On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	89	60	.597	--
Yankees	87	62	.584	2.0
Tigers	84	67	.556	6.0
Browns	74	77	.490	16.0
Athletics	69	80	.463	20.0
Red Sox	66	85	.437	24.0
Indians	66	85	.437	24.0
White Sox	65	84	.436	24.0

Games

Senators 7, White Sox 6

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 11, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	91	59	.607	--
Robins	90	61	.596	1.5
Pirates	86	60	.589	3.0
Reds	81	67	.547	9.0
Cubs	80	68	.541	10.0
Cardinals	63	86	.423	27.5
Phillies	53	94	.361	36.5
Braves	50	99	.336	40.5

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 4

Reds 4, Braves 1

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Jimmy Cooney	3
2	Boob Fowler	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Jimmy O'Connell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	4
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Hank Gowdy	3
2	Joe Hauser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bing Miller	3
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Buck Crouse	1
2	Earl McNeely	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.38
2	Lee Meadows	0.83
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.71
4	Dolf Luque	0.57
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	11
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Lee Meadows	5
4	Ted Blankenship	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.423
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Ross Youngs	.360
5	Charlie Jamieson	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	27
2	Joe Hauser	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	138
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Goose Goslin	121
4	Bob Meusel	119
5	Joe Hauser	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	Bob Meusel	26
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.23
2	Rube Benton	2.52
3	Eppa Rixey	2.64
4	Tom Zachary	2.66
5	Walter Johnson	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	253
2	Walter Johnson	154
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Howard Ehmke	114
4	Bob Shawkey	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Allen Russell	8
3	Jack Quinn	7
4	Sarge Connally	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.510
2	Ross Youngs	.489
3	Whitey Witt	.417
4	Eddie Collins	.404
5	Heinie Manush	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	21
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
3	Jim Bottomley	18
4	High Pockets Kelly	17
5	Bob Meusel	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Max Carey	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.60
1	Lil Stoner	0.60
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.67
4	Buster Ross	0.86
5	Herman Pillette	1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Walter Johnson	14
3	Bob Shawkey	13
4	Skinny Graham	12
5	3 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	Sheriff Blake	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.451
2	Rogers Hornsby	.422
3	Ross Youngs	.419
4	Sam Rice	.407
5	Edd Roush	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	George Harper	7
2	Joe Hauser	7
4	High Pockets Kelly	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	39
2	Jim Bottomley	33
3	Zack Wheat	32
4	Goose Goslin	31
4	Joe Hauser	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Eddie Collins	9
4	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Bill Sherdel	1.71
3	Pete Donohue	1.87
4	Emil Yde	1.88
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Bill Doak	6
2	Carl Mays	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	59
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Burleigh Grimes	30
4	Bob Shawkey	26
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Dutch Ruether	2