On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	73	54	.575	--
Yankees	70	54	.565	1.5
Tigers	67	58	.536	5.0
Browns	65	61	.516	7.5
Red Sox	59	66	.472	13.0
Indians	59	68	.465	14.0
Athletics	56	71	.441	17.0
White Sox	53	70	.431	18.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Yankees 1

Browns 3, Tigers 0

Browns 7, Tigers 6

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	47	.618	--
Pirates	71	51	.582	4.5
Robins	70	54	.565	6.5
Cubs	67	57	.540	9.5
Reds	66	61	.520	12.0
Cardinals	54	72	.429	23.5
Phillies	47	75	.385	28.5
Braves	45	79	.363	31.5

Games

Robins 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 12, Cubs 5

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Braves 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	4
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Frank Gibson	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	Hi Myers	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Hi Myers	3
2	Glenn Wright	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.78
2	Walter Johnson	0.70
3	Dazzy Vance	0.67
4	Dixie Davis	0.56
5	George Uhle	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Eddie Dyer	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
4	George Uhle	6
5	Dixie Davis	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Kiki Cuyler	.377
4	Zack Wheat	.371
5	Bibb Falk	.351

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	Goose Goslin	102
4	Jack Fournier	100
5	Harry Heilmann	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	36
2	Max Carey	35
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	Jack Smith	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.12
2	Rube Benton	2.24
3	Eppa Rixey	2.55
4	Walter Johnson	2.64
5	Tom Zachary	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Joe Shaute	19
3	Burleigh Grimes	18
3	Walter Johnson	18
3	Herb Pennock	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	202
2	Walter Johnson	130
3	Howard Ehmke	104
3	Burleigh Grimes	104
5	Bob Shawkey	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Jack Quinn	7
2	Allen Russell	7
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.587
2	Hank Severeid	.512
3	Butch Weis	.486
4	Jimmy Dykes	.439
5	Babe Pinelli	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	17
1	Rogers Hornsby	17
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	Goose Goslin	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Hughie Critz	6
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Bucky Harris	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.59
3	Urban Shocker	1.00
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.06
5	Pedro Dibut	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
2	Dixie Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Howard Ehmke	17
2	Syl Johnson	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Allen Russell	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.504
2	Babe Ruth	.421
3	Jimmy Dykes	.404
4	Johnny Bassler	.397
5	Kiki Cuyler	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	33
2	Ike Boone	27
2	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	Joe Hauser	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	Chick Fewster	8
4	George Burns	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.35
2	Urban Shocker	1.44
3	Stan Coveleski	1.74
4	Walter Johnson	1.79
5	Firpo Marberry	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Joe Shaute	6
4	Stan Baumgartner	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	66
2	Burleigh Grimes	34
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Howard Ehmke	26
5	Syl Johnson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Allen Russell	3
4	Sarge Connally	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.424
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Tris Speaker	.361
5	Bibb Falk	.353

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	Jack Fournier	125
2	Harry Heilmann	125
4	High Pockets Kelly	124
5	Goose Goslin	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Pie Traynor	33
4	Jack Smith	30
5	Kiki Cuyler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.43
2	Walter Johnson	2.55
3	Stan Baumgartner	2.73
4	Lee Meadows	2.76
5	Dazzy Vance	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Joe Shaute	25
4	Walter Johnson	23
4	Herb Pennock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	252
2	Walter Johnson	166
3	Burleigh Grimes	136
4	Howard Ehmke	128
5	Bob Shawkey	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Jack Quinn	10
2	Allen Russell	10
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	4 tied	5