On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 50 .576 --
Senators 68 52 .567 1.0
Tigers 65 54 .546 3.5
Browns 61 58 .513 7.5
Indians 55 65 .458 14.0
Red Sox 54 65 .454 14.5
Athletics 54 67 .446 15.5
White Sox 51 65 .440 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 44 .627 --
Pirates 68 48 .586 5.0
Robins 67 52 .563 7.5
Cubs 63 53 .543 10.0
Reds 62 59 .512 13.5
Cardinals 50 68 .424 24.0
Phillies 43 72 .374 29.5
Braves 43 74 .368 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Grantham 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Charlie Jamieson 3
1 Jack Smith 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Everett Scott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Everett Scott 4
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 George Burns 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.25
2 Carl Mays 0.40
3 Guy Bush 0.38
4 Dave Danforth 0.30
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 15
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .423
2 Babe Ruth .391
3 Kiki Cuyler .384
4 Zack Wheat .369
5 Bibb Falk .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 25
3 Joe Hauser 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 19
5 Cy Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 103
2 High Pockets Kelly 99
3 Jack Fournier 97
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 2.20
2 Rube Benton 2.24
3 Eppa Rixey 2.44
4 Tom Zachary 2.63
5 Herb Pennock 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Joe Shaute 19
3 Herb Pennock 18
4 Wilbur Cooper 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Walter Johnson 121
3 Burleigh Grimes 99
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 Jimmy Dykes .500
3 Kiki Cuyler .468
4 Bing Miller .449
5 Hank Severeid .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 18
2 Jimmy Dykes 15
3 Ike Boone 14
3 Kiki Cuyler 14
3 Irish Meusel 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
2 Herb Pennock 0.33
3 Walter Johnson 0.36
4 Rube Ehrhardt 0.43
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mogridge 4
1 Dazzy Vance 4
3 Sheriff Blake 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Guy Bush 16
2 Stan Coveleski 16
4 Walter Johnson 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Syl Johnson 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .447
2 Kiki Cuyler .429
2 Babe Ruth .429
4 Eddie Collins .407
5 Jim Bottomley .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
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 34
2 Ike Boone 26
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Irish Meusel 23
4 Pie Traynor 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Chick Fewster 8
3 George Burns 7
3 Max Carey 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.29
2 Ray Kremer 1.57
3 Larry Benton 1.62
4 Rube Benton 1.64
5 Stan Coveleski 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
3 Herb Pennock 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 67
2 Burleigh Grimes 39
3 Herb Pennock 31
4 Walter Johnson 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Harry Heilmann .359
5 Tris Speaker .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Cy Williams 27
4 Joe Hauser 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Jack Fournier 123
4 High Pockets Kelly 121
5 Goose Goslin 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 43
3 Pie Traynor 32
4 Jack Smith 29
5 Frankie Frisch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.33
2 Walter Johnson 2.63
3 Lee Meadows 2.64
4 Herb Pennock 2.69
5 Rube Benton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 25
1 Dazzy Vance 25
3 Burleigh Grimes 24
3 Herb Pennock 24
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 251
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 122
5 Bob Shawkey 119

Saves

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