On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	77	55	.583	--
Yankees	75	57	.568	2.0
Tigers	73	62	.541	5.5
Browns	68	66	.507	10.0
Indians	63	73	.463	16.0
Red Sox	60	73	.451	17.5
Athletics	59	73	.447	18.0
White Sox	58	74	.439	19.0

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 1

Tigers 7, Indians 3

Tigers 20, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	52	.609	--
Robins	81	54	.600	1.0
Pirates	76	52	.594	2.5
Reds	71	63	.530	10.5
Cubs	69	62	.527	11.0
Cardinals	55	77	.417	25.5
Phillies	50	83	.376	31.0
Braves	47	87	.351	34.5

Games

Robins 4, Braves 0

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Giants 15, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	6
2	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Frank O'Rourke	5
4	Fred Haney	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Travis Jackson	5
2	Del Pratt	5
4	Fred Haney	4
4	Topper Rigney	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Fred Haney	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
4	Roy Elsh	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Cvengros	0.60
2	Ken Holloway	0.50
3	Harry Baldwin	0.36
4	Pete Donohue	0.33
5	Hugh McQuillan	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Baldwin	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Baldwin	4
1	Lefty Weinert	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Mike Cvengros	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.385
3	Kiki Cuyler	.378
4	Zack Wheat	.374
5	Charlie Jamieson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Joe Hauser	23
3	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	116
2	Babe Ruth	114
3	Jack Fournier	107
4	Goose Goslin	104
5	Harry Heilmann	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	38
1	Eddie Collins	38
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Jack Smith	24
5	Cliff Heathcote	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	2.09
2	Dazzy Vance	2.21
3	Eppa Rixey	2.47
4	Tom Zachary	2.56
5	Walter Johnson	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Joe Shaute	20
4	Wilbur Cooper	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	213
2	Walter Johnson	137
3	Burleigh Grimes	116
4	Howard Ehmke	109
5	Bob Shawkey	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Allen Russell	8
3	Jack Quinn	7
4	Sarge Connally	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.568
2	Zack Taylor	.476
3	Riggs Stephenson	.473
4	Eddie Moore	.460
5	Sam Rice	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	George Harper	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	21
2	Butch Weis	20
2	Zack Wheat	20
4	Eddie Brown	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Heinie Manush	6
4	Babe Pinelli	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.00
2	Emil Yde	0.50
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.00
4	Tony Kaufmann	1.06
5	Vic Keen	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Burleigh Grimes	18
3	Allan Sothoron	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
4	Art Nehf	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Dutch Ruether	2
4	Bert Cole	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.544
2	Riggs Stephenson	.471
3	Jimmy Dykes	.425
4	Zack Taylor	.416
5	Tris Speaker	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
2	Cy Williams	7
4	George Harper	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	34
2	Kiki Cuyler	30
3	Zack Wheat	29
4	Eddie Brown	28
4	High Pockets Kelly	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Kiki Cuyler	9
4	Eddie Collins	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.69
2	Rube Benton	0.96
3	Walter Johnson	1.28
4	Firpo Marberry	1.38
5	Leo Dickerman	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Bill Doak	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	63
2	Burleigh Grimes	36
3	Walter Johnson	35
4	Howard Ehmke	28
4	Syl Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Kiki Cuyler	.366
5	Tris Speaker	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	Joe Hauser	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	136
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
3	Jack Fournier	128
3	Harry Heilmann	128
5	Joe Hauser	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
1	Eddie Collins	48
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	31
5	Kiki Cuyler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.38
2	Rube Benton	2.51
3	Walter Johnson	2.58
4	Herb Pennock	2.67
5	Tom Zachary	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Joe Shaute	25
4	Walter Johnson	24
5	Herb Pennock	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	257
2	Walter Johnson	173
3	Burleigh Grimes	139
4	Howard Ehmke	125
5	Bob Shawkey	117

Saves

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