On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	80	57	.584	--
Yankees	78	58	.574	1.5
Tigers	76	63	.547	5.0
Browns	70	66	.515	9.5
Indians	63	75	.457	17.5
Athletics	61	76	.445	19.0
Red Sox	61	76	.445	19.0
White Sox	59	77	.434	20.5

Games

White Sox 12, Tigers 8

Athletics 2, Senators 1

Senators 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	54	.612	--
Robins	84	56	.600	1.5
Pirates	79	56	.585	4.0
Reds	75	64	.540	10.0
Cubs	71	65	.522	12.5
Cardinals	58	81	.417	27.0
Phillies	51	85	.375	32.5
Braves	48	90	.348	36.5

Games

Robins 5, Phillies 1

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Giants 22, Braves 1

Giants 8, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Irish Meusel	6
3	Chick Galloway	4
3	Sam Rice	4
3	Hack Wilson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Hank Gowdy	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
4	Earl Sheely	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	3
2	Hack Wilson	2
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	Heinie Groh	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh McQuillan	0.75
2	Virgil Barnes	0.60
3	Sam Gray	0.55
4	Rube Ehrhardt	0.50
5	George Mogridge	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gray	6
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Huntzinger	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.431
2	Babe Ruth	.385
3	Zack Wheat	.379
4	Kiki Cuyler	.369
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	122
2	Babe Ruth	118
3	Jack Fournier	107
3	Goose Goslin	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	42
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Jack Smith	25
5	Pie Traynor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.20
2	Rube Benton	2.29
3	Tom Zachary	2.54
4	Eppa Rixey	2.57
5	Walter Johnson	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Herb Pennock	20
2	Joe Shaute	20

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	12
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	Zack Wheat	.452
3	Johnny Bassler	.447
4	Cy Williams	.446
5	Sam Rice	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
2	Joe Hauser	5
2	Zack Wheat	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	24
2	Travis Jackson	22
3	Eddie Brown	19
3	Joe Hauser	19
3	Riggs Stephenson	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	Eddie Collins	6
3	Hughie Critz	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.40
2	Rube Ehrhardt	1.00
3	Bill Doak	1.08
4	Rip Wheeler	1.20
5	Firpo Marberry	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Allan Sothoron	17
4	Burleigh Grimes	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Dutch Ruether	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.536
2	Bing Miller	.419
3	Zack Taylor	.417
4	Hank Severeid	.416
5	Jimmy Dykes	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
1	George Harper	7
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
4	Joe Hauser	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	37
2	Kiki Cuyler	33
2	High Pockets Kelly	33
4	Travis Jackson	31
5	Eddie Brown	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Babe Pinelli	8
3	Sam Rice	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.60
2	Firpo Marberry	1.32
3	Bill Doak	1.40
4	Rube Benton	1.44
5	Walter Johnson	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Bill Doak	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Burleigh Grimes	35
3	Walter Johnson	34
4	Howard Ehmke	27
5	Syl Johnson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Allen Russell	3
4	Waite Hoyt	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.431
2	Babe Ruth	.389
3	Zack Wheat	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.359
5	Kiki Cuyler	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	28
3	Joe Hauser	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
3	Harry Heilmann	130
4	Jack Fournier	123
5	Joe Hauser	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Pie Traynor	32
4	Jack Smith	31
5	Kiki Cuyler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.47
2	Dazzy Vance	2.52
3	Rube Benton	2.54
4	Tom Zachary	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Walter Johnson	25
4	Joe Shaute	24
5	Herb Pennock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	254
2	Walter Johnson	176
3	Burleigh Grimes	141
4	Howard Ehmke	124
5	Bob Shawkey	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	12
2	Jack Quinn	10
2	Allen Russell	10
4	Hooks Dauss	7
5	Sarge Connally	6