 Babe Ruth .397
3 Bibb Falk .380
4 Zack Wheat .373
5 Edd Roush .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Jack Fournier 22
3 Joe Hauser 18
4 Ken Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 90
2 High Pockets Kelly 88
3 Jack Fournier 82
4 Bob Meusel 81
5 Goose Goslin 80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.06
2 Tom Zachary 2.20
3 Eppa Rixey 2.32
4 Rube Benton 2.36
5 Curly Ogden 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Sloppy Thurston 16
3 Joe Shaute 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 Herb Pennock 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 150
2 Walter Johnson 102
3 Bob Shawkey 87
4 Howard Ehmke 81
5 Burleigh Grimes 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Rosy Ryan 5
4 Sarge Connally 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Blades .458
2 Kiki Cuyler .451
2 Ira Flagstead .451
4 Bibb Falk .441
4 Jack Tobin .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Bob Barrett 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Joe Hauser 14
3 Gabby Hartnett 13
4 Bob Meusel 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Chick Galloway 5
1 Bob Meusel 5
1 Pie Traynor 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
2 Eppa Rixey 1.27
3 Emil Yde 1.32
4 Tom Zachary 1.40
5 Rip Collins 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holloway 4
2 Virgil Barnes 3
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 Joe Shaute 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Herb Pennock 17
4 Earl Whitehill 14
5 Art Nehf 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Dennis Burns 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .481
2 Rogers Hornsby .430
3 Bibb Falk .412
4 Nemo Leibold .405
5 Ray Blades .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Joe Hauser 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 7
5 Rogers Hornsby 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Joe Hauser 36
3 Al Simmons 33
4 Bob Meusel 32
5 Wally Pipp 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Jack Smith 9
4 Bob Meusel 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 0.83
2 Tom Zachary 1.54
3 Dazzy Vance 1.87
4 Rube Benton 1.88
5 Stan Baumgartner 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 7
2 Herb Pennock 6
2 Joe Shaute 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 45
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
3 Bob Shawkey 26
4 Herb Pennock 22
5 Urban Shocker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 4
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 .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .389
3 Zack Wheat .370
4 Harry Heilmann .362
5 Tris Speaker .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 Joe Hauser 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Joe Sewell 131
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Joe Hauser 124
5 High Pockets Kelly 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
1 Eddie Collins 48
3 Pie Traynor 35
4 George Grantham 34
4 Jack Smith 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.38
2 Dolf Luque 2.76
3 Lee Meadows 2.83
4 Dazzy Vance 2.86
5 Herb Pennock 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 246
2 Walter Johnson 152
3 Burleigh Grimes 130
4 Bob Shawkey 126
5 Howard Ehmke 123

Saves

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