On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	78	56	.582	--
Yankees	76	58	.567	2.0
Tigers	75	62	.547	4.5
Browns	70	66	.515	9.0
Indians	63	75	.457	17.0
Red Sox	61	74	.452	17.5
Athletics	60	74	.448	18.0
White Sox	58	76	.433	20.0

Games

Tigers 8, Indians 7

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	53	.610	--
Robins	82	56	.594	2.0
Pirates	78	54	.591	3.0
Reds	74	63	.540	9.5
Cubs	70	64	.522	12.0
Cardinals	56	80	.412	27.0
Phillies	51	84	.378	31.5
Braves	48	88	.353	35.0

Games

Giants 8, Robins 7

Reds 4, Pirates 1

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 15, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	6
2	Ray Blades	5
3	Jack Bentley	3
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Joe Hauser	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	4
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	George Burns	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
1	Babe Pinelli	2
4	Frank Bruggy	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.67
2	Dolf Luque	0.40
3	Carl Mays	0.38
4	Alex Ferguson	0.30
5	Vic Aldridge	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Eddie Dyer	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Jack Bentley	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Firpo Marberry	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Zack Wheat	.376
4	Kiki Cuyler	.375
5	Charlie Jamieson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Joe Hauser	25
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	105
5	3 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	42
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	120
4	Howard Ehmke	109
5	Bob Shawkey	101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Riggs Stephenson	.453
2	Sam Rice	.431
3	Rabbit Maranville	.424
4	Eddie Moore	.415
5	Johnny Bassler	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	24
2	Travis Jackson	23
3	High Pockets Kelly	22
4	Eddie Brown	20
4	Kiki Cuyler	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Hughie Critz	7
2	Babe Pinelli	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	Heinie Manush	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Emil Yde	1.00
2	Rube Ehrhardt	1.00
4	Firpo Marberry	1.35
5	Johnny Morrison	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	21
2	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Walter Johnson	16
3	Allan Sothoron	16
5	Howard Ehmke	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	Dutch Ruether	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.544
2	Riggs Stephenson	.437
3	Tris Speaker	.427
4	Jimmy Dykes	.426
5	Bing Miller	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	37
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
3	High Pockets Kelly	33
3	Zack Wheat	33
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Ty Cobb	10
2	Hughie Critz	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.69
2	Walter Johnson	0.97
3	Firpo Marberry	1.29
4	Emil Yde	1.53
5	Leo Dickerman	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	53
2	Burleigh Grimes	35
3	Walter Johnson	31
4	Howard Ehmke	28
5	Syl Johnson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Firpo Marberry	3
4	Syl Johnson	2
4	2 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	.363
5	Tris Speaker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Joe Hauser	26
3	Cy Williams	26
5	High Pockets Kelly	24

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	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
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	Dazzy Vance	2.50
3	Rube Benton	2.54
4	Walter Johnson	2.58
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	253
2	Walter Johnson	173
3	Burleigh Grimes	143
4	Howard Ehmke	124
5	Bob Shawkey	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	11
2	Jack Quinn	10
2	Allen Russell	10
4	Hooks Dauss	7
5	Sarge Connally	6