On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	52	.574	--
Senators	71	54	.568	0.5
Tigers	67	56	.545	3.5
Browns	63	61	.508	8.0
Indians	57	67	.460	14.0
Red Sox	56	66	.459	14.0
Athletics	56	68	.452	15.0
White Sox	52	68	.433	17.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 6, Tigers 3

Indians 1, Yankees 0

Yankees 5, Indians 4

White Sox 12, Athletics 9

Athletics 9, White Sox 1

Browns 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	46	.623	--
Pirates	70	50	.583	5.0
Robins	69	54	.561	7.5
Cubs	65	56	.537	10.5
Reds	65	60	.520	12.5
Cardinals	53	70	.431	23.5
Phillies	45	74	.378	29.5
Braves	44	77	.364	31.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Phillies 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bing Miller	6
2	Bill Barrett	5
2	Joe Harris	5
2	Johnny Mostil	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Ike Boone	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	5
1	Al Simmons	5
3	Joe Hauser	4
3	Harry Hooper	4
3	Bobby Veach	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allan Sothoron	0.90
2	Syl Johnson	0.73
3	Stan Baumgartner	0.30
4	Stan Coveleski	0.29
5	Jack Quinn	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allan Sothoron	9
2	Syl Johnson	8
3	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Alex Ferguson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.431
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Kiki Cuyler	.380
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Charlie Jamieson	.349

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
4	Harry Heilmann	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	34
2	Eddie Collins	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	3 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	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	9
2	Jack Quinn	7
2	Allen Russell	7
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.582
2	Jimmy Dykes	.483
3	Bing Miller	.438
3	Hank Severeid	.438
5	Kiki Cuyler	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Cy Williams	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	Ike Boone	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	17
2	Irish Meusel	16
3	Ike Boone	15
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.00
1	Rube Benton	0.00
3	Herb Pennock	0.33
4	Walter Johnson	0.39
5	Tom Sheehan	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Baumgartner	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Alex Ferguson	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Syl Johnson	19
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Howard Ehmke	15
5	Allan Sothoron	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Larry Benton	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.482
2	Babe Ruth	.426
3	Kiki Cuyler	.403
4	Del Pratt	.402
5	Jimmy Dykes	.402

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	28
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Ike Boone	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	George Burns	8
3	Chick Fewster	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.32
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Stan Coveleski	1.65
4	Tom Sheehan	1.74
5	Rube Ehrhardt	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	58
2	Burleigh Grimes	34
3	Syl Johnson	25
3	Herb Pennock	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Syl Johnson	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.420
2	Babe Ruth	.387
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Tris Speaker	.356
5	Harry Heilmann	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Cy Williams	25
5	High Pockets Kelly	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Harry Heilmann	128
3	Jack Fournier	125
4	High Pockets Kelly	124
5	Joe Sewell	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	29
5	Kiki Cuyler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.43
2	Walter Johnson	2.58
3	Lee Meadows	2.67
4	Stan Baumgartner	2.73
5	Herb Pennock	2.74

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	Sarge Connally	6
5	3 tied	5