On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 50 .573 --
Senators 67 52 .563 1.0
Tigers 65 53 .551 2.5
Browns 61 57 .517 6.5
Red Sox 54 64 .458 13.5
Indians 54 65 .454 14.0
White Sox 51 64 .443 15.0
Athletics 53 67 .442 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 43 .632 --
Pirates 67 48 .583 6.0
Robins 66 52 .559 8.5
Cubs 63 52 .548 10.0
Reds 61 59 .508 14.5
Cardinals 49 68 .419 25.0
Phillies 43 71 .377 29.5
Braves 43 73 .371 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Butch Weis 4
4 Sheriff Blake 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Glenn Myatt 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Norm McMillan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bassler 2
1 Wally Pipp 2
3 Rube Bressler 1
3 Frank Bruggy 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.57
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.38
3 Sheriff Blake 0.33
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.25
5 Pete Donohue 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Sheriff Blake 4
2 Syl Johnson 4
2 Art Nehf 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buster Ross 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .394
3 Kiki Cuyler .383
4 Zack Wheat .367
5 Bibb Falk .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 25
3 Joe Hauser 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 19
5 Cy Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 High Pockets Kelly 98
3 Jack Fournier 97
4 Harry Heilmann 92
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 32
2 Max Carey 31
3 Kiki Cuyler 24
4 Cliff Heathcote 23
5 Jack Smith 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.09
2 Rube Benton 2.24
3 Eppa Rixey 2.44
4 Tom Zachary 2.63
5 Walter Johnson 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Wilbur Cooper 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 179
2 Walter Johnson 121
3 Burleigh Grimes 99
4 Howard Ehmke 94
5 Bob Shawkey 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Allen Russell 7
4 Sarge Connally 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .560
2 Jimmy Dykes .500
3 Tris Speaker .488
4 Bing Miller .460
5 Kiki Cuyler .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Max Carey 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Jimmy Dykes 14
4 Ike Boone 13
4 Jack Fournier 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Chick Fewster 5
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.36
2 Rube Ehrhardt 0.43
3 Herb Pennock 0.50
4 Firpo Marberry 1.23
5 Sheriff Blake 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Leo Dickerman 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Stan Coveleski 16
2 Syl Johnson 16
4 Walter Johnson 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Syl Johnson 2
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .461
2 Babe Ruth .439
3 Kiki Cuyler .429
4 Ike Boone .397
5 Jimmy Dykes .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Jim Bottomley 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 32
2 Ike Boone 29
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Pie Traynor 24
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 George Burns 7
3 Max Carey 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.29
2 Ray Kremer 1.50
3 Larry Benton 1.62
4 Rube Benton 1.64
5 Dazzy Vance 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Joe Shaute 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Burleigh Grimes 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 52
2 Burleigh Grimes 39
3 Herb Pennock 28
4 Walter Johnson 24
5 Stan Coveleski 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Zack Wheat .366
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Tris Speaker .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Cy Williams 28
4 Joe Hauser 23
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
1 Babe Ruth 132
3 Jack Fournier 123
4 High Pockets Kelly 121
5 Goose Goslin 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 Pie Traynor 33
4 Jack Smith 30
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.46
2 Lee Meadows 2.58
3 Walter Johnson 2.63
4 Rube Benton 2.72
5 Dolf Luque 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 236
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Bob Shawkey 125
5 Howard Ehmke 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
1 Allen Russell 10
3 Firpo Marberry 9
4 Slim Harriss 6
4 Rosy Ryan 6