On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	49	.578	--
Senators	67	52	.563	1.5
Tigers	64	53	.547	3.5
Browns	61	56	.521	6.5
Indians	54	64	.458	14.0
Red Sox	53	64	.453	14.5
White Sox	51	64	.443	15.5
Athletics	52	67	.437	16.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Browns 11, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Browns 4

Senators 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	43	.629	--
Pirates	66	48	.579	6.0
Robins	66	51	.564	7.5
Cubs	62	52	.544	10.0
Reds	61	58	.513	13.5
Cardinals	49	67	.422	24.0
Braves	43	72	.374	29.5
Phillies	42	71	.372	29.5

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 0

Reds 11, Phillies 0

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Pirates 5, Braves 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 4

Giants 12, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Bill Cunningham	5
3	Wally Gerber	5
3	Hank Severeid	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
1	Hank Severeid	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	3
2	Sam Bohne	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Morrison	0.60
2	Mike Cvengros	0.50
3	Jesse Haines	0.44
4	Urban Shocker	0.36
5	Eppa Rixey	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Morrison	6
2	Mike Cvengros	4
2	Jesse Haines	4
2	Urban Shocker	4
5	Red Lucas	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.423
2	Babe Ruth	.396
3	Kiki Cuyler	.383
4	Zack Wheat	.368
5	Bibb Falk	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Jack Fournier	25
3	Joe Hauser	20
4	Rogers Hornsby	18
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	102
2	Jack Fournier	97
3	High Pockets Kelly	95
4	Harry Heilmann	92
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	32
2	Max Carey	31
3	Kiki Cuyler	24
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	Jack Smith	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.09
2	Rube Benton	2.30
3	Eppa Rixey	2.44
4	Tom Zachary	2.63
5	Walter Johnson	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	121
3	Burleigh Grimes	98
4	Howard Ehmke	94
5	Bob Shawkey	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	9
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	Rogers Hornsby	.549
2	Jim Bottomley	.455
2	Tris Speaker	.455
4	Kiki Cuyler	.444
5	Bing Miller	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Cy Williams	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	20
2	Jack Fournier	15
3	Ike Boone	13
3	Kiki Cuyler	13
3	Pie Traynor	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.43
2	Walter Johnson	1.03
3	Firpo Marberry	1.23
4	Ray Kremer	1.45
5	Tom Sheehan	1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	19
1	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	Mike Cvengros	14
4	Herb Pennock	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	Rogers Hornsby	.451
2	Kiki Cuyler	.436
3	Babe Ruth	.433
4	Jim Bottomley	.400
5	Ira Flagstead	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
3	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Cy Williams	6
5	2 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	Irish Meusel	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Eddie Collins	8
3	George Burns	7
3	Max Carey	7
3	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.29
1	Lee Meadows	1.29
3	Ray Kremer	1.50
4	Dazzy Vance	1.67
5	Rube Benton	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Virgil Barnes	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	52
2	Burleigh Grimes	38
3	Herb Pennock	31
4	Walter Johnson	24
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Dave Danforth	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
5	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Zack Wheat	.367
4	Harry Heilmann	.360
5	Tris Speaker	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Jack Fournier	31
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	123
4	High Pockets Kelly	118
5	Goose Goslin	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	Pie Traynor	33
4	Jack Smith	30
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.46
2	Lee Meadows	2.58
3	Walter Johnson	2.63
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	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	236
2	Walter Johnson	159
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	9
4	Slim Harriss	6
4	Rosy Ryan	6