On This Day

Friday, September 19, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	86	59	.593	--
Yankees	85	60	.586	1.0
Tigers	80	67	.544	7.0
Browns	73	74	.497	14.0
Athletics	65	78	.455	20.0
Indians	66	81	.449	21.0
White Sox	63	80	.441	22.0
Red Sox	64	83	.435	23.0

Games

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Senators 15, Browns 9

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	57	.612	--
Robins	88	59	.599	2.0
Pirates	85	58	.594	3.0
Reds	79	67	.541	10.5
Cubs	77	67	.535	11.5
Cardinals	61	85	.418	28.5
Phillies	53	92	.366	36.0
Braves	49	97	.336	40.5

Games

Pirates 4, Robins 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Giants 10, Cubs 4

Reds 9, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Earl McNeely	4
1	Sam Rice	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	Hack Miller	1
1	Cy Williams	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	3
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Ben Paschal	3
1	Sam Rice	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Hughie Critz	2
2	Bob Meusel	2
4	Jimmy Cooney	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Skinny Graham	0.75
2	Art Nehf	0.54
3	Dutch Leonard	0.31
4	Pea Ridge Day	0.27
5	Emil Yde	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pea Ridge Day	1
1	Pedro Dibut	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Nehf	7
2	Skinny Graham	6
3	Tiny Osborne	5
4	Dutch Leonard	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.422
2	Babe Ruth	.382
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Kiki Cuyler	.361
5	Ross Youngs	.359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	137
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Bob Meusel	115
4	Jack Fournier	113
4	Goose Goslin	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	30
4	Bob Meusel	25
4	Jack Smith	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.10
2	Rube Benton	2.52
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	14
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	.526
2	Ross Youngs	.483
3	Walter Holke	.446
4	Bibb Falk	.444
5	Eddie Collins	.432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	27
2	Jim Bottomley	20
3	Chick Hafey	18
3	Travis Jackson	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Hughie Critz	6
3	Bob Meusel	5
3	Sam Rice	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.67
2	Dazzy Vance	0.82
3	Buster Ross	0.86
4	Babe Adams	0.90
5	Bill Sherdel	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Dutch Leonard	18
3	Walter Beall	15
4	Bob Shawkey	14
5	Walter Johnson	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.495
2	Cy Williams	.443
3	Sam Rice	.409
4	Ross Youngs	.405
5	Riggs Stephenson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
1	Cy Williams	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	George Harper	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	44
2	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Zack Wheat	31
4	Glenn Wright	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Hughie Critz	13
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Babe Pinelli	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Emil Yde	1.58
3	Sherry Smith	1.92
4	Bob Shawkey	2.01
5	Pete Donohue	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Bill Doak	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	55
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Art Nehf	25
3	Allan Sothoron	25
5	Burleigh Grimes	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Dutch Ruether	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.422
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Bibb Falk	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	139
3	Jack Fournier	126
4	Harry Heilmann	125
5	Bob Meusel	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	Jack Smith	30
5	Pie Traynor	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.42
2	Tom Zachary	2.57
3	Rube Benton	2.66
4	Eppa Rixey	2.66
5	Walter Johnson	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	260
2	Walter Johnson	176
3	Burleigh Grimes	133
4	Howard Ehmke	118
5	Bob Shawkey	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Jack Quinn	9
2	Allen Russell	9
4	Sarge Connally	6
4	2 others tied	6