On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	83	59	.585	--
Yankees	82	59	.582	0.5
Tigers	79	65	.549	5.0
Browns	73	70	.510	10.5
Indians	66	78	.458	18.0
Athletics	63	78	.447	19.5
Red Sox	63	81	.438	21.0
White Sox	61	80	.433	21.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 4

Senators 6, Indians 2

Athletics 14, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	56	.611	--
Robins	86	58	.597	2.0
Pirates	83	57	.593	3.0
Cubs	76	65	.539	10.5
Reds	77	66	.538	10.5
Cardinals	60	83	.420	27.5
Phillies	52	90	.366	35.0
Braves	48	95	.336	39.5

Games

Cardinals 17, Robins 3

Cubs 8, Braves 3

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Giants 5, Reds 1

Reds 3, Giants 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 13, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Wright	8
2	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Hod Ford	5
3	Walter Holke	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	Walter Schmidt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	12
2	Glenn Wright	6
3	Walter Schmidt	5
4	Hooks Cotter	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Jimmy Cooney	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Mays	0.36
2	Sheriff Blake	0.33
3	Ike Kamp	0.29
4	Ted Blankenship	0.25
5	Tim McNamara	0.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ike Kamp	4
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Tim McNamara	4
4	Ted Blankenship	3
4	Jeff Pfeffer	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Flint Rhem	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.427
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Kiki Cuyler	.363
5	Bibb Falk	.357

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	129
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Bob Meusel	111
4	Goose Goslin	110
4	Joe Hauser	110

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	2.57
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
4	Jakie May	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.520
2	Marty McManus	.452
3	Johnny Bassler	.452
4	Ross Youngs	.448
5	Walter Holke	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Travis Jackson	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	23
2	Travis Jackson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	21
4	Eddie Brown	19
4	Zack Wheat	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Sam Rice	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	17 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
2	Dutch Ruether	0.75
3	Babe Adams	0.82
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.00
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh McQuillan	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Pete Donohue	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
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Huck Betts	1
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.506
2	Zack Taylor	.443
3	Cy Williams	.432
4	Hank Severeid	.423
5	Riggs Stephenson	.420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	39
2	Zack Wheat	37
3	Jim Bottomley	36
4	Travis Jackson	31
5	2 tied	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	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Rube Ehrhardt	1.37
3	Emil Yde	1.69
3	Firpo Marberry	1.69
5	Urban Shocker	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Burleigh Grimes	30
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Allan Sothoron	24
5	4 tied	21

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	.427
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Zack Wheat	.376
4	Bibb Falk	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
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	139
2	High Pockets Kelly	135
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	Jack Fournier	123
4	Joe Hauser	123

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	Eppa Rixey	2.47
3	Rube Benton	2.49
4	Tom Zachary	2.59
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	Sloppy Thurston	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	2 tied	6