On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	49	.578	--
Senators	66	52	.559	2.0
Tigers	64	53	.547	3.5
Browns	60	55	.522	6.5
Indians	54	62	.466	13.0
White Sox	51	63	.447	15.0
Red Sox	51	64	.443	15.5
Athletics	51	66	.436	16.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 5

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	43	.623	--
Pirates	65	46	.586	4.5
Cubs	62	49	.559	7.5
Robins	64	51	.557	7.5
Reds	60	58	.508	13.0
Cardinals	47	65	.420	23.0
Phillies	42	68	.382	27.0
Braves	40	71	.360	29.5

Games

Giants 6, Reds 2

Robins 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bucky Harris	4
1	Babe Pinelli	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Joe Judge	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	George Uhle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ira Flagstead	3
1	Joe Harris	3
3	Eddie Brown	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	2
1	Joe Judge	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	1
3	Homer Ezzell	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.40
2	Joe Shaute	0.25
2	Dazzy Vance	0.25
4	Stan Baumgartner	0.20
4	Dave Danforth	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Baumgartner	2
1	Rip Collins	2
1	Curt Fullerton	2
1	Joe Shaute	2
1	2 others tied	2

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	.386
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	93
4	Harry Heilmann	92
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	32
2	Max Carey	30
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	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	2.63
5	Lee Meadows	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Joe Shaute	18
3	Burleigh Grimes	17
3	Herb Pennock	17
3	Sloppy Thurston	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
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
2	Allen Russell	7
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Bottomley	.543
2	Jimmy Dykes	.444
3	Kiki Cuyler	.431
4	Bill Wambsganss	.415
5	Tris Speaker	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Cy Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	20
2	Ike Boone	14
3	Jimmy Dykes	13
3	Jack Fournier	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.75
2	Ray Kremer	0.93
3	Bill Hubbell	0.96
4	Urban Shocker	1.08
5	Firpo Marberry	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	4
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Curt Fullerton	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
4	Guy Bush	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
4	Jack Bentley	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.441
2	Babe Ruth	.409
3	Johnny Bassler	.403
4	Jim Bottomley	.402
5	Eddie Collins	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Cy Williams	6
4	Ike Boone	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	29
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Ike Boone	27
4	Pie Traynor	24
5	Harry Heilmann	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Eddie Collins	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Chick Fewster	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.38
2	Larry Benton	1.44
3	Dazzy Vance	1.71
4	Stan Coveleski	1.83
5	Urban Shocker	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Joe Shaute	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	56
2	Burleigh Grimes	38
3	Herb Pennock	31
4	Walter Johnson	27
5	Guy Bush	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Dave Danforth	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Harry Heilmann	.360
5	Tris Speaker	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Harry Heilmann	133
3	Jack Fournier	121
4	Goose Goslin	116
4	High Pockets Kelly	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	30
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.55
2	Lee Meadows	2.58
3	Walter Johnson	2.70
4	Dolf Luque	2.76
5	Rube Benton	2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	245
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Burleigh Grimes	136
4	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	120

Saves

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