On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 79 56 .585 --
Yankees 77 58 .570 2.0
Tigers 75 62 .547 5.0
Browns 70 66 .515 9.5
Indians 63 75 .457 17.5
Red Sox 61 75 .449 18.5
Athletics 60 75 .444 19.0
White Sox 58 76 .433 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 54 .606 --
Robins 83 56 .597 1.0
Pirates 78 54 .591 2.5
Reds 74 63 .540 9.0
Cubs 70 64 .522 11.5
Cardinals 56 80 .412 26.5
Phillies 51 84 .378 31.0
Braves 48 88 .353 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank DeBerry 3
1 Earl McNeely 3
3 Goose Goslin 2
3 Hank Gowdy 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank DeBerry 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Harris 3
2 Hank DeBerry 2
2 Babe Ruth 2
2 Mule Shirley 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.67
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.40
3 Walter Johnson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 6
2 Walter Johnson 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Slim Harriss 2
3 Rosy Ryan 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .432
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Zack Wheat .376
4 Kiki Cuyler .375
5 Charlie Jamieson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Jack Fournier 26
2 Joe Hauser 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 Cy Williams 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 121
2 Babe Ruth 118
3 Jack Fournier 107
4 Goose Goslin 106
5 Joe Hauser 104

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 2.20
2 Rube Benton 2.29
3 Eppa Rixey 2.47
4 Tom Zachary 2.56
5 Walter Johnson 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Joe Shaute 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 219
2 Walter Johnson 140
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 Rabbit Maranville .424
3 Goose Goslin .423
4 Zack Wheat .421
5 Sam Rice .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 23
1 Zack Wheat 23
3 High Pockets Kelly 22
4 Eddie Brown 21
5 Kiki Cuyler 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Babe Pinelli 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Hughie Critz 6
5 Heinie Manush 5

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 Walter Johnson 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Walter Johnson 19
4 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 .547
2 Riggs Stephenson .441
3 Bing Miller .422
4 Jimmy Dykes .413
5 Zack Taylor .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 George Harper 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
1 Cy Williams 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 34
1 Zack Wheat 34
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Eddie Brown 32
4 High Pockets Kelly 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Hughie Critz 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
4 Eddie Collins 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.69
2 Firpo Marberry 1.29
3 Rube Benton 1.44
4 Walter Johnson 1.46
5 Emil Yde 1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 59
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Walter Johnson 34
4 Howard Ehmke 27
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Allen Russell 4
3 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Hugh McQuillan 2
4 Dutch Ruether 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .429
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Kiki Cuyler .363
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Joe Hauser 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 High Pockets Kelly 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 High Pockets Kelly 137
3 Harry Heilmann 127
4 Jack Fournier 125
5 Joe Hauser 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 Pie Traynor 32
4 Jack Smith 30
5 Kiki Cuyler 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.39
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Rube Benton 2.54
4 Walter Johnson 2.62
5 Tom Zachary 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
2 Walter Johnson 25
4 Joe Shaute 24
5 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 259
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Burleigh Grimes 141
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