On This Day

Sunday, September 14, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	82	58	.586	--
Yankees	81	59	.579	1.0
Tigers	78	64	.549	5.0
Browns	72	70	.507	11.0
Indians	66	77	.462	17.5
Red Sox	63	79	.444	20.0
Athletics	62	78	.443	20.0
White Sox	60	79	.432	21.5

Games

Tigers 5, Senators 2

Red Sox 10, Browns 0

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

Indians 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	55	.613	--
Robins	86	57	.601	1.5
Pirates	81	56	.591	3.5
Reds	76	65	.539	10.5
Cubs	74	65	.532	11.5
Cardinals	59	83	.415	28.0
Phillies	51	89	.364	35.0
Braves	48	92	.343	38.0

Games

Robins 2, Reds 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnnie Heving	4
2	Frank Ellerbe	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Joe Harris	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ike Boone	1
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Art Nehf	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Boone	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
3	Hank Gowdy	3
4	Homer Ezzell	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	2.25
2	Dutch Leonard	0.38
3	Johnny Stuart	0.29
4	Art Nehf	0.22
5	Eppa Rixey	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	Buster Ross	1
1	Sloppy Thurston	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	George Uhle	3
4	John Martina	2
4	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.426
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Kiki Cuyler	.365
5	Ross Youngs	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Jack Fournier	27
3	Joe Hauser	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Cy Williams	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	127
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Bob Meusel	111
4	Jack Fournier	109
5	3 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Jack Smith	25
5	Pie Traynor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.13
2	Rube Benton	2.33
3	Eppa Rixey	2.53
4	Tom Zachary	2.60
5	Walter Johnson	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	21
3	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	228
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Howard Ehmke	110
5	Bob Shawkey	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
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	Cy Williams	.490
2	Riggs Stephenson	.475
3	Marty McManus	.460
4	Travis Jackson	.451
5	Eddie Collins	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
2	Zack Wheat	5
3	Travis Jackson	4
3	Heinie Manush	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	24
2	Zack Wheat	23
3	High Pockets Kelly	22
4	Eddie Brown	21
5	Riggs Stephenson	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Babe Pinelli	5
2	Sam Rice	5
4	Hughie Critz	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.50
2	Dutch Ruether	0.67
3	Rube Ehrhardt	0.96
4	Bill Sherdel	1.00
5	Carl Mays	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Rube Ehrhardt	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Beall	18
2	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	Dutch Leonard	14
4	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	Bert Cole	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.495
2	Riggs Stephenson	.440
3	Zack Taylor	.438
4	Hank Severeid	.436
5	Eddie Moore	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	8
1	Babe Ruth	8
1	Cy Williams	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	38
2	Zack Wheat	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Travis Jackson	32
5	Eddie Brown	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Babe Pinelli	8
3	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.59
2	Firpo Marberry	1.89
3	Emil Yde	2.09
4	Ken Holloway	2.13
5	Urban Shocker	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Burleigh Grimes	31
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Syl Johnson	25
5	Allan Sothoron	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Allen Russell	3
4	Waite Hoyt	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.426
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Zack Wheat	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.357
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Joe Hauser	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
3	Harry Heilmann	128
4	Jack Fournier	125
5	Joe Hauser	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Jack Smith	31
4	Pie Traynor	30
5	Kiki Cuyler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.41
2	Eppa Rixey	2.52
3	Rube Benton	2.59
4	Tom Zachary	2.62
5	Walter Johnson	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Burleigh Grimes	24
3	Joe Shaute	24
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	258
2	Walter Johnson	175
3	Burleigh Grimes	138
4	Howard Ehmke	120
5	Bob Shawkey	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Jack Quinn	10
3	Allen Russell	9
4	Hooks Dauss	7
5	Sarge Connally	6