On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	72	54	.571	--
Yankees	70	53	.569	0.5
Tigers	67	56	.545	3.5
Browns	63	61	.508	8.0
Red Sox	58	66	.468	13.0
Indians	58	68	.460	14.0
Athletics	56	70	.444	16.0
White Sox	53	69	.434	17.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 0

White Sox 7, Indians 6

Senators 11, Yankees 6

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 8, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	46	.623	--
Pirates	70	51	.579	5.5
Robins	69	54	.561	7.5
Cubs	67	56	.545	9.5
Reds	66	60	.524	12.0
Cardinals	53	72	.424	24.5
Phillies	47	74	.388	28.5
Braves	44	79	.358	32.5

Games

Cubs 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 8, Cardinals 3

Phillies 1, Braves 0

Phillies 9, Braves 3

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	Sam Rice	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	John Chapman	4
3	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Ike Boone	1
2	Frank Gibson	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	6
2	Frank Brower	4
2	John Chapman	4
2	Howie Shanks	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Clark	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Denver Grigsby	2
4	Bernie Friberg	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	1.00
2	Carl Mays	0.56
3	Elmer Jacobs	0.44
4	Hi Bell	0.40
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Mays	5
2	Vic Aldridge	4
2	Hi Bell	4
2	Ted Blankenship	4
2	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.433
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Kiki Cuyler	.379
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Charlie Jamieson	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Jack Fournier	25
3	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Joe Hauser	21
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	111
2	High Pockets Kelly	104
3	Jack Fournier	100
3	Goose Goslin	100
5	Harry Heilmann	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	35
2	Max Carey	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	Jack Smith	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.20
2	Rube Benton	2.24
3	Eppa Rixey	2.55
4	Tom Zachary	2.65
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	10
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	.581
2	Butch Weis	.500
3	Hank Severeid	.476
4	Jimmy Dykes	.439
5	Al Simmons	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Cy Williams	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
4	Ike Boone	3
4	Kiki Cuyler	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	17
1	Rogers Hornsby	17
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
3	Irish Meusel	15
5	Goose Goslin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	Hughie Critz	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Eddie Collins	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.00
1	Rube Benton	0.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.39
4	Tom Sheehan	0.61
5	Urban Shocker	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Stan Baumgartner	3
1	Alex Ferguson	3
1	Syl Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Syl Johnson	17
3	Allan Sothoron	14
4	Guy Bush	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.487
2	Babe Ruth	.427
3	Kiki Cuyler	.412
4	Del Pratt	.402
5	Johnny Bassler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Ike Boone	6
4	Joe Hauser	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	30
2	Ike Boone	27
2	Kiki Cuyler	27
2	Babe Ruth	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	George Burns	8
3	Chick Fewster	8
3	Pie Traynor	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.30
2	Urban Shocker	1.44
3	Virgil Barnes	1.61
4	Stan Coveleski	1.74
4	Tom Sheehan	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	58
2	Burleigh Grimes	34
3	Herb Pennock	27
4	Syl Johnson	25
5	Walter Johnson	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
3	Firpo Marberry	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.423
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Tris Speaker	.361
5	Harry Heilmann	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	26
3	Cy Williams	26
5	High Pockets Kelly	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Harry Heilmann	127
3	Jack Fournier	125
4	High Pockets Kelly	124
5	Goose Goslin	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	Pie Traynor	33
4	Jack Smith	30
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	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	Firpo Marberry	10
1	Jack Quinn	10
1	Allen Russell	10
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	3 tied	5