On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 91 61 .599 --
Yankees 89 63 .586 2.0
Tigers 86 67 .562 5.5
Browns 74 79 .484 17.5
Athletics 71 81 .467 20.0
Red Sox 67 86 .438 24.5
Indians 67 86 .438 24.5
White Sox 65 87 .428 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 59 .614 --
Robins 91 62 .595 3.0
Pirates 89 62 .589 4.0
Reds 82 69 .543 11.0
Cubs 80 72 .526 13.5
Cardinals 64 88 .421 29.5
Phillies 54 96 .360 38.5
Braves 53 99 .349 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Larry Woodall 4
4 Sam Bohne 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Brown 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 5
2 Hughie Critz 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Frank Ellerbe 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Homer Ezzell 2
2 Bud Clancy 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Roy Elsh 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Cooney 0.50
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44
3 Jimmy Ring 0.42
4 Howard Ehmke 0.33
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Pedro Dibut 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Johnny Cooney 4
2 Howard Ehmke 4
5 Pedro Dibut 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Wells 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Zack Wheat .373
4 Charlie Jamieson .358
5 Ross Youngs .355

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 140
2 Goose Goslin 125
2 Babe Ruth 125
4 Bob Meusel 122
5 Joe Hauser 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 42
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 2.66
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 118
5 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 Harry Heilmann .451
2 Charlie Jamieson .447
3 Goose Goslin .441
4 Cy Williams .435
4 Ross Youngs .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 18
1 High Pockets Kelly 18
1 Earl Sheely 18
4 Goose Goslin 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 Bing Miller 4

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 Jack Bentley 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Tony Kaufmann 14
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 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .444
2 Goose Goslin .414
3 Walter Holke .409
4 Travis Jackson .408
5 Eddie Collins .408

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 36
2 Jim Bottomley 32
3 Goose Goslin 31
3 Bob Meusel 31
5 Zack Wheat 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Eddie Collins 9
3 Hughie Critz 8
4 Kiki Cuyler 7
5 9 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.06
2 Bob Shawkey 1.51
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.67
4 Bill Sherdel 1.96
5 Emil Yde 2.20

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 23
5 Johnny Cooney 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Dutch Ruether 2
3 Ed Wells 2
5 22 tied 1