On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 77 55 .583 --
Yankees 75 57 .568 2.0
Tigers 71 62 .534 6.5
Browns 68 65 .511 9.5
Indians 63 71 .470 15.0
Red Sox 60 73 .451 17.5
Athletics 59 73 .447 18.0
White Sox 57 74 .435 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 52 .603 --
Robins 80 54 .597 0.5
Pirates 76 52 .594 1.5
Cubs 69 61 .531 9.5
Reds 70 63 .526 10.0
Cardinals 55 77 .417 24.5
Phillies 50 81 .382 29.0
Braves 47 86 .353 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy High 5
2 Eddie Brown 4
2 Sammy Hale 4
2 Bing Miller 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Bill Lamar 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Rice 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Eddie Brown 4
4 Jimmy Dykes 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 High Pockets Kelly 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 2.20
2 Sam Gray 0.67
2 Dutch Ruether 0.67
4 Walter Johnson 0.58
5 Eppa Rixey 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 11
2 Walter Johnson 7
3 Sam Gray 6
4 Huck Betts 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .434
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Kiki Cuyler .378
4 Zack Wheat .376
5 Charlie Jamieson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Jack Fournier 26
3 Joe Hauser 23
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 Cy Williams 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 114
2 High Pockets Kelly 110
3 Jack Fournier 105
4 Goose Goslin 104
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 38
1 Eddie Collins 38
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Jack Smith 24
5 Cliff Heathcote 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 2.09
2 Dazzy Vance 2.21
3 Eppa Rixey 2.47
4 Tom Zachary 2.56
5 Walter Johnson 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
2 Joe Shaute 20
4 Wilbur Cooper 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 213
2 Walter Johnson 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 116
4 Howard Ehmke 109
5 Bob Shawkey 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Jack Quinn 7
4 Sarge Connally 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .636
2 Riggs Stephenson .500
3 Zack Taylor .476
4 Eddie Moore .451
5 Hank Severeid .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Tris Speaker 4
2 Zack Wheat 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 20
1 Butch Weis 20
1 Zack Wheat 20
4 Irish Meusel 18
4 Bobby Veach 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Hughie Critz 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
4 Heinie Manush 5
4 Babe Pinelli 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.33
2 Emil Yde 0.33
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
5 Tony Kaufmann 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Bill Doak 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Burleigh Grimes 18
3 Walter Johnson 17
3 Allan Sothoron 17
5 Art Nehf 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Dutch Ruether 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .548
2 Jimmy Dykes .430
3 Zack Taylor .416
4 Jim Bottomley .402
5 Tris Speaker .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 36
2 Kiki Cuyler 30
3 Zack Wheat 29
4 Eddie Brown 27
4 Irish Meusel 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.90
2 Rube Benton 0.96
3 Walter Johnson 1.28
4 Firpo Marberry 1.29
5 Leo Dickerman 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Bill Doak 6
3 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 Carl Mays 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 63
2 Burleigh Grimes 36
3 Walter Johnson 35
4 Howard Ehmke 28
4 Syl Johnson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .432
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Zack Wheat .371
4 Kiki Cuyler .366
5 Tris Speaker .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Cy Williams 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Joe Hauser 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 138
2 High Pockets Kelly 127
3 Jack Fournier 126
4 Harry Heilmann 125
5 Joe Hauser 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
1 Eddie Collins 48
3 Pie Traynor 33
4 Jack Smith 31
5 Kiki Cuyler 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.38
2 Rube Benton 2.51
3 Walter Johnson 2.58
4 Herb Pennock 2.67
5 Tom Zachary 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Joe Shaute 25
4 Walter Johnson 24
5 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 257
2 Walter Johnson 173
3 Burleigh Grimes 139
4 Howard Ehmke 125
5 Bob Shawkey 117

Saves

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