On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 79 56 .585 --
Yankees 78 58 .574 1.5
Tigers 76 62 .551 4.5
Browns 70 66 .515 9.5
Indians 63 75 .457 17.5
Red Sox 61 76 .445 19.0
Athletics 60 75 .444 19.0
White Sox 58 77 .430 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 54 .606 --
Robins 83 56 .597 1.0
Pirates 78 56 .582 3.5
Reds 74 64 .536 9.5
Cubs 71 64 .526 11.0
Cardinals 58 80 .420 25.5
Phillies 51 84 .378 31.0
Braves 48 88 .353 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Crouse 4
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Pie Traynor 4
1 Denny Williams 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 7
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Taylor Douthit 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Jack Smith 1
1 Whitey Witt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 0.45
2 Syl Johnson 0.33
3 Herb Pennock 0.25
4 Charlie Robertson 0.22
5 Johnny Morrison 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 5
2 Ken Holloway 3
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .432
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Zack Wheat .376
4 Kiki Cuyler .372
5 Charlie Jamieson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Jack Fournier 26
2 Joe Hauser 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 Cy Williams 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 121
2 Babe Ruth 118
3 Jack Fournier 107
4 Goose Goslin 106
5 Harry Heilmann 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Jack Smith 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.20
2 Rube Benton 2.29
3 Tom Zachary 2.56
4 Eppa Rixey 2.57
5 Walter Johnson 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Herb Pennock 20
2 Joe Shaute 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 219
2 Walter Johnson 140
3 Burleigh Grimes 120
4 Howard Ehmke 109
5 Bob Shawkey 101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .453
2 Johnny Bassler .442
3 Cy Williams .439
4 Travis Jackson .438
5 Zack Wheat .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 6
1 Joe Hauser 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
3 Zack Wheat 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 22
2 Eddie Brown 21
2 Travis Jackson 21
4 Riggs Stephenson 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Babe Pinelli 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Hughie Critz 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.61
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
3 Bill Doak 1.08
4 Firpo Marberry 1.35
5 Rip Wheeler 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Walter Johnson 17
3 Allan Sothoron 17
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2
2 Dutch Ruether 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .539
2 Jimmy Dykes .429
2 Zack Taylor .429
4 Bing Miller .422
5 Tris Speaker .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 George Harper 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Joe Hauser 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 34
2 Kiki Cuyler 33
3 Eddie Brown 32
3 High Pockets Kelly 32
5 Travis Jackson 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Hughie Critz 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
4 Eddie Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.69
2 Firpo Marberry 1.35
3 Rube Benton 1.44
4 Walter Johnson 1.46
5 Bill Doak 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Bill Doak 6
4 Howard Ehmke 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 59
2 Burleigh Grimes 35
3 Walter Johnson 34
4 Howard Ehmke 27
5 Syl Johnson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Allen Russell 3
4 Waite Hoyt 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .432
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Zack Wheat .374
4 Kiki Cuyler .361
5 Tris Speaker .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Jack Fournier 28
3 Joe Hauser 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 139
2 High Pockets Kelly 135
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jack Fournier 124
5 Joe Hauser 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 Pie Traynor 32
4 Jack Smith 31
5 Kiki Cuyler 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.47
2 Dazzy Vance 2.52
3 Rube Benton 2.54
4 Walter Johnson 2.62
5 Tom Zachary 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
2 Walter Johnson 25
4 Joe Shaute 24
5 Herb Pennock 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 254
2 Walter Johnson 176
3 Burleigh Grimes 141
4 Howard Ehmke 124
5 Bob Shawkey 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
2 Jack Quinn 10
2 Allen Russell 10
4 Hooks Dauss 7
5 Sarge Connally 6