On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	90	60	.600	--
Yankees	88	62	.587	2.0
Tigers	84	67	.556	6.5
Browns	74	78	.487	17.0
Athletics	70	80	.467	20.0
Red Sox	66	85	.437	24.5
Indians	66	86	.434	25.0
White Sox	65	85	.433	25.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 3

Yankees 2, Indians 0

Athletics 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	59	.609	--
Robins	91	61	.599	1.5
Pirates	86	61	.585	4.0
Reds	81	69	.540	10.5
Cubs	80	69	.537	11.0
Cardinals	64	86	.427	27.5
Phillies	53	95	.358	37.5
Braves	52	99	.344	40.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Braves 7, Reds 6

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 4

Braves 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boob Fowler	4
1	Joe Genewich	4
1	George Grantham	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Smith	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Heinie Mueller	1
2	Hack Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Bohne	3
1	Stuffy McInnis	3
3	Sparky Adams	2
3	Mike Gonzalez	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Earl Smith	1
1	Herb Thomas	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Flint Rhem	0.64
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.44
3	George Uhle	0.33
4	Bob Hasty	0.25
4	Tom Sheehan	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Flint Rhem	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	Tom Sheehan	3
3	George Uhle	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.423
2	Babe Ruth	.379
3	Zack Wheat	.372
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	25
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	138
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Goose Goslin	123
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	2.68
5	Walter Johnson	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	253
2	Walter Johnson	154
3	Burleigh Grimes	136
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	.491
2	Ross Youngs	.460
3	Heinie Manush	.415
4	Frankie Frisch	.400
5	Eddie Collins	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Cy Williams	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	21
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
3	Jim Bottomley	18
4	Goose Goslin	17
4	2 others tied	17

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	Sad Sam Jones	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Tony Kaufmann	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Burleigh Grimes	16
3	Walter Johnson	14
4	Bob Shawkey	13
5	2 tied	12

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	.444
2	Ross Youngs	.419
3	Rogers Hornsby	.416
4	Goose Goslin	.405
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	7
1	Joe Hauser	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
4	High Pockets Kelly	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Hughie Critz	9
4	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Babe Pinelli	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.58
3	Bill Sherdel	1.76
4	Bob Shawkey	1.99
5	Emil Yde	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	59
2	Burleigh Grimes	37
3	Walter Johnson	33
4	Bob Shawkey	26
5	3 tied	21

Saves

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