On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	87	60	.592	--
Yankees	85	62	.578	2.0
Tigers	82	67	.550	6.0
Browns	74	75	.497	14.0
Athletics	67	80	.456	20.0
Red Sox	66	83	.443	22.0
Indians	66	83	.443	22.0
White Sox	65	82	.442	22.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

Senators 6, Browns 4

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

White Sox 12, Athletics 5

Red Sox 11, Indians 5

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	59	.604	--
Robins	89	60	.597	1.0
Pirates	86	59	.593	2.0
Reds	80	67	.544	9.0
Cubs	79	67	.541	9.5
Cardinals	62	86	.419	27.5
Phillies	53	93	.363	35.5
Braves	50	98	.338	39.5

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bing Miller	4
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Homer Ezzell	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	5
2	Bing Miller	4
3	Homer Ezzell	3
3	Johnnie Heving	3
3	Harry Hooper	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dud Lee	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Kaufmann	0.75
2	Howard Ehmke	0.67
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.58
4	Ray Kremer	0.50
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Dixie Davis	6
2	Tony Kaufmann	6
4	Howard Ehmke	4
4	Earl Whitehill	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.420
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Zack Wheat	.367
4	Ross Youngs	.360
5	Kiki Cuyler	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	138
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Goose Goslin	118
4	Bob Meusel	116
5	2 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	Cliff Heathcote	25
4	2 others tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.15
2	Rube Benton	2.52
3	Eppa Rixey	2.64
4	Tom Zachary	2.66
5	Emil Yde	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	Wilbur Cooper	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	242
2	Walter Johnson	149
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Howard Ehmke	114
5	Bob Shawkey	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Allen Russell	8
3	Jack Quinn	7
4	Sarge Connally	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.543
2	Ross Youngs	.490
3	Eddie Collins	.444
4	Hughie Critz	.442
5	Hooks Cotter	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	21
2	Jim Bottomley	19
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	18
4	High Pockets Kelly	17
5	Chick Hafey	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Hughie Critz	5
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	Sam Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sherry Smith	0.50
2	Buster Ross	0.86
3	Babe Adams	0.90
4	Hugh McQuillan	0.95
5	Bill Sherdel	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Alex Ferguson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Bob Shawkey	15
3	Jack Bentley	13
3	Burleigh Grimes	13
5	Walter Johnson	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.466
2	Johnny Bassler	.449
3	Sam Rice	.412
4	Ross Youngs	.405
5	Rogers Hornsby	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	George Harper	7
2	Joe Hauser	7
2	Cy Williams	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	43
2	Jim Bottomley	33
3	Zack Wheat	31
4	Kiki Cuyler	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Hughie Critz	10
3	Eddie Collins	9
4	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Babe Pinelli	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.61
2	Sherry Smith	1.53
3	Emil Yde	1.88
4	Pete Donohue	2.04
5	Bill Sherdel	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
4	Bill Doak	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	63
2	Burleigh Grimes	31
3	Walter Johnson	28
4	Art Nehf	25
5	Dutch Leonard	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	5
1	Firpo Marberry	5
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Dutch Ruether	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.420
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.367
4	Ross Youngs	.357
5	Tris Speaker	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	28
3	Joe Hauser	27
3	Cy Williams	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	139
1	Babe Ruth	139
3	Jack Fournier	126
4	Goose Goslin	125
5	Harry Heilmann	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	Kiki Cuyler	34
4	Jack Smith	30
5	Pie Traynor	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.45
2	Rube Benton	2.51
3	Tom Zachary	2.66
4	Eppa Rixey	2.67
5	Leo Dickerman	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Burleigh Grimes	23
3	Joe Shaute	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	268
2	Walter Johnson	176
3	Burleigh Grimes	137
4	Howard Ehmke	122
5	Bob Shawkey	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Jack Quinn	9
2	Allen Russell	9
4	Sarge Connally	6
4	2 others tied	6