On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 37 .570 --
Tigers 48 38 .558 1.0
Senators 48 38 .558 1.0
White Sox 42 42 .500 6.0
Browns 41 43 .488 7.0
Indians 40 45 .471 8.5
Red Sox 38 47 .447 10.5
Athletics 35 51 .407 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 28 .663 --
Cubs 46 36 .561 8.5
Pirates 44 37 .543 10.0
Robins 44 40 .524 11.5
Reds 45 43 .511 12.5
Cardinals 34 49 .410 21.0
Braves 33 50 .398 22.0
Phillies 32 50 .390 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 Rube Lutzke 4
3 Herschel Bennett 3
3 Ray Blades 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Glenn Myatt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 5
2 Ray Blades 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Nemo Leibold 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jamieson 2
1 Babe Pinelli 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Ike Caveney 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.40
2 Eppa Rixey 0.33
3 Curt Fullerton 0.25
3 Leo Mangum 0.25
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Leo Dickerman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Claude Jonnard 4
3 Curt Fullerton 3
3 Leo Mangum 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .414
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Zack Wheat .374
4 Bibb Falk .367
5 Goose Goslin .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Jack Fournier 21
3 Ken Williams 16
4 Joe Hauser 14
4 High Pockets Kelly 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 79
2 Jack Fournier 75
3 Goose Goslin 72
3 Babe Ruth 72
5 2 tied 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 24
1 Eddie Collins 24
3 George Grantham 18
4 Bill Barrett 17
4 Cliff Heathcote 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.23
2 Tom Zachary 2.42
3 Rube Benton 2.46
4 Eppa Rixey 2.61
5 Lee Meadows 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 15
2 Dazzy Vance 14
3 Burleigh Grimes 12
3 Waite Hoyt 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 123
2 Walter Johnson 93
3 Bob Shawkey 74
4 Howard Ehmke 72
5 Burleigh Grimes 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Sarge Connally 4
2 Claude Jonnard 4
2 Jakie May 4
2 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .533
2 Rogers Hornsby .500
3 Specs Toporcer .452
4 Jack Smith .424
5 Goose Goslin .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 7
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Jack Fournier 4
3 Wally Pipp 4
3 Hack Wilson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 21
1 Al Simmons 21
3 Joe Hauser 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Jack Smith 6
4 Eddie Collins 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.41
2 Eppa Rixey 0.44
3 Tom Zachary 1.67
4 Herb Pennock 1.69
5 Curly Ogden 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 5
2 Herb Pennock 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Stan Baumgartner 14
3 Dixie Davis 13
3 Bob Shawkey 13
5 Dolf Luque 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Dewey Metivier 2
1 Allen Russell 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .458
2 Babe Ruth .430
3 Bibb Falk .380
4 Ross Youngs .376
5 Wattie Holm .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 36
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Bibb Falk 32
4 Jack Fournier 31
4 Joe Hauser 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 14
2 Max Carey 12
3 Kiki Cuyler 11
4 Bill Barrett 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.76
2 Wilbur Cooper 1.76
3 Tom Zachary 1.90
4 Curly Ogden 1.93
5 Herb Pennock 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sloppy Thurston 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Herb Pennock 6
2 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Joe Shaute 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Bob Shawkey 25
3 Rip Collins 23
4 Jakie May 22
4 Johnny Morrison 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Dave Danforth 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .401
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Harry Heilmann .369
4 Tris Speaker .366
5 Ty Cobb .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Ken Williams 30
4 Cy Williams 27
5 High Pockets Kelly 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Harry Heilmann 129
2 Joe Sewell 129
4 High Pockets Kelly 125
5 Jack Fournier 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 37
4 Jack Smith 36
5 Pie Traynor 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 2.50
2 Eppa Rixey 2.55
3 Walter Johnson 2.63
4 Dolf Luque 2.68
5 Lee Meadows 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Waite Hoyt 21
2 Herb Pennock 21
5 Walter Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 224
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Bob Shawkey 124
4 Howard Ehmke 121
5 Burleigh Grimes 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 8
1 Claude Jonnard 8
1 Firpo Marberry 8
1 Jack Quinn 8
1 Allen Russell 8