On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 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 63 .462 13.5
Red Sox 52 64 .448 15.0
White Sox 51 63 .447 15.0
Athletics 51 66 .436 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 43 .623 --
Pirates 65 47 .580 5.0
Robins 65 51 .560 7.0
Cubs 62 51 .549 8.5
Reds 60 58 .508 13.0
Cardinals 49 65 .430 22.0
Phillies 42 70 .375 28.0
Braves 42 71 .372 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wattie Holm 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Ira Flagstead 4
3 Walter Holke 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Casey Stengel 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wattie Holm 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Casey Stengel 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Joe Schultz 1
1 Jigger Statz 1
1 Homer Summa 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.80
1 Allan Sothoron 0.80
3 Ray Kremer 0.33
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.25
5 Jesse Barnes 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Leo Dickerman 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Genewich 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
4 Tony Kaufmann 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Kiki Cuyler .383
4 Zack Wheat .366
5 Bibb Falk .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 24
3 Joe Hauser 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 Jack Fournier 96
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
3 Cliff Heathcote 23
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 94
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 .490
2 Rogers Hornsby .457
3 Kiki Cuyler .448
4 Jimmy Dykes .435
5 Tris Speaker .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 21
2 Ike Boone 15
3 Jack Fournier 14
4 Harry Heilmann 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.75
2 Walter Johnson 1.29
3 Rip Wheeler 1.38
4 Firpo Marberry 1.42
5 Ray Kremer 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Leo Dickerman 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Curt Fullerton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 18
2 Walter Johnson 18
4 Herb Pennock 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .431
2 Babe Ruth .422
3 Rogers Hornsby .412
4 Johnny Bassler .403
5 Jim Bottomley .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Cy Williams 6
4 Ike Boone 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 32
2 Ike Boone 28
3 Babe Ruth 25
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 Larry Benton 1.44
2 Ray Kremer 1.57
3 Dazzy Vance 1.71
4 Rube Benton 1.80
5 Stan Coveleski 1.83

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 23
5 Howard Ehmke 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Dave Danforth 2
3 Syl Johnson 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Zack Wheat .366
4 Harry Heilmann .360
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Cy Williams 27
4 Joe Hauser 23
4 Ken Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
1 Babe Ruth 132
3 Jack Fournier 122
4 Goose Goslin 116
4 High Pockets Kelly 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
1 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 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 245
2 Walter Johnson 158
3 Burleigh Grimes 132
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 122

Saves

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