On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	78	55	.586	--
Yankees	76	57	.571	2.0
Tigers	74	62	.544	5.5
Browns	70	66	.515	9.5
Indians	63	74	.460	17.0
Red Sox	60	74	.448	18.5
Athletics	59	74	.444	19.0
White Sox	58	76	.433	20.5

Games

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Yankees 10, Athletics 7

Senators 8, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	53	.607	--
Pirates	78	52	.600	1.5
Robins	82	55	.599	1.0
Reds	72	63	.533	10.0
Cubs	69	63	.523	11.5
Cardinals	55	79	.410	26.5
Phillies	51	84	.378	31.0
Braves	48	88	.353	34.5

Games

Robins 1, Braves 0

Braves 5, Robins 4

Reds 7, Cubs 6

Phillies 8, Giants 7

Giants 16, Phillies 14

Pirates 5, Cardinals 2

Pirates 12, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Harper	7
2	Walter Holke	6
2	Cy Williams	6
4	Bibb Falk	5
4	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	George Harper	2
3	Joe Hauser	1
3	Travis Jackson	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Travis Jackson	6
3	George Harper	5
3	High Pockets Kelly	5
5	3 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Johnny Cooney	0.80
3	Rube Benton	0.50
3	Bill Doak	0.50
5	Vic Keen	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	2
2	Harry Baldwin	1
2	Walter Beall	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	10
2	Dutch Leonard	8
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Jeff Pfeffer	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	Tom Sheehan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Kiki Cuyler	.380
4	Zack Wheat	.377
5	Charlie Jamieson	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Joe Hauser	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	121
2	Babe Ruth	116
3	Jack Fournier	107
4	Goose Goslin	104
5	Bob Meusel	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	41
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Jack Smith	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.21
2	Rube Benton	2.29
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	.576
2	Riggs Stephenson	.458
3	Sam Rice	.448
4	Rabbit Maranville	.446
5	Eddie Moore	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Joe Hauser	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	23
2	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Zack Wheat	22
4	Travis Jackson	21
5	Eddie Brown	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Heinie Manush	6
4	Hughie Critz	5
4	Babe Pinelli	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Emil Yde	1.00
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1.00
3	Tony Kaufmann	1.06
4	Johnny Morrison	1.50
5	Curly Ogden	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Burleigh Grimes	17
2	Allan Sothoron	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
5	Howard Ehmke	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Dutch Ruether	2
4	Bert Cole	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.557
2	Riggs Stephenson	.471
3	Eddie Moore	.438
4	Tris Speaker	.415
5	Jimmy Dykes	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	George Harper	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
2	Cy Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Jim Bottomley	34
3	High Pockets Kelly	33
4	Zack Wheat	31
5	Eddie Brown	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Ty Cobb	10
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Hughie Critz	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.69
2	Walter Johnson	1.28
3	Firpo Marberry	1.38
4	Leo Dickerman	1.55
5	Herb Pennock	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Urban Shocker	6
3	Dazzy Vance	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	53
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	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
4	Syl Johnson	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Kiki Cuyler	.368
5	Tris Speaker	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Joe Hauser	25
4	Rogers Hornsby	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	High Pockets Kelly	137
3	Jack Fournier	128
3	Harry Heilmann	128
5	Joe Hauser	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	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	Walter Johnson	2.58
3	Rube Benton	2.66
4	Tom Zachary	2.70
5	Herb Pennock	2.74

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
4	Hooks Dauss	6