On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	48	.571	--
Tigers	62	48	.564	1.0
Senators	61	51	.545	3.0
Browns	57	53	.518	6.0
Indians	53	58	.477	10.5
White Sox	51	58	.468	11.5
Red Sox	47	62	.431	15.5
Athletics	47	64	.423	16.5

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 0

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Yankees 1, Browns 0

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Tigers 8, Athletics 4

Athletics 8, Tigers 7

Indians 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	39	.642	--
Pirates	62	44	.585	6.5
Cubs	59	48	.551	10.0
Robins	59	50	.541	11.0
Reds	58	54	.518	13.5
Cardinals	45	63	.417	24.5
Phillies	40	66	.377	28.5
Braves	39	68	.364	30.0

Games

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank O'Rourke	6
2	Ike Boone	5
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	Bing Miller	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Hale	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Boone	5
2	Johnny Bassler	3
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	Bill Lamar	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	1.25
2	Lil Stoner	0.44
3	Stan Coveleski	0.40
3	Herb Pennock	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Lil Stoner	4
4	Stan Baumgartner	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.410
2	Babe Ruth	.400
3	Kiki Cuyler	.377
4	Zack Wheat	.372
5	Bibb Falk	.369

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	Harry Heilmann	88
4	Bob Meusel	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	32
2	Max Carey	28
3	Kiki Cuyler	21
4	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	Jack Smith	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.18
2	Eppa Rixey	2.35
3	Rube Benton	2.47
4	Tom Zachary	2.59
5	Lee Meadows	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Joe Shaute	18
3	Sloppy Thurston	17
4	Burleigh Grimes	16
4	Herb Pennock	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	169
2	Walter Johnson	114
3	Burleigh Grimes	91
4	Bob Shawkey	88
5	Howard Ehmke	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Jack Quinn	7
3	Sarge Connally	5
3	Jakie May	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.510
2	Del Pratt	.500
3	Eddie Collins	.432
4	Johnny Bassler	.417
5	Kiki Cuyler	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Joe Hauser	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Max Carey	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	18
2	Joe Hauser	17
3	Pie Traynor	16
4	Ike Boone	14
4	Harry Heilmann	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	George Burns	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Chick Fewster	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Wheeler	0.00
2	Ray Kremer	0.39
3	Hooks Dauss	0.52
4	Lee Meadows	0.75
5	Stan Coveleski	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Burleigh Grimes	21
3	Walter Johnson	14
4	Earl Whitehill	12
5	4 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Syl Johnson	2
3	Jack Bentley	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.443
2	Babe Ruth	.436
3	Kiki Cuyler	.433
4	Eddie Collins	.398
5	Johnny Bassler	.392

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	32
2	Jim Bottomley	31
3	Joe Hauser	30
3	Bob Meusel	30
5	Harry Heilmann	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Eddie Collins	8
4	Max Carey	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Dauss	1.32
2	Eppa Rixey	1.42
3	Art Nehf	1.93
4	Larry Benton	1.96
5	Ray Kremer	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Burleigh Grimes	34
3	Urban Shocker	26
4	Herb Pennock	25
5	Walter Johnson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Johnny Couch	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.399
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	Cy Williams	25
4	Joe Hauser	24
4	Ken Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Harry Heilmann	132
3	Jack Fournier	119
4	Joe Sewell	118
5	Goose Goslin	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	47
2	Max Carey	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	2.83
5	Herb Pennock	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	244
2	Walter Johnson	153
3	Burleigh Grimes	134
4	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Slim Harriss	8
2	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Allen Russell	8
5	Rosy Ryan	6