On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 51 .571 --
Senators 69 52 .570 0.0
Tigers 66 54 .550 2.5
Browns 61 59 .508 7.5
Indians 56 65 .463 13.0
Red Sox 54 65 .454 14.0
Athletics 54 67 .446 15.0
White Sox 51 66 .436 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 45 .622 --
Pirates 68 48 .586 4.5
Robins 67 54 .554 8.0
Cubs 64 53 .547 9.0
Reds 64 59 .520 12.0
Cardinals 52 68 .433 22.5
Phillies 43 72 .374 29.0
Braves 43 76 .361 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Specs Toporcer 6
2 Ray Blades 5
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Verne Clemons 5
2 Heinie Manush 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Homer Summa 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
2 Ray Blades 3
2 Sam Bohne 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.60
2 Pedro Dibut 0.57
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.43
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.29
5 Dutch Leonard 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Pedro Dibut 1
1 Eddie Dyer 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Pedro Dibut 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Hugh McQuillan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .425
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Kiki Cuyler .384
4 Zack Wheat .369
5 Bibb Falk .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Jack Fournier 25
3 Joe Hauser 20
3 Rogers Hornsby 20
5 Cy Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 105
2 High Pockets Kelly 99
3 Jack Fournier 98
4 Goose Goslin 92
4 Harry Heilmann 92

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.20
2 Rube Benton 2.24
3 Eppa Rixey 2.44
4 Tom Zachary 2.53
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 .545
2 Jimmy Dykes .542
3 Hank Severeid .452
4 Bing Miller .449
5 Kiki Cuyler .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 16
2 Jimmy Dykes 15
3 Ike Boone 14
3 Irish Meusel 14
5 Rogers Hornsby 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 Hughie Critz 4
5 6 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 Tom Sheehan 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mogridge 4
1 Dazzy Vance 4
3 Alex Ferguson 3
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Mike Cvengros 14
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Syl Johnson 1
2 Ray Kremer 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .450
2 Babe Ruth .424
3 Kiki Cuyler .421
4 Jim Bottomley .415
5 Jimmy Dykes .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Cy Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 37
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Ike Boone 25
4 Irish Meusel 24
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Chick Fewster 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 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 Rube Ehrhardt 1.78

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 Guy Bush 22
4 Stan Coveleski 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .414
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Tris Speaker .357
5 Harry Heilmann .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Cy Williams 26
4 Joe Hauser 23
4 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Jack Fournier 124
4 High Pockets Kelly 120
5 Goose Goslin 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 43
3 Pie Traynor 32
4 Jack Smith 29
5 Frankie Frisch 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.33
2 Walter Johnson 2.63
3 Lee Meadows 2.64
4 Rube Benton 2.72
5 Herb Pennock 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 25
1 Dazzy Vance 25
3 Burleigh Grimes 24
4 Herb Pennock 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 251
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
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 Rosy Ryan 6
5 4 tied 5