On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 90 61 .596 --
Yankees 89 62 .589 1.0
Tigers 85 67 .559 5.5
Browns 74 78 .487 16.5
Athletics 70 81 .464 20.0
Red Sox 67 85 .441 23.5
Indians 66 86 .434 24.5
White Sox 65 86 .430 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 59 .612 --
Robins 91 61 .599 2.0
Pirates 88 62 .587 4.0
Reds 81 69 .540 11.0
Cubs 80 71 .530 12.5
Cardinals 64 87 .424 28.5
Phillies 54 95 .362 37.5
Braves 52 99 .344 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Sparky Adams 5
3 Larry Woodall 4
3 Glenn Wright 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Bob Meusel 3
4 Bob Barrett 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.62
2 Ray Kremer 0.60
3 Alex Ferguson 0.50
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.38
5 Herb Pennock 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Kremer 6
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Tony Kaufmann 5
4 Alex Ferguson 4
5 Ted Lyons 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Charlie Jamieson .357
5 Ross Youngs .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 139
2 Babe Ruth 125
3 Goose Goslin 123
4 Bob Meusel 122
5 Joe Hauser 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
4 Bob Meusel 26
5 3 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 Herb Pennock 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 Herb Pennock 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 253
2 Walter Johnson 159
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 .500
2 Ross Youngs .458
3 Goose Goslin .426
4 Roger Peckinpaugh .412
5 Ossie Bluege .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 18
1 Earl Sheely 18
3 High Pockets Kelly 17
3 Glenn Wright 17
5 Al Simmons 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 Bing Miller 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buster Ross 0.00
2 Lil Stoner 0.69
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.00
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.03
5 Emil Yde 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Tony Kaufmann 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Tony Kaufmann 16
5 Art Nehf 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Stan Baumgartner 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .464
2 Marty McManus .406
3 Tris Speaker .406
4 Bing Miller .405
5 Walter Holke .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 7
2 Joe Hauser 6
2 Bob Meusel 6
2 Babe Ruth 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 35
2 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Bob Meusel 31
4 Joe Hauser 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 16
2 Eddie Collins 9
3 Hughie Critz 8
4 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 Bob Meusel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.63
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.58
3 Bill Sherdel 1.96
4 Bob Shawkey 1.99
5 Bill Doak 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Bill Doak 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 59
2 Walter Johnson 36
3 Burleigh Grimes 32
4 Bob Shawkey 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Dutch Ruether 2
5 23 tied 1