On This Day

Friday, September 12, 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 71 68 .511 10.5
Indians 65 76 .461 17.5
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 55 .607 --
Robins 85 56 .603 0.5
Pirates 80 56 .588 3.0
Reds 75 64 .540 9.5
Cubs 72 65 .526 11.5
Cardinals 59 81 .421 26.0
Phillies 51 87 .370 33.0
Braves 48 91 .345 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Denver Grigsby 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2
2 Travis Jackson 1
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
2 Hack Miller 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Bernie Friberg 2
2 Mike Gonzalez 2
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Cooney 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Sherdel 0.43
2 Urban Shocker 0.40
3 Luther Roy 0.33
4 Vic Aldridge 0.30
5 Jimmy Ring 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Jimmy Ring 3
2 Luther Roy 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .427
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Zack Wheat .377
4 Kiki Cuyler .365
5 Charlie Jamieson .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Jack Fournier 26
2 Joe Hauser 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 Cy Williams 21

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 .492
2 Cy Williams .481
3 Johnny Bassler .444
4 Travis Jackson .443
5 Frank Brower .438

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 25
2 Travis Jackson 23
3 Riggs Stephenson 22
4 Eddie Brown 21
5 High Pockets Kelly 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Hughie Critz 5
2 Babe Pinelli 5
2 Sam Rice 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.50
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
3 Eddie Dyer 1.15
4 Rip Wheeler 1.20
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 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
4 Bill Sherdel 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .506
2 Riggs Stephenson .436
3 Hank Severeid .420
4 Johnny Bassler .416
5 Bing Miller .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

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 Rube Benton 1.53
3 Herb Pennock 1.70
4 Walter Johnson 1.75
5 Firpo Marberry 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Bill Doak 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Burleigh Grimes 29
3 Howard Ehmke 28
4 Syl Johnson 27
5 Walter Johnson 26

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 .427
2 Babe Ruth .394
3 Zack Wheat .382
4 Tris Speaker .359
5 Eddie Collins .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 28
3 Joe Hauser 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Harry Heilmann 130
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 Dazzy Vance 2.52
2 Rube Benton 2.55
3 Eppa Rixey 2.56
4 Tom Zachary 2.62
5 Walter Johnson 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Burleigh Grimes 24
3 Joe Shaute 24
5 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 254
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Burleigh Grimes 136
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