On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 49 .574 --
Tigers 64 50 .561 1.5
Senators 63 52 .548 3.0
Browns 60 53 .531 5.0
Indians 53 61 .465 12.5
White Sox 51 62 .451 14.0
Athletics 50 65 .435 16.0
Red Sox 49 64 .434 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 42 .625 --
Pirates 65 44 .596 3.5
Cubs 61 49 .555 8.0
Robins 62 51 .549 8.5
Reds 59 57 .509 13.0
Cardinals 47 64 .423 22.5
Phillies 41 68 .376 27.5
Braves 40 70 .364 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Jake Daubert 4
1 Andy High 4
1 Earl McNeely 4
1 Zack Wheat 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 5
2 Jack Fournier 3
3 Eddie Brown 2
3 Walter Johnson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Sheriff Blake 1.33
3 Herb Pennock 1.00
4 Larry Benton 0.50
5 Jesse Haines 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 8
1 Herb Pennock 8
3 Walter Johnson 6
4 Larry Benton 5
5 Tiny Osborne 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .409
2 Babe Ruth .397
3 Kiki Cuyler .385
4 Zack Wheat .373
5 Bibb Falk .364

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 102
2 Jack Fournier 95
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 Cliff Heathcote 22
4 Kiki Cuyler 21
5 Jack Smith 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.09
2 Rube Benton 2.30
3 Eppa Rixey 2.56
4 Tom Zachary 2.59
5 Lee Meadows 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Herb Pennock 17
3 Sloppy Thurston 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 177
2 Walter Johnson 120
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 Jim Bottomley .511
2 Jimmy Dykes .451
3 Rogers Hornsby .432
4 Del Pratt .425
5 Eddie Collins .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Max Carey 4
5 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
2 Ike Boone 16
3 Harry Heilmann 15
4 Pie Traynor 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.67
2 Ray Kremer 0.93
3 Bill Hubbell 0.96
4 Lee Meadows 1.00
5 Syl Johnson 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 4
2 Sheriff Blake 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Herb Pennock 17
5 Sheriff Blake 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .441
2 Babe Ruth .427
3 Rogers Hornsby .406
4 Ray Blades .400
4 Eddie Collins .400

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 30
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Ike Boone 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Eddie Collins 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
4 Sparky Adams 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 1.38
2 Dazzy Vance 1.67
3 Rube Benton 1.89
4 Larry Benton 1.97
5 Stan Coveleski 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
1 Joe Shaute 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Burleigh Grimes 32
2 Herb Pennock 32
4 Walter Johnson 27
5 Guy Bush 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 Ed Wells 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .400
2 Babe Ruth .395
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Harry Heilmann .362
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
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 133
3 Jack Fournier 121
4 Goose Goslin 115
5 Joe Sewell 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 Pie Traynor 34
4 Jack Smith 32
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.53
2 Lee Meadows 2.66
3 Dolf Luque 2.66
4 Walter Johnson 2.70
5 Rube Benton 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 243
2 Walter Johnson 158
3 Burleigh Grimes 130
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Allen Russell 8
4 Slim Harriss 7
5 Rosy Ryan 6