On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	82	59	.582	--
Yankees	82	59	.582	0.0
Tigers	79	64	.552	4.0
Browns	73	70	.510	10.0
Indians	66	77	.462	17.0
Athletics	62	78	.443	19.5
Red Sox	63	80	.441	20.0
White Sox	60	80	.429	21.5

Games

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 2, Senators 0

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	55	.613	--
Robins	86	57	.601	1.5
Pirates	82	56	.594	3.0
Reds	76	65	.539	10.5
Cubs	74	65	.532	11.5
Cardinals	59	83	.415	28.0
Phillies	51	89	.364	35.0
Braves	48	93	.340	38.5

Games

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
1	Glenn Wright	3
5	8 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	2
1	Walter Schmidt	2
3	Fred Hofmann	1
3	Dud Lee	1
3	9 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Cooney	0.56
2	Red Faber	0.50
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.40
3	Elam Vangilder	0.40
5	Rip Collins	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Cooney	5
2	Red Faber	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Elam Vangilder	4
5	2 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.426
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Kiki Cuyler	.361
5	Ross Youngs	.353

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	127
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Bob Meusel	111
4	Jack Fournier	109
5	3 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Jack Smith	25
5	Pie Traynor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.13
2	Rube Benton	2.33
3	Eppa Rixey	2.53
4	Tom Zachary	2.60
5	Walter Johnson	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	228
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	.490
2	Travis Jackson	.478
3	Marty McManus	.469
4	Riggs Stephenson	.455
5	Johnny Bassler	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
2	Zack Wheat	5
3	Travis Jackson	4
3	Bob Meusel	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	24
2	Zack Wheat	23
3	High Pockets Kelly	22
4	Eddie Brown	21
5	Riggs Stephenson	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Sam Rice	5
3	Hughie Critz	4
3	Marty McManus	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ruether	0.67
2	Babe Adams	0.75
3	Rube Ehrhardt	0.96
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.00
4	Bill Sherdel	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Beall	18
3	Johnny Cooney	14
3	Dutch Leonard	14
3	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	Bert Cole	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.506
2	Riggs Stephenson	.440
3	Hank Severeid	.436
4	Johnny Bassler	.420
5	Cy Williams	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	8
1	Babe Ruth	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	7
3	Cy Williams	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	37
1	Zack Wheat	37
3	Travis Jackson	31
4	Eddie Brown	30
4	Kiki Cuyler	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Babe Pinelli	8
3	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.59
2	Babe Adams	0.61
3	Firpo Marberry	1.89
4	Emil Yde	2.09
5	Ken Holloway	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Burleigh Grimes	30
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Allan Sothoron	24
5	Howard Ehmke	23

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	.426
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Zack Wheat	.379
4	Tris Speaker	.356
5	Eddie Collins	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
3	Harry Heilmann	126
4	Jack Fournier	123
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	Jack Smith	30
3	Pie Traynor	30
5	Kiki Cuyler	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.41
2	Rube Benton	2.49
3	Eppa Rixey	2.52
4	Tom Zachary	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Joe Shaute	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	258
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Burleigh Grimes	133
4	Howard Ehmke	118
5	Bob Shawkey	115

Saves

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