On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 84 59 .587 --
Yankees 84 59 .587 0.0
Tigers 79 66 .545 6.0
Browns 73 72 .503 12.0
Indians 66 79 .455 19.0
Athletics 64 78 .451 19.5
White Sox 62 80 .437 21.5
Red Sox 63 82 .434 22.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Wally Pipp 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 5
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
4 Bob Meusel 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Fred Hofmann 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.75
2 Urban Shocker 0.36
3 Charlie Robertson 0.23
4 Sherry Smith 0.20
5 Alex Ferguson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Urban Shocker 4
3 Charlie Robertson 3
4 Alex Ferguson 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .427
2 Babe Ruth .384
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Kiki Cuyler .363
5 Bibb Falk .356

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 125
3 Bob Meusel 114
4 Goose Goslin 110
4 2 others tied 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 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Herb Pennock 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 228
2 Walter Johnson 149
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 Travis Jackson .475
3 Marty McManus .458
4 Walter Holke .453
5 Ross Youngs .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Travis Jackson 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 21
1 High Pockets Kelly 21
3 Travis Jackson 20
4 Chick Hafey 18
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Sam Rice 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 15 others tied 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Tony Kaufmann 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Walter Beall 18
4 Sam Gray 14
4 Dutch Leonard 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 Huck Betts 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .512
2 Cy Williams .439
3 Hank Severeid .427
4 Johnny Bassler .419
5 Riggs Stephenson .407

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 Jim Bottomley 36
3 Zack Wheat 32
4 Travis Jackson 31
5 Kiki Cuyler 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Hughie Critz 10
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Babe Pinelli 8
5 Sam Rice 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.61
2 Emil Yde 1.69
2 Firpo Marberry 1.69
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.70
5 Sherry Smith 1.92

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 .391
3 Zack Wheat .376
4 Bibb Falk .357
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 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 High Pockets Kelly 131
3 Harry Heilmann 127
4 Jack Fournier 123
5 2 tied 122

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 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
2 Joe Shaute 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 258
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 118
5 Bob Shawkey 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Jack Quinn 9
2 Allen Russell 9
4 Hooks Dauss 7
5 2 tied 6