On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	82	57	.590	--
Yankees	81	58	.583	1.0
Tigers	77	64	.546	6.0
Browns	72	69	.511	11.0
Indians	65	77	.458	18.5
Athletics	62	77	.446	20.0
Red Sox	62	79	.440	21.0
White Sox	59	79	.428	22.5

Games

Yankees 16, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Senators 6, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 13, Browns 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	55	.610	--
Robins	85	57	.599	1.5
Pirates	81	56	.591	3.0
Reds	76	64	.543	9.5
Cubs	74	65	.532	11.0
Cardinals	59	82	.418	27.0
Phillies	51	89	.364	34.5
Braves	48	92	.343	37.5

Games

Reds 6, Robins 5

Pirates 7, Braves 0

Giants 12, Cardinals 2

Cubs 10, Phillies 8

Cubs 8, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hooks Cotter	5
1	Gene Robertson	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Danny Clark	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bob Barrett	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Hooks Cotter	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walter Holke	5
2	George Grantham	4
2	George Harper	4
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Aaron Ward	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Homer Ezzell	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Emil Yde	0.50
2	Jack Bentley	0.44
3	Walter Johnson	0.38
4	Vic Keen	0.33
5	Earl Whitehill	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Carlson	6
2	Jack Bentley	4
2	Vic Keen	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Earl Whitehill	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.424
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.377
4	Kiki Cuyler	.365
5	Ross Youngs	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	27
3	Joe Hauser	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	125
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Bob Meusel	111
4	Jack Fournier	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
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	Herb Pennock	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	20
3	Joe Shaute	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	219
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Howard Ehmke	110
5	Bob Shawkey	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
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	Cy Williams	.483
2	Riggs Stephenson	.475
3	Frank Brower	.448
4	Travis Jackson	.443
5	Johnny Bassler	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	7
2	Joe Hauser	5
2	Zack Wheat	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	25
1	Zack Wheat	25
3	Riggs Stephenson	24
4	High Pockets Kelly	21
5	Eddie Brown	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.50
2	Rube Ehrhardt	0.96
3	Carl Mays	1.27
4	Bill Sherdel	1.38
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Bill Doak	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	18
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
3	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Bill Sherdel	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.489
2	Riggs Stephenson	.439
3	Zack Taylor	.438
4	Hank Severeid	.430
5	Eddie Moore	.418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	37
2	High Pockets Kelly	36
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Travis Jackson	32
5	Eddie Brown	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Babe Pinelli	8
3	Sam Rice	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.59
2	Rube Benton	1.53
3	Firpo Marberry	1.89
4	Herb Pennock	2.05
5	Emil Yde	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Burleigh Grimes	31
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Syl Johnson	25
5	Allan Sothoron	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Hooks Dauss	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	.424
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Zack Wheat	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.357
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Joe Hauser	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	132
3	Harry Heilmann	130
4	Jack Fournier	125
5	Joe Hauser	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	48
3	Jack Smith	31
4	Pie Traynor	30
5	Kiki Cuyler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.48
2	Rube Benton	2.55
3	Eppa Rixey	2.56
4	Tom Zachary	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Burleigh Grimes	24
3	Joe Shaute	24
5	Herb Pennock	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	249
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Burleigh Grimes	138
4	Bob Shawkey	121
5	Howard Ehmke	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Allen Russell	9
4	Hooks Dauss	7
5	Sarge Connally	6