On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 49 .566 --
Tigers 63 49 .563 0.5
Senators 62 51 .549 2.0
Browns 58 53 .523 5.0
Indians 53 59 .473 10.5
White Sox 51 60 .459 12.0
Red Sox 49 62 .441 14.0
Athletics 48 65 .425 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 41 .631 --
Pirates 64 44 .593 4.5
Cubs 60 48 .556 8.5
Robins 60 51 .541 10.0
Reds 59 55 .518 12.5
Cardinals 46 63 .422 23.0
Phillies 40 67 .374 28.0
Braves 39 69 .361 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Howard Freigau 3
2 Bubbles Hargrave 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Barrett 3
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Ike Boone 1
2 Jimmy Cooney 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Ring 0.40
2 Syl Johnson 0.33
3 Leo Mangum 0.27
4 Fred Heimach 0.11
5 Dolf Luque 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leo Dickerman 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 4
2 Leo Mangum 3
3 Johnny Couch 2
3 Elmer Jacobs 2
3 Jimmy Ring 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .409
2 Babe Ruth .400
3 Kiki Cuyler .376
4 Zack Wheat .371
5 Bibb Falk .363

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 100
2 Jack Fournier 92
3 Harry Heilmann 91
4 High Pockets Kelly 90
5 Bob Meusel 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 32
2 Max Carey 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 21
3 Cliff Heathcote 21
5 Jack Smith 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.09
2 Rube Benton 2.31
3 Eppa Rixey 2.35
4 Tom Zachary 2.59
5 Lee Meadows 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Sloppy Thurston 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 177
2 Walter Johnson 114
3 Burleigh Grimes 92
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 Del Pratt .500
2 Babe Ruth .489
3 Jim Bottomley .457
4 Eddie Collins .447
5 Ty Cobb .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Max Carey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 17
1 Jim Bottomley 17
1 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Joe Hauser 16
5 Pie Traynor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Ty Cobb 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Chick Fewster 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 0.55
2 Ray Kremer 0.84
3 Stan Coveleski 1.00
3 Lee Meadows 1.00
5 Syl Johnson 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Joe Shaute 4
1 Dazzy Vance 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Syl Johnson 12
3 Walter Johnson 12
5 6 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .432
2 Kiki Cuyler .431
3 Rogers Hornsby .427
4 Eddie Collins .407
5 Johnny Bassler .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Joe Hauser 6
4 Ike Boone 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 28
1 Babe Ruth 28
3 Bob Meusel 27
4 Harry Heilmann 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Max Carey 8
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 Eddie Collins 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.42
2 Ray Kremer 1.69
3 Dazzy Vance 1.86
4 Larry Benton 1.96
5 Stan Coveleski 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 58
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Herb Pennock 24
4 Guy Bush 23
4 Lil Stoner 23

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 .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Cy Williams 26
4 Joe Hauser 24
4 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Harry Heilmann 135
3 Jack Fournier 120
4 Goose Goslin 117
4 Joe Sewell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 45
3 Jack Smith 34
4 Pie Traynor 33
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.39
2 Lee Meadows 2.66
3 Dolf Luque 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 23
5 Dave Danforth 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 252
2 Walter Johnson 153
3 Burleigh Grimes 135
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 115

Saves

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