On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	74	55	.574	--
Yankees	71	55	.563	1.5
Tigers	68	59	.535	5.0
Browns	66	62	.516	7.5
Indians	60	69	.465	14.0
Red Sox	59	68	.465	14.0
Athletics	58	71	.450	16.0
White Sox	54	71	.432	18.0

Games

White Sox 10, Indians 1

Senators 4, Yankees 2

Browns 14, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	49	.608	--
Pirates	73	51	.589	2.5
Robins	72	54	.571	4.5
Cubs	68	58	.540	8.5
Reds	67	62	.519	11.0
Cardinals	54	74	.422	23.5
Phillies	49	75	.395	26.5
Braves	45	81	.357	31.5

Games

Robins 3, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Bressler	3
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Tommy Griffith	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Heinie Manush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kamm	3
1	Gene Robertson	3
1	George Sisler	3
4	Ted Blankenship	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Babe Pinelli	1
1	Jigger Statz	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
1	Emil Yde	0.67
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.60
4	George Mogridge	0.43
5	Art Nehf	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Allan Sothoron	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	Jakie May	3
3	George Mogridge	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Kiki Cuyler	.379
4	Zack Wheat	.370
5	Charlie Jamieson	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	111
2	High Pockets Kelly	105
3	Goose Goslin	103
4	Jack Fournier	101
5	Joe Hauser	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	38
2	Max Carey	35
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	Pie Traynor	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.12
2	Rube Benton	2.23
3	Eppa Rixey	2.58
4	Walter Johnson	2.64
5	Tom Zachary	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Joe Shaute	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	19
4	Wilbur Cooper	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	202
2	Walter Johnson	130
3	Burleigh Grimes	110
4	Howard Ehmke	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	.618
2	Hank Severeid	.500
3	Zack Taylor	.485
4	Eddie Moore	.444
5	Ken Williams	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	18
2	Butch Weis	17
3	Goose Goslin	16
4	Jim Bottomley	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.00
2	Emil Yde	0.33
3	Walter Johnson	0.59
4	Jack Quinn	1.04
5	Firpo Marberry	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Allan Sothoron	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	Walter Johnson	16
5	Syl Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Allen Russell	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.509
2	Jimmy Dykes	.438
3	Babe Ruth	.389
4	Sam Rice	.388
5	2 tied	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Joe Hauser	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Cy Williams	7
5	Ike Boone	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	35
2	Joe Hauser	31
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Ike Boone	27
5	Irish Meusel	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
4	Chick Fewster	8
4	Pie Traynor	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.23
2	Ray Kremer	1.35
3	Leo Dickerman	1.42
4	Virgil Barnes	1.88
5	Urban Shocker	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Carl Mays	6
3	Joe Shaute	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	66
2	Burleigh Grimes	35
3	Walter Johnson	28
4	Syl Johnson	27
5	Guy Bush	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.424
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Kiki Cuyler	.367
5	Tris Speaker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	26
3	Cy Williams	26
5	Joe Hauser	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Jack Fournier	126
3	Harry Heilmann	125
3	High Pockets Kelly	125
5	Goose Goslin	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	49
2	Max Carey	47
3	Pie Traynor	33
4	Jack Smith	30
5	Kiki Cuyler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.41
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	Burleigh Grimes	26
1	Joe Shaute	26
1	Dazzy Vance	26
4	Walter Johnson	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	252
2	Walter Johnson	166
3	Burleigh Grimes	138
4	Howard Ehmke	122
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