On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 61 47 .565 --
Yankees 62 48 .564 0.0
Senators 60 50 .545 2.0
Browns 57 51 .528 4.0
Indians 52 57 .477 9.5
White Sox 51 56 .477 9.5
Athletics 46 63 .422 15.5
Red Sox 45 62 .421 15.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 38 .648 --
Pirates 61 44 .581 7.5
Cubs 59 48 .551 10.5
Robins 59 50 .541 11.5
Reds 58 54 .518 14.0
Cardinals 45 63 .417 25.0
Phillies 40 66 .377 29.0
Braves 39 68 .364 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Barnhart 4
1 Max Carey 4
3 Denver Grigsby 3
3 Rabbit Maranville 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Walter Holke 1
2 Jimmie Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Max Carey 2
2 Charlie Grimm 2
2 Walter Holke 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Bernie Friberg 1
2 Travis Jackson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.86
2 Johnny Cooney 0.40
3 Carl Mays 0.38
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.27
5 Jesse Haines 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Mule Watson 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Johnny Cooney 4
3 Tony Kaufmann 3
3 Carl Mays 3
3 Clarence Mitchell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kremer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 Babe Ruth .405
3 Bibb Falk .376
4 Kiki Cuyler .372
5 Zack Wheat .372

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 90
3 High Pockets Kelly 89
4 Bob Meusel 88
5 Harry Heilmann 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 31
2 Max Carey 28
3 Kiki Cuyler 20
3 Cliff Heathcote 20
3 Jack Smith 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.18
2 Eppa Rixey 2.35
3 Tom Zachary 2.45
4 Rube Benton 2.47
5 Stan Baumgartner 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Sloppy Thurston 17
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 169
2 Walter Johnson 106
3 Burleigh Grimes 91
4 Bob Shawkey 88
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 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .556
2 Eddie Collins .465
3 Bibb Falk .426
4 Harry Heilmann .393
5 Jim Bottomley .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Joe Hauser 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 Jimmie Wilson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 23
2 Pie Traynor 20
3 Joe Hauser 19
3 Babe Ruth 19
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 Jack Smith 5
2 Pie Traynor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Rip Wheeler 0.00
3 Virgil Barnes 0.50
4 Ray Kremer 0.56
5 Hooks Dauss 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 6
2 Pete Donohue 4
2 Ray Kremer 4
2 Carl Mays 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Urban Shocker 14
4 Art Nehf 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .475
2 Rogers Hornsby .437
3 Eddie Collins .423
4 Kiki Cuyler .413
5 Johnny Bassler .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Jim Bottomley 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Bob Meusel 31
4 Joe Hauser 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.24
2 Hooks Dauss 1.38
3 Stan Baumgartner 1.86
4 Art Nehf 1.93
5 Ray Kremer 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 8
2 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Urban Shocker 29
4 Guy Bush 23
4 Herb Pennock 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 3
2 Johnny Couch 2
2 Jakie May 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .404
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Joe Hauser 25
3 Cy Williams 25
5 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 142
2 Harry Heilmann 130
3 Jack Fournier 123
4 Joe Sewell 120
5 Joe Hauser 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 Jack Smith 34
4 Pie Traynor 33
5 George Grantham 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.47
2 Dolf Luque 2.52
3 Lee Meadows 2.66
4 Herb Pennock 2.92
5 Walter Johnson 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
2 Joe Shaute 24
3 Herb Pennock 23
3 Dazzy Vance 23
5 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 254
2 Walter Johnson 150
3 Burleigh Grimes 137
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

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