On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 76 55 .580 --
Yankees 74 56 .569 1.5
Tigers 69 62 .527 7.0
Browns 67 64 .511 9.0
Indians 62 70 .470 14.5
Red Sox 60 71 .458 16.0
Athletics 58 73 .443 18.0
White Sox 57 72 .442 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 51 .605 --
Pirates 75 51 .595 1.5
Robins 76 54 .585 2.5
Cubs 68 60 .531 9.5
Reds 69 62 .527 10.0
Cardinals 54 76 .415 24.5
Phillies 49 79 .383 28.5
Braves 47 83 .362 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy O'Connell 6
2 Tommy Griffith 5
2 Joe Harris 5
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
2 Stuffy McInnis 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Brower 1
1 Danny Clark 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 George Harper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Clark 5
1 Eddie Collins 5
3 Frank Brower 4
4 Eddie Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herb Thomas 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1
2 Willie Kamm 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.71
2 Howard Ehmke 0.50
3 Wayland Dean 0.33
4 Bonnie Hollingsworth 0.30
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Bonnie Hollingsworth 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Hugh McQuillan 5
3 Al Mamaux 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .434
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Kiki Cuyler .378
4 Zack Wheat .375
5 Charlie Jamieson .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Jack Fournier 26
3 Joe Hauser 23
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 Cy Williams 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 114
2 High Pockets Kelly 108
3 Jack Fournier 105
4 Goose Goslin 104
5 Joe Hauser 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 38
2 Max Carey 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Cliff Heathcote 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 2.09
2 Dazzy Vance 2.26
3 Tom Zachary 2.56
4 Eppa Rixey 2.58
5 Walter Johnson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Joe Shaute 20
3 Burleigh Grimes 19
3 Herb Pennock 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 202
2 Walter Johnson 130
3 Burleigh Grimes 110
4 Howard Ehmke 109
5 Bob Shawkey 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Allen Russell 7
4 Sarge Connally 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .667
2 Hank Severeid .480
3 Eddie Moore .476
3 Riggs Stephenson .476
5 Butch Weis .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Weis 20
2 Kiki Cuyler 19
3 Irish Meusel 17
4 Goose Goslin 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Eddie Collins 6
4 Heinie Manush 5
4 Babe Pinelli 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
2 Emil Yde 0.33
3 Walter Johnson 0.42
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
5 Jack Quinn 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Doak 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Allan Sothoron 20
3 Howard Ehmke 17
4 Syl Johnson 15
5 Urban Shocker 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Dutch Ruether 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Bert Cole 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .541
2 Jimmy Dykes .425
3 Hank Severeid .422
4 Zack Taylor .400
5 Jim Bottomley .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Ike Boone 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 35
2 Kiki Cuyler 29
3 Ike Boone 27
4 Joe Hauser 26
4 Irish Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 Chick Fewster 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.91
2 Rube Benton 0.96
3 Rube Ehrhardt 1.29
4 Leo Dickerman 1.42
5 Ray Kremer 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Joe Shaute 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 52
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Howard Ehmke 30
4 Walter Johnson 28
5 Syl Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .426
2 Babe Ruth .384
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Kiki Cuyler .365
5 Tris Speaker .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
3 Cy Williams 26
5 Joe Hauser 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 138
2 Jack Fournier 128
2 High Pockets Kelly 128
4 Harry Heilmann 127
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
1 Eddie Collins 48
3 Pie Traynor 33
4 Jack Smith 30
5 Kiki Cuyler 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.41
2 Walter Johnson 2.55
3 Rube Benton 2.66
4 Herb Pennock 2.71
5 Lee Meadows 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
1 Joe Shaute 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
4 Walter Johnson 23
4 Herb Pennock 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 246
2 Walter Johnson 166
3 Burleigh Grimes 138
4 Howard Ehmke 127
5 Bob Shawkey 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
2 Jack Quinn 10
2 Allen Russell 10
4 Sarge Connally 6
5 4 tied 5