On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	49	.578	--
Tigers	64	51	.557	2.5
Senators	64	52	.552	3.0
Browns	60	54	.526	6.0
Indians	54	61	.470	12.5
White Sox	51	63	.447	15.0
Red Sox	50	64	.439	16.0
Athletics	50	66	.431	17.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Indians 13, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	43	.619	--
Pirates	65	45	.591	3.5
Cubs	62	49	.559	7.0
Robins	63	51	.553	7.5
Reds	60	57	.513	12.0
Cardinals	47	65	.420	22.5
Phillies	42	68	.382	26.5
Braves	40	71	.360	29.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Reds 8, Giants 7

Robins 7, Pirates 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	Charlie Jamieson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Edd Roush	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Rube Bressler	2
3	George Burns	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.46
2	Vic Aldridge	0.40
2	Stan Coveleski	0.40
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
4	Charlie Robertson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Sheehan	8
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	Vic Aldridge	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.396
3	Kiki Cuyler	.385
4	Zack Wheat	.371
5	Bibb Falk	.360

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	High Pockets Kelly	92
4	Harry Heilmann	91
5	Bob Meusel	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	32
2	Max Carey	30
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
3	Cliff Heathcote	22
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	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Joe Shaute	18
3	Burleigh Grimes	17
3	Herb Pennock	17
3	Sloppy Thurston	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	177
2	Walter Johnson	120
3	Burleigh Grimes	98
4	Howard Ehmke	92
5	Bob Shawkey	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Jack Quinn	7
3	Allen Russell	6
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Bottomley	.510
2	Kiki Cuyler	.429
3	Bill Wambsganss	.423
4	Jimmy Dykes	.420
5	Ty Cobb	.415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	21
2	Ike Boone	15
3	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Jack Fournier	13
4	Pie Traynor	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	0.93
2	Bill Hubbell	0.96
3	Syl Johnson	1.02
4	Urban Shocker	1.08
5	Dave Danforth	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
4	Sheriff Blake	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Allen Russell	2
4	Jack Bentley	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.429
2	Babe Ruth	.416
3	Johnny Bassler	.413
4	Lu Blue	.395
5	Eddie Collins	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Jim Bottomley	7
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Cy Williams	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	32
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Ike Boone	26
4	Joe Hauser	23
4	3 others tied	23

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	Larry Benton	1.44
3	Dazzy Vance	1.67
4	Rube Benton	1.89
5	Huck Betts	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	54
2	Burleigh Grimes	38
3	Herb Pennock	31
4	Walter Johnson	27
5	Guy Bush	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Dave Danforth	2
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	Allen Russell	2
2	Ed Wells	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Zack Wheat	.368
4	Harry Heilmann	.360
5	Tris Speaker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Joe Hauser	24
5	Ken Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Harry Heilmann	132
3	Jack Fournier	121
4	Goose Goslin	115
4	2 others tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	30
5	Bill Barrett	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.55
2	Lee Meadows	2.58
3	Dolf Luque	2.66
4	Walter Johnson	2.70
5	Rube Benton	2.78

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	243
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Burleigh Grimes	136
4	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Firpo Marberry	8
4	Slim Harriss	6
4	Rosy Ryan	6