On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	85	59	.590	--
Yankees	85	59	.590	0.0
Tigers	79	67	.541	7.0
Browns	73	73	.500	13.0
Athletics	65	78	.455	19.5
Indians	66	80	.452	20.0
White Sox	63	80	.441	21.5
Red Sox	63	83	.432	23.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 3

Senators 9, Indians 5

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	57	.610	--
Robins	88	58	.603	1.0
Pirates	84	58	.592	3.0
Cubs	77	66	.538	10.5
Reds	78	67	.538	10.5
Cardinals	60	85	.414	28.5
Phillies	53	91	.368	35.0
Braves	49	96	.338	39.5

Games

Robins 7, Cardinals 5

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Giants 3

Giants 7, Reds 5

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Moore	6
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	Eddie Collins	5
2	6 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
1	Edd Roush	5
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Ruether	0.64
2	Joe Genewich	0.50
2	Herman Pillette	0.50
4	Bill Doak	0.44
4	Bob Shawkey	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	7
2	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Bill Doak	4
3	Bob Shawkey	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.422
2	Babe Ruth	.383
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Ross Youngs	.358
5	Kiki Cuyler	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	27
2	Joe Hauser	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	134
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Bob Meusel	114
4	Jack Fournier	112
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Jack Smith	25
5	3 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.10
2	Rube Benton	2.33
3	Tom Zachary	2.57
4	Eppa Rixey	2.64
5	Walter Johnson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	234
2	Walter Johnson	149
3	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Howard Ehmke	110
5	Bob Shawkey	109

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	.534
2	Ross Youngs	.476
3	Walter Holke	.455
4	Bibb Falk	.444
5	2 tied	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	5
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
3	Joe Hauser	4
3	Travis Jackson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	25
2	Jim Bottomley	21
3	Chick Hafey	19
3	Travis Jackson	19
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Sam Rice	5
3	Hughie Critz	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	14 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
2	Babe Adams	0.82
3	Dazzy Vance	0.87
4	Bill Sherdel	1.38
5	Buster Ross	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Dazzy Vance	4
3	Jack Bentley	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Walter Beall	15
3	Bob Shawkey	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.495
2	Cy Williams	.449
3	Johnny Bassler	.414
4	Zack Taylor	.408
5	Hank Severeid	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	George Harper	7
2	Joe Hauser	7
2	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	42
2	Jim Bottomley	35
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
3	Zack Wheat	33
5	Travis Jackson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Hughie Critz	11
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Babe Pinelli	8
3	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Emil Yde	1.69
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.70
4	Sherry Smith	1.92
5	Bob Shawkey	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Bill Doak	6
3	Carl Mays	6
3	Urban Shocker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	57
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Allan Sothoron	25
4	Burleigh Grimes	24
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.422
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Joe Hauser	27
4	Cy Williams	26
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	136
3	Jack Fournier	126
4	Harry Heilmann	125
5	Bob Meusel	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	Jack Smith	30
4	Kiki Cuyler	29
5	Pie Traynor	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.38
2	Rube Benton	2.49
3	Tom Zachary	2.57
4	Eppa Rixey	2.57
5	Walter Johnson	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Burleigh Grimes	23
3	Joe Shaute	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	264
2	Walter Johnson	176
3	Burleigh Grimes	133
4	Howard Ehmke	118
5	Bob Shawkey	117

Saves

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