On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 81 57 .587 --
Yankees 80 58 .580 1.0
Tigers 77 63 .550 5.0
Browns 70 68 .507 11.0
Indians 65 75 .464 17.0
Athletics 61 77 .442 20.0
Red Sox 61 78 .439 20.5
White Sox 59 78 .431 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 54 .612 --
Robins 85 56 .603 1.0
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 86 .372 33.0
Braves 48 90 .348 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Witt 5
2 Eddie Brown 4
2 Johnnie Heving 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Ellerbe 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 6
2 Frank Ellerbe 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
4 Wally Gerber 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Ray Knode 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Beall 0.42
1 Firpo Marberry 0.42
3 Bill Doak 0.36
4 Bob Shawkey 0.33
5 Syl Johnson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Beall 5
1 Bill Doak 5
1 Firpo Marberry 5
4 Bob Shawkey 4
4 Carl Yowell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dewey Metivier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .431
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Zack Wheat .377
4 Kiki Cuyler .369
5 Charlie Jamieson .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
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 120
3 Goose Goslin 108
3 Bob Meusel 108
5 3 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 Eddie Collins 39
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 110
5 Bob Shawkey 105

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 .485
2 Tris Speaker .446
3 Johnny Bassler .444
4 Zack Wheat .434
5 Eddie Collins .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 6
2 Joe Hauser 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Zack Wheat 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 25
2 Travis Jackson 22
2 Riggs Stephenson 22
4 Eddie Brown 21
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Eddie Collins 6
3 Hughie Critz 5
3 Babe Pinelli 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.50
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
3 Rip Wheeler 1.20
4 Sam Gray 1.42
5 Bob Shawkey 1.61

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 Beall 18
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 Firpo Marberry 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Dutch Ruether 2
4 Bert Cole 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .531
2 Riggs Stephenson .440
3 Hank Severeid .420
4 Johnny Bassler .416
5 Bing Miller .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 George Harper 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 High Pockets Kelly 33
4 Eddie Brown 30
5 Travis Jackson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Hughie Critz 10
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Babe Pinelli 8
3 Sam Rice 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.60
2 Walter Johnson 1.46
3 Rube Benton 1.53
4 Herb Pennock 1.70
5 Vic Aldridge 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Walter Johnson 34
3 Burleigh Grimes 29
4 Howard Ehmke 28
5 Syl Johnson 27

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 .391
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Tris Speaker .359
5 Kiki Cuyler .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 28
3 Joe Hauser 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
4 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 High Pockets Kelly 129
4 Jack Fournier 123
4 Joe Hauser 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 48
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 2.55
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 Bob Shawkey 121
5 Howard Ehmke 120

Saves

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