On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	76	55	.580	--
Yankees	75	56	.573	1.0
Tigers	71	62	.534	6.0
Browns	68	65	.511	9.0
Indians	63	71	.470	14.5
Red Sox	60	72	.455	16.5
Athletics	58	73	.443	18.0
White Sox	57	74	.435	19.0

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 11, Red Sox 6

Browns 7, Indians 6

Indians 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	51	.608	--
Pirates	76	51	.598	1.5
Robins	78	54	.591	2.0
Cubs	69	60	.535	9.5
Reds	69	63	.523	11.0
Cardinals	54	77	.412	25.5
Phillies	49	81	.377	30.0
Braves	47	84	.359	32.5

Games

Giants 4, Braves 1

Cubs 6, Reds 0

Robins 7, Phillies 6

Robins 7, Phillies 0

Pirates 14, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Gerber	5
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Gene Robertson	4
2	Joe Sewell	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zack Wheat	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Gene Robertson	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	7
2	Bernie Friberg	4
2	Riggs Stephenson	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Glenn Myatt	2
1	Topper Rigney	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	Jack Fournier	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Nehf	1.67
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.46
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.43
4	Bill Doak	0.33
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Beall	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Art Nehf	5
3	Walter Beall	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
5	9 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Kiki Cuyler	.381
4	Zack Wheat	.376
5	Charlie Jamieson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Joe Hauser	23
3	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	114
2	High Pockets Kelly	109
3	Jack Fournier	105
4	Goose Goslin	104
5	Joe Hauser	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	38
2	Max Carey	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Cliff Heathcote	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	2.09
2	Dazzy Vance	2.26
3	Tom Zachary	2.56
4	Eppa Rixey	2.58
5	Walter Johnson	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Joe Shaute	20
4	Wilbur Cooper	19
4	Herb Pennock	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	202
2	Walter Johnson	130
3	Burleigh Grimes	116
4	Howard Ehmke	109
5	Bob Shawkey	94

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	.667
2	Riggs Stephenson	.500
3	Eddie Moore	.447
4	Butch Weis	.442
5	Hank Severeid	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	20
1	Butch Weis	20
1	Zack Wheat	20
4	Bobby Veach	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Hughie Critz	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
4	Heinie Manush	5
4	Babe Pinelli	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.00
2	Emil Yde	0.33
3	Walter Johnson	0.42
4	Rube Ehrhardt	1.00
5	Vic Keen	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	4
1	Howard Ehmke	4
1	Carl Mays	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Allan Sothoron	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	Howard Ehmke	17
5	Art Nehf	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Dutch Ruether	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.541
2	Jimmy Dykes	.422
3	Glenn Myatt	.400
4	Hank Severeid	.394
5	Kiki Cuyler	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Ike Boone	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	30
3	Zack Wheat	29
4	Ty Cobb	28
5	Ike Boone	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.91
2	Rube Benton	0.96
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.29
4	Leo Dickerman	1.42
5	Herb Pennock	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Bill Doak	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	52
2	Burleigh Grimes	36
3	Howard Ehmke	28
3	Syl Johnson	28
3	Walter Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.429
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Kiki Cuyler	.368
5	Tris Speaker	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
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	138
2	High Pockets Kelly	129
3	Jack Fournier	126
3	Harry Heilmann	126
5	Joe Hauser	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	48
2	Max Carey	47
3	Pie Traynor	33
4	Jack Smith	29
5	Kiki Cuyler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.41
2	Rube Benton	2.51
3	Walter Johnson	2.55
4	Herb Pennock	2.67
5	Tom Zachary	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
1	Joe Shaute	26
1	Dazzy Vance	26
4	Walter Johnson	23
5	Herb Pennock	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	246
2	Walter Johnson	166
3	Burleigh Grimes	139
4	Howard Ehmke	125
5	Bob Shawkey	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Allen Russell	9
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	5 tied	5