On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 47 .565 --
Tigers 59 47 .557 1.0
Senators 58 49 .542 2.5
Browns 55 51 .519 5.0
White Sox 50 54 .481 9.0
Indians 51 56 .477 9.5
Athletics 46 61 .430 14.5
Red Sox 45 60 .429 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 36 .654 --
Pirates 57 44 .564 9.5
Cubs 57 47 .548 11.0
Robins 56 49 .533 12.5
Reds 56 52 .519 14.0
Cardinals 44 60 .423 24.0
Phillies 40 62 .392 27.0
Braves 38 66 .365 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 5
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Joe Harris 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Ray Blades 1
3 Jack Fournier 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 5
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Glenn Myatt 4
2 Topper Rigney 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Jimmy O'Connell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 1.00
2 Jimmy Ring 0.50
3 Fred Heimach 0.31
4 Rip Collins 0.17
4 2 others tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 5
2 Fred Heimach 4
3 Lee Meadows 3
3 Jimmy Ring 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .408
2 Rogers Hornsby .407
3 Bibb Falk .382
4 Zack Wheat .373
5 Kiki Cuyler .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 23
3 Joe Hauser 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Ken Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 99
2 Jack Fournier 89
2 High Pockets Kelly 89
4 Bob Meusel 86
5 Joe Hauser 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 30
2 Max Carey 26
3 Cliff Heathcote 20
4 Kiki Cuyler 19
4 Jack Smith 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.10
2 Eppa Rixey 2.36
3 Tom Zachary 2.38
4 Rube Benton 2.51
5 Stan Baumgartner 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Joe Shaute 17
2 Sloppy Thurston 17
4 Burleigh Grimes 15
4 Herb Pennock 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 160
2 Walter Johnson 106
3 Bob Shawkey 88
4 Burleigh Grimes 85
5 Howard Ehmke 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Jack Quinn 6
3 Sarge Connally 5
3 Jakie May 5
3 Rosy Ryan 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .559
2 Ray Blades .480
3 Eddie Collins .475
4 Bibb Falk .471
5 Ira Flagstead .469

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Joe Hauser 5
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Joe Hauser 19
3 Jim Bottomley 16
4 Ray Blades 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
1 Bob Meusel 6
3 Eddie Collins 5
3 Pie Traynor 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Rip Wheeler 0.00
4 Huck Betts 0.52
5 Larry Benton 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 5
2 Carl Mays 4
3 Virgil Barnes 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Herb Pennock 18
4 Sarge Connally 13
4 Art Nehf 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Dennis Burns 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .496
2 Rogers Hornsby .436
3 Johnny Bassler .421
4 Jack Fournier .393
5 Eddie Collins .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Wally Pipp 33
3 Joe Hauser 32
4 Harry Heilmann 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Bob Meusel 9
4 Sparky Adams 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.14
2 Huck Betts 1.38
3 Dazzy Vance 1.67
4 Bill Sherdel 1.84
5 Stan Baumgartner 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 7
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Herb Pennock 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Burleigh Grimes 29
3 Bob Shawkey 26
4 Herb Pennock 25
4 Urban Shocker 25

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 .406
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Zack Wheat .370
4 Harry Heilmann .366
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Joe Hauser 25
4 Cy Williams 24
4 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Joe Hauser 125
3 Joe Sewell 125
5 Jack Fournier 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
1 Eddie Collins 47
3 Jack Smith 35
4 George Grantham 34
5 Pie Traynor 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.45
2 Dolf Luque 2.46
3 Lee Meadows 2.65
4 Walter Johnson 2.86
5 Herb Pennock 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
2 Herb Pennock 23
2 Joe Shaute 23
4 Dazzy Vance 22
5 Vic Keen 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 245
2 Walter Johnson 152
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Slim Harriss 8
2 Firpo Marberry 8
4 Allen Russell 7
5 Rosy Ryan 6