Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, July 21, 1924

On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	38	.578	--
Tigers	51	38	.573	0.5
Senators	50	39	.562	1.5
White Sox	43	44	.494	7.5
Browns	43	44	.494	7.5
Indians	41	48	.461	10.5
Red Sox	38	50	.432	13.0
Athletics	36	53	.404	15.5

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 9, Yankees 7

Browns 4, Athletics 2

Senators 16, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	30	.651	--
Cubs	50	36	.581	6.0
Pirates	45	39	.536	10.0
Robins	46	41	.529	10.5
Reds	47	44	.516	11.5
Cardinals	37	51	.420	20.0
Phillies	34	53	.391	22.5
Braves	33	54	.379	23.5

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Reds 8, Giants 7

Robins 6, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Robins 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bassler	5
1	Jack Fournier	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Milt Stock	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Cotton Tierney	1
1	Pie Traynor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Bassler	3
1	Bernie Friberg	3
1	Goose Goslin	3
1	Bucky Harris	3
1	Topper Rigney	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.40
2	Ray Kremer	0.33
3	Dolf Luque	0.25
3	Lee Meadows	0.25
3	George Milstead	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	George Milstead	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	4
1	Dazzy Vance	4
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Ray Kremer	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.414
2	Babe Ruth	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Bibb Falk	.365
5	Goose Goslin	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Jack Fournier	21
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Joe Hauser	15
5	High Pockets Kelly	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	82
2	Jack Fournier	78
3	Babe Ruth	77
4	Goose Goslin	76
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	24
1	Eddie Collins	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
5	Bill Barrett	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.22
2	Tom Zachary	2.38
3	Rube Benton	2.45
4	Eppa Rixey	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	127
2	Walter Johnson	97
3	Bob Shawkey	79
4	Howard Ehmke	73
5	Dolf Luque	61

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	Nemo Leibold	.568
2	Rogers Hornsby	.509
3	Babe Ruth	.492
4	Jack Fournier	.456
5	Goose Goslin	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Gabby Hartnett	5
4	Jack Fournier	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	25
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
2	Babe Ruth	22
4	Jack Fournier	19
4	Harry Heilmann	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
1	Cliff Heathcote	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Bill Lamar	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.47
2	Hi Bell	1.44
3	Carl Mays	1.50
4	Tom Zachary	1.55
5	Curly Ogden	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Leo Dickerman	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	17
2	Elmer Jacobs	14
3	Guy Bush	13
3	Walter Johnson	13
3	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dewey Metivier	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Huck Betts	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.450
2	Babe Ruth	.414
3	Edd Roush	.387
4	Bibb Falk	.378
5	Hack Wilson	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
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	Bob Meusel	39
2	Wally Pipp	37
2	Babe Ruth	37
4	Jack Fournier	34
5	Joe Hauser	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Kiki Cuyler	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Jonnard	0.67
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.76
3	Rube Benton	1.84
4	Tom Zachary	1.92
5	Curly Ogden	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	7
1	Sloppy Thurston	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Herb Pennock	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Bob Shawkey	30
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Rip Collins	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Dave Danforth	2
2	Bill Hubbell	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.397
2	Rogers Hornsby	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.367
4	Tris Speaker	.360
5	Ty Cobb	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Cy Williams	28
3	Ken Williams	28
5	High Pockets Kelly	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Harry Heilmann	130
2	Joe Sewell	130
4	High Pockets Kelly	128
5	Jack Fournier	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	35
3	Jack Smith	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.52
2	Dolf Luque	2.59
3	Eppa Rixey	2.61
4	Walter Johnson	2.65
5	Rube Marquard	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	226
2	Walter Johnson	163
3	Bob Shawkey	127
4	Howard Ehmke	122
5	Dolf Luque	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
5	2 tied	7