On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	51	.575	--
Senators	71	53	.573	0.0
Tigers	66	55	.545	3.5
Browns	62	61	.504	8.5
Indians	56	66	.459	14.0
Red Sox	55	65	.458	14.0
Athletics	55	67	.451	15.0
White Sox	51	67	.432	17.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Browns 7, Senators 0

Senators 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	46	.623	--
Pirates	70	49	.588	4.5
Robins	69	54	.561	7.5
Cubs	65	55	.542	10.0
Reds	65	60	.520	12.5
Cardinals	52	70	.426	24.0
Phillies	44	74	.373	30.0
Braves	44	77	.364	31.5

Games

Giants 11, Cubs 9

Reds 7, Braves 0

Pirates 6, Phillies 1

Phillies 3, Pirates 1

Robins 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ross Youngs	5
2	Max Carey	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
2	Ken Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	4
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	Glenn Wright	3
2	Ross Youngs	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Pinelli	3
2	Ken Williams	2
3	Hughie Critz	1
3	Bernie Friberg	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Donohue	1.00
2	Urban Shocker	0.62
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.45
4	Paul Zahniser	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
1	Urban Shocker	5
3	Pete Donohue	4
4	Dave Danforth	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.430
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Kiki Cuyler	.383
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Bibb Falk	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Jack Fournier	25
3	Rogers Hornsby	22
4	Joe Hauser	21
5	Cy Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	108
2	High Pockets Kelly	104
3	Jack Fournier	100
4	Goose Goslin	94
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	Burleigh Grimes	18
3	Herb Pennock	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	194
2	Walter Johnson	123
3	Burleigh Grimes	104
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	.588
2	Jimmy Dykes	.531
3	Kiki Cuyler	.442
4	Hank Severeid	.438
5	Babe Pinelli	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Cy Williams	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	Jack Fournier	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
1	Irish Meusel	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
4	Ike Boone	14
4	Rogers Hornsby	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Hughie Critz	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
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	Fred Heimach	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Walter Johnson	17
3	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Guy Bush	13
4	4 others 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	.491
2	Babe Ruth	.439
3	Kiki Cuyler	.412
4	Jimmy Dykes	.406
5	Ira Flagstead	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Cy Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	35
2	Babe Ruth	29
3	Ike Boone	25
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
3	Irish Meusel	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.32
2	Tom Sheehan	1.74
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.78
4	Lee Meadows	1.80
5	Leo Dickerman	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Ray Kremer	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	67
2	Burleigh Grimes	34
3	Herb Pennock	25
4	Urban Shocker	24
5	2 tied	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	.419
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Tris Speaker	.358
5	2 tied	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Cy Williams	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	Joe Hauser	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Harry Heilmann	127
3	Jack Fournier	125
3	High Pockets Kelly	125
5	Goose Goslin	115

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	Burleigh Grimes	25
1	Joe Shaute	25
1	Dazzy Vance	25
4	Herb Pennock	23
5	Walter Johnson	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	244
2	Walter Johnson	159
3	Burleigh Grimes	136
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