On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 47 .565 --
Yankees 62 48 .564 0.0
Senators 60 50 .545 2.0
Browns 57 51 .528 4.0
Indians 52 57 .477 9.5
White Sox 51 56 .477 9.5
Athletics 46 63 .422 15.5
Red Sox 45 62 .421 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 38 .645 --
Pirates 59 44 .573 8.0
Cubs 58 48 .547 10.5
Robins 58 50 .537 11.5
Reds 58 53 .523 13.0
Cardinals 45 62 .421 24.0
Phillies 40 64 .385 27.5
Braves 39 67 .368 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 5
1 Jack Smith 5
3 Andy High 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Frank Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Milt Stock 4
4 Max Bishop 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Irish Meusel 2
2 Johnny Mitchell 2
4 Ossie Bluege 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.75
2 Pete Donohue 0.71
3 Mike Cvengros 0.60
4 Jack Quinn 0.33
5 Bill Sherdel 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Mike Cvengros 6
3 Pete Donohue 5
4 Bill Sherdel 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .409
2 Babe Ruth .405
3 Bibb Falk .376
4 Kiki Cuyler .376
5 Zack Wheat .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 23
3 Joe Hauser 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Ken Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 99
2 Jack Fournier 90
3 High Pockets Kelly 89
4 Bob Meusel 88
5 Harry Heilmann 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 31
2 Max Carey 28
3 Cliff Heathcote 20
4 Kiki Cuyler 19
4 Jack Smith 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.18
2 Eppa Rixey 2.35
3 Tom Zachary 2.45
4 Rube Benton 2.51
5 Stan Baumgartner 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Sloppy Thurston 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 169
2 Walter Johnson 106
3 Bob Shawkey 88
4 Burleigh Grimes 85
5 Howard Ehmke 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Jack Quinn 6
3 Sarge Connally 5
3 Jakie May 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .552
2 Eddie Collins .468
3 Ray Blades .429
4 Bibb Falk .424
5 Kiki Cuyler .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Joe Hauser 5
4 Ike Boone 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 23
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Joe Hauser 19
4 Pie Traynor 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Rip Wheeler 0.00
3 Huck Betts 0.52
4 Ray Kremer 0.59
5 Sam Gray 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 6
2 Pete Donohue 4
2 Ray Kremer 4
2 Carl Mays 4
2 Dazzy Vance 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Burleigh Grimes 15
3 Urban Shocker 14
4 Dolf Luque 13
4 Art Nehf 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Jack Bentley 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 .475
2 Rogers Hornsby .437
3 Kiki Cuyler .423
4 Eddie Collins .417
5 Johnny Bassler .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Joe Hauser 32
3 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Bob Meusel 31
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Huck Betts 0.84
2 Eppa Rixey 1.24
3 Hooks Dauss 1.30
4 Carl Mays 1.77
5 Stan Baumgartner 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 8
2 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Eppa Rixey 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 55
2 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Urban Shocker 29
4 Guy Bush 23
4 Herb Pennock 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
2 Johnny Couch 2
2 Curt Fullerton 2
2 Jakie May 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .404
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Zack Wheat .370
4 Harry Heilmann .364
5 Tris Speaker .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Joe Hauser 25
3 Cy Williams 25
5 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Jack Fournier 124
3 Joe Sewell 124
5 Joe Hauser 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 Jack Smith 35
4 George Grantham 33
4 Pie Traynor 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.47
2 Dolf Luque 2.52
3 Lee Meadows 2.65
4 Art Nehf 2.89
5 Walter Johnson 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
1 Joe Shaute 24
3 Herb Pennock 23
3 Dazzy Vance 23
5 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 254
2 Walter Johnson 150
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Slim Harriss 8
2 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Allen Russell 8
5 Rosy Ryan 6