On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	43	.574	--
Senators	57	43	.570	0.5
Tigers	55	44	.556	2.0
Browns	49	48	.505	7.0
White Sox	48	51	.485	9.0
Indians	46	54	.460	11.5
Red Sox	43	55	.439	13.5
Athletics	41	59	.410	16.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Senators 7, Tigers 3

Yankees 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	34	.646	--
Cubs	55	41	.573	7.0
Pirates	52	42	.553	9.0
Robins	52	46	.531	11.0
Reds	50	51	.495	14.5
Cardinals	41	56	.423	21.5
Phillies	38	57	.400	23.5
Braves	37	60	.381	25.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Braves 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Sam Rice	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Curt Walker	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	2
1	Joe Hauser	2
1	Bob Jones	2
1	Glenn Myatt	2
1	Ray Schalk	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Clark	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Les Mann	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	3.50
2	Alex Ferguson	0.50
3	Eddie Rommel	0.29
4	Stan Coveleski	0.27
4	Eppa Rixey	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	14
2	Alex Ferguson	4
2	Eddie Rommel	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	Eppa Rixey	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Bibb Falk	.375
4	Zack Wheat	.373
5	Jack Fournier	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Jack Fournier	22
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Gabby Hartnett	15
4	2 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	89
2	High Pockets Kelly	88
3	Jack Fournier	82
4	Goose Goslin	79
5	Bob Meusel	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	29
2	Max Carey	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.06
2	Tom Zachary	2.20
3	Eppa Rixey	2.32
4	Rube Benton	2.36
5	Stan Baumgartner	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Sloppy Thurston	16
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
3	Herb Pennock	14
3	Joe Shaute	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	150
2	Walter Johnson	102
3	Bob Shawkey	86
4	Howard Ehmke	79
5	Burleigh Grimes	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Rosy Ryan	5
3	Sarge Connally	4
3	Claude Jonnard	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Blades	.472
2	Kiki Cuyler	.463
3	Jack Tobin	.452
4	Babe Ruth	.431
5	2 tied	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Bob Barrett	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Ray Blades	15
2	Bob Meusel	15
2	Glenn Myatt	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Eddie Collins	5
4	Bernie Friberg	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.75
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.75
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Allan Sothoron	1.00
5	Eppa Rixey	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
2	Herb Pennock	15
4	Red Faber	13
5	5 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	2
1	Ed Wells	2
3	Huck Betts	1
3	Dennis Burns	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.457
2	Rogers Hornsby	.454
3	Nemo Leibold	.421
4	Bibb Falk	.418
5	Kiki Cuyler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Gabby Hartnett	7
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
4	Jack Fournier	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Bob Meusel	35
3	Al Simmons	33
4	Wally Pipp	32
5	Joe Hauser	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	Bob Meusel	8
3	Jack Smith	8
5	Cliff Heathcote	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.53
2	Tom Zachary	1.54
3	Stan Baumgartner	1.69
4	Dazzy Vance	1.74
5	Curly Ogden	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
1	Eppa Rixey	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Dazzy Vance	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Bob Shawkey	29
3	Burleigh Grimes	26
4	Urban Shocker	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Johnny Couch	2
2	Curt Fullerton	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.396
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Harry Heilmann	.359
5	Tris Speaker	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	High Pockets Kelly	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Joe Sewell	129
3	Harry Heilmann	127
4	High Pockets Kelly	123
5	Jack Fournier	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	49
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Grantham	34
4	Cliff Heathcote	33
4	2 others tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.38
2	Dolf Luque	2.76
3	Lee Meadows	2.77
4	Dazzy Vance	2.86
5	Johnny Cooney	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	23
1	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Waite Hoyt	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	246
2	Walter Johnson	152
3	Burleigh Grimes	125
3	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	121

Saves

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