On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 49 .570 --
Tigers 64 49 .566 0.5
Senators 62 52 .544 3.0
Browns 60 53 .531 4.5
Indians 53 61 .465 12.0
White Sox 51 61 .455 13.0
Athletics 50 65 .435 15.5
Red Sox 49 64 .434 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 42 .625 --
Pirates 65 44 .596 3.5
Cubs 60 49 .550 8.5
Robins 60 51 .541 9.5
Reds 59 55 .518 12.0
Cardinals 47 63 .427 22.0
Phillies 41 67 .380 27.0
Braves 39 70 .358 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Pat McNulty 5
3 Bing Miller 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 George Harper 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Wally Gerber 3
1 Marty McManus 3
1 Gene Robertson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Wambsganss 2
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Joe Evans 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Bush 0.78
2 Elam Vangilder 0.67
3 Johnny Cooney 0.33
3 Johnny Stuart 0.33
5 Howard Ehmke 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Bush 7
2 Elam Vangilder 6
3 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Eddie Rommel 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 Babe Ruth .401
3 Kiki Cuyler .385
4 Zack Wheat .371
5 Bibb Falk .365

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 101
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 Howard Ehmke 92
3 Burleigh Grimes 92
5 Bob Shawkey 88

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 .488
2 Jim Bottomley .469
3 Babe Ruth .458
4 Jimmy Dykes .455
5 Ty Cobb .434

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
2 Ike Boone 18
3 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Pie Traynor 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.67
2 Ray Kremer 0.84
3 Bill Hubbell 0.96
4 Lee Meadows 1.00
5 Syl Johnson 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Joe Shaute 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Dave Danforth 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Guy Bush 16
4 Howard Ehmke 13
5 2 tied 12

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 Kiki Cuyler .444
2 Babe Ruth .442
3 Rogers Hornsby .422
4 Eddie Collins .410
5 Johnny Bassler .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Joe Hauser 6
4 Ike Boone 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Babe Ruth 29
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Ike Boone 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 Eddie Collins 8
4 Sparky Adams 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 1.38
2 Eppa Rixey 1.46
3 Dazzy Vance 1.67
4 Rube Benton 1.95
5 Larry Benton 1.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Guy Bush 24
3 Herb Pennock 24
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 Jakie May 2
3 Ed Wells 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .400
2 Rogers Hornsby .397
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Tris Speaker .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 141
2 Harry Heilmann 135
3 Jack Fournier 120
4 Goose Goslin 115
5 Joe Sewell 114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.39
2 Lee Meadows 2.66
3 Dolf Luque 2.66
4 Rube Benton 2.79
5 Walter Johnson 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 24
2 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Herb Pennock 23
2 Dazzy Vance 23
5 Dave Danforth 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 252
2 Walter Johnson 153
3 Burleigh Grimes 130
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 120

Saves

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