On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	51	.575	--
Senators	70	52	.574	0.0
Tigers	66	55	.545	3.5
Browns	61	60	.504	8.5
Indians	56	66	.459	14.0
Red Sox	55	65	.458	14.0
Athletics	54	67	.446	15.5
White Sox	51	66	.436	16.5

Games

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Senators 2, Browns 0

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	46	.620	--
Pirates	69	48	.590	4.0
Robins	68	54	.557	7.5
Cubs	65	54	.546	9.0
Reds	64	60	.516	12.5
Cardinals	52	69	.430	23.0
Phillies	43	73	.371	29.5
Braves	44	76	.367	30.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Giants 11, Cubs 7

Braves 6, Reds 5

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Robins 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Joe Dugan	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
4	Shano Collins	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	Les Mann	3
2	Babe Ruth	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	George Harper	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Jesse Haines	0.57
3	Tony Kaufmann	0.38
4	Art Nehf	0.31
5	Howard Ehmke	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	5
2	Jesse Haines	4
3	Howard Ehmke	3
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Cooney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.425
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Kiki Cuyler	.386
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Bibb Falk	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Jack Fournier	25
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Joe Hauser	20
5	Cy Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	108
2	High Pockets Kelly	103
3	Jack Fournier	99
4	Goose Goslin	93
5	Harry Heilmann	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	33
2	Eddie Collins	32
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.20
2	Rube Benton	2.24
3	Tom Zachary	2.53
4	Eppa Rixey	2.55
5	Walter Johnson	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	194
2	Walter Johnson	123
3	Burleigh Grimes	99
4	Howard Ehmke	97
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	.560
2	Jimmy Dykes	.533
3	Hank Severeid	.463
4	Bing Miller	.449
5	Kiki Cuyler	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Cy Williams	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	Max Carey	2
4	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	15
2	Ike Boone	14
2	High Pockets Kelly	14
2	Irish Meusel	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Chick Fewster	6
3	Max Carey	5
4	Hughie Critz	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.00
1	Rube Benton	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.28
4	Herb Pennock	0.33
5	Tom Sheehan	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Alex Ferguson	3
2	George Mogridge	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Walter Johnson	17
3	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Larry Benton	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Syl Johnson	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.464
2	Babe Ruth	.433
3	Kiki Cuyler	.421
4	Jimmy Dykes	.406
5	Jim Bottomley	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	35
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Ike Boone	25
3	Irish Meusel	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	George Burns	8
3	Chick Fewster	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.57
2	Larry Benton	1.62
3	Rube Benton	1.64
4	Lee Meadows	1.70
5	Rube Ehrhardt	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	67
2	Burleigh Grimes	39
3	Herb Pennock	31
4	Guy Bush	23
4	Walter Johnson	23

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	.414
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.368
4	Tris Speaker	.359
5	Eddie Collins	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Cy Williams	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Harry Heilmann	130
3	Jack Fournier	124
3	High Pockets Kelly	124
5	Goose Goslin	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	29
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.42
2	Walter Johnson	2.58
3	Lee Meadows	2.65
4	Herb Pennock	2.74
5	Rube Benton	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	25
1	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Burleigh Grimes	24
4	Herb Pennock	23
5	Walter Johnson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	244
2	Walter Johnson	159
3	Burleigh Grimes	131
4	Howard Ehmke	121
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