On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 34 .570 --
Senators 44 36 .550 1.5
Tigers 44 37 .543 2.0
White Sox 39 39 .500 5.5
Browns 38 39 .494 6.0
Indians 38 41 .481 7.0
Red Sox 38 42 .475 7.5
Athletics 31 49 .388 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 26 .662 --
Cubs 44 32 .579 6.5
Pirates 41 35 .539 9.5
Robins 41 36 .532 10.0
Reds 40 41 .494 13.0
Braves 32 44 .421 18.5
Phillies 30 47 .390 21.0
Cardinals 29 47 .382 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 4
1 Howie Shanks 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
1 Pie Traynor 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 2
2 George Harper 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 Bill Lamar 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 5
2 Walter Holke 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
4 Charlie Grimm 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Lu Blue 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Bucky Harris 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 0.38
2 Urban Shocker 0.36
3 Johnny Morrison 0.33
3 Emil Yde 0.33
5 Hugh McQuillan 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 4
1 Emil Yde 4
3 Waite Hoyt 3
3 Dewey Metivier 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Bibb Falk .376
4 Zack Wheat .372
5 Ty Cobb .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Jack Fournier 20
3 Ken Williams 15
4 Joe Hauser 14
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 70
2 High Pockets Kelly 67
3 Babe Ruth 64
4 Goose Goslin 63
5 Joe Sewell 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 24
2 Max Carey 21
3 George Grantham 18
4 Ken Williams 16
5 4 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.19
2 Rube Benton 2.24
3 Tom Zachary 2.36
4 Jesse Barnes 2.46
5 Walter Johnson 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 14
2 Dazzy Vance 13
3 Waite Hoyt 12
4 Jesse Barnes 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 119
2 Walter Johnson 90
3 Howard Ehmke 72
4 Bob Shawkey 70
5 Dolf Luque 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Sarge Connally 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
2 Rosy Ryan 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .470
2 Jimmy Cooney .460
3 Ross Youngs .453
4 Rogers Hornsby .449
5 Bibb Falk .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Harry Hooper 4
3 Wally Pipp 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 24
2 Al Simmons 21
3 Earl Sheely 19
4 Joe Hauser 18
4 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Jack Smith 6
3 Bucky Harris 5
3 Edd Roush 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curly Ogden 0.53
1 Paul Zahniser 0.53
3 Dolf Luque 0.67
4 Herb Pennock 1.12
5 Rube Benton 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 4
1 Sloppy Thurston 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Rip Collins 13
2 Johnny Morrison 13
2 Bob Shawkey 13
5 Burleigh Grimes 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Dewey Metivier 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .407
2 Bibb Falk .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .390
4 Ross Youngs .375
5 Edd Roush .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 High Pockets Kelly 7
4 Joe Hauser 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 34
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Jack Fournier 29
4 Wally Pipp 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Max Carey 9
2 Edd Roush 9
4 Ken Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.24
2 Jakie May 1.40
3 Dolf Luque 1.57
4 Mule Watson 1.93
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 7
1 Sloppy Thurston 7
3 Joe Shaute 6
4 Rip Collins 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Rip Collins 28
3 Joe Shaute 25
4 Bob Shawkey 24
5 Howard Ehmke 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Allen Russell 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Bill Hubbell 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .394
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Tris Speaker .369
4 Harry Heilmann .368
5 Ty Cobb .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Joe Hauser 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 133
2 Babe Ruth 132
3 Harry Heilmann 125
4 Jack Fournier 121
5 Irish Meusel 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 45
3 George Grantham 39
4 Jack Smith 38
5 Pie Traynor 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.58
3 Eppa Rixey 2.66
4 Walter Johnson 2.80
5 Dazzy Vance 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 23
1 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Dave Danforth 21
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 Pete Alexander 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 230
2 Walter Johnson 163
3 Howard Ehmke 128
4 Dolf Luque 121
5 Bob Shawkey 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 8
1 Jack Quinn 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
3 Firpo Marberry 7
3 2 others tied 7