On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	46	.566	--
Tigers	58	46	.558	1.0
Senators	57	49	.538	3.0
Browns	55	48	.534	3.5
White Sox	50	53	.485	8.5
Indians	50	55	.476	9.5
Red Sox	44	59	.427	14.5
Athletics	43	61	.413	16.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 5

Tigers 5, Yankees 2

Browns 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	36	.647	--
Pirates	56	43	.566	8.5
Cubs	56	46	.549	10.0
Robins	54	49	.524	12.5
Reds	55	51	.519	13.0
Cardinals	43	59	.422	23.0
Phillies	40	60	.400	25.0
Braves	38	64	.373	28.0

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	3
2	Lu Blue	2
2	Ossie Bluege	2
2	Sam Bohne	2
2	27 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ike Boone	1
1	Hooks Cotter	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	George Harper	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	3
2	Ike Boone	2
2	Hank DeBerry	2
2	Goose Goslin	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Barnhart	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.43
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
3	Joe Shaute	0.25
4	Tony Kaufmann	0.20
5	Dixie Davis	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Dixie Davis	2
2	Joe Shaute	2
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1
4	7 others tied	1

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Wingard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Bibb Falk	.382
4	Zack Wheat	.373
5	Kiki Cuyler	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Jack Fournier	22
3	Joe Hauser	18
4	Ken Williams	16
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	97
2	High Pockets Kelly	88
3	Bob Meusel	83
4	Jack Fournier	82
4	Goose Goslin	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	30
2	Max Carey	25
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	Kiki Cuyler	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.10
2	Rube Benton	2.36
3	Eppa Rixey	2.36
4	Tom Zachary	2.38
5	Curly Ogden	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Sloppy Thurston	17
3	Joe Shaute	16
4	Wilbur Cooper	14
4	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	160
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	Sarge Connally	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Rosy Ryan	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.517
2	Ray Blades	.489
3	Ira Flagstead	.481
4	Bibb Falk	.474
5	Eddie Collins	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ike Boone	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Bob Barrett	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Ike Boone	15
3	Joe Hauser	13
4	Jim Bottomley	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
1	Eddie Collins	6
1	Bob Meusel	6
4	Pie Traynor	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Wheeler	0.00
2	Larry Benton	0.78
3	Dazzy Vance	1.33
3	Emil Yde	1.33
5	Allan Sothoron	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
1	Joe Shaute	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	14
4	Wilbur Cooper	13
4	Red Faber	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dennis Burns	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.488
2	Rogers Hornsby	.435
3	Kiki Cuyler	.405
4	Ray Blades	.402
5	Eddie Collins	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Gabby Hartnett	7
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Wally Pipp	32
3	Joe Hauser	30
4	Earl Sheely	29
4	Al Simmons	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	9
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
1	Bob Meusel	9
4	Rabbit Maranville	7
4	Pie Traynor	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.02
2	Huck Betts	1.44
3	Carl Mays	1.59
4	Dazzy Vance	1.67
5	Bill Sherdel	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Joe Shaute	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	Bob Shawkey	25
3	Urban Shocker	25
5	Herb Pennock	22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.401
2	Rogers Hornsby	.390
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Harry Heilmann	.363
5	Tris Speaker	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Joe Hauser	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	144
2	Harry Heilmann	131
3	Joe Sewell	125
4	Joe Hauser	120
4	High Pockets Kelly	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.45
2	Dolf Luque	2.58
3	Lee Meadows	2.83
4	Walter Johnson	2.86
5	Dazzy Vance	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	250
2	Walter Johnson	148
3	Burleigh Grimes	127
4	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
4	Allen Russell	7
4	Rosy Ryan	7