On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 47 .565 --
Yankees 62 48 .564 0.0
Senators 61 50 .550 1.5
Browns 57 51 .528 4.0
White Sox 51 56 .477 9.5
Indians 52 58 .473 10.0
Athletics 46 63 .422 15.5
Red Sox 45 62 .421 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 38 .648 --
Pirates 61 44 .581 7.5
Cubs 59 48 .551 10.5
Robins 59 50 .541 11.5
Reds 58 54 .518 14.0
Cardinals 45 63 .417 25.0
Phillies 40 66 .377 29.0
Braves 39 68 .364 30.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 2
1 Sam Rice 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Chick Fewster 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 2
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.60
2 Sherry Smith 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Sherry Smith 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 Babe Ruth .405
3 Bibb Falk .376
4 Kiki Cuyler .372
5 Zack Wheat .372

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 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.18
2 Eppa Rixey 2.35
3 Tom Zachary 2.45
4 Rube Benton 2.47
5 Stan Baumgartner 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Sloppy Thurston 17
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 169
2 Walter Johnson 114
3 Burleigh Grimes 91
4 Bob Shawkey 88
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 .578
2 Kiki Cuyler .414
3 Bibb Falk .400
4 Ray Blades .396
5 Willie Kamm .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Joe Hauser 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Max Carey 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 20
2 Jim Bottomley 18
2 Joe Hauser 18
4 Babe Ruth 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Rip Wheeler 0.00
3 Virgil Barnes 0.50
4 Ray Kremer 0.56
5 Hooks Dauss 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 6
2 Ray Kremer 4
2 Carl Mays 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Walter Johnson 14
4 Art Nehf 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .465
2 Rogers Hornsby .437
3 Kiki Cuyler .422
4 Eddie Collins .410
5 Jack Tobin .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Joe Hauser 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Joe Hauser 30
3 Bob Meusel 30
5 Glenn Myatt 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.24
2 Hooks Dauss 1.38
3 Stan Baumgartner 1.86
4 Art Nehf 1.93
5 Ray Kremer 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Urban Shocker 25
4 Walter Johnson 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
2 Johnny Couch 2
2 Jakie May 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .402
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Tris Speaker .362
5 Harry Heilmann .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Joe Hauser 25
3 Cy Williams 25
5 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Harry Heilmann 130
3 Joe Sewell 120
4 Jack Fournier 119
4 Joe Hauser 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 46
3 Jack Smith 34
4 Pie Traynor 33
5 George Grantham 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.47
2 Dolf Luque 2.52
3 Lee Meadows 2.66
4 Walter Johnson 2.85
5 Herb Pennock 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
1 Joe Shaute 24
3 Herb Pennock 23
4 Dazzy Vance 22
5 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 244
2 Walter Johnson 155
3 Burleigh Grimes 134
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