On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 88 60 .595 --
Yankees 86 62 .581 2.0
Tigers 83 67 .553 6.0
Browns 74 76 .493 15.0
Athletics 68 80 .459 20.0
Red Sox 66 84 .440 23.0
Indians 66 84 .440 23.0
White Sox 65 83 .439 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 59 .604 --
Robins 90 60 .600 0.5
Pirates 86 59 .593 2.0
Reds 80 67 .544 9.0
Cubs 79 68 .537 10.0
Cardinals 62 86 .419 27.5
Phillies 53 93 .363 35.5
Braves 50 98 .338 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
2 Bob Meusel 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 Gene Robertson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 4
2 Benny Bengough 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Roy Meeker 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Maurice Archdeacon 1
2 Frank Bruggy 1
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herman Pillette 0.71
2 Walter Johnson 0.62
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.55
4 Vic Aldridge 0.43
5 Bill Doak 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Roy Meeker 1
1 Herman Pillette 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 6
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Roy Meeker 5
3 Herman Pillette 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .420
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Zack Wheat .368
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 117
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
4 Bob Meusel 26
5 2 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 Walter Johnson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
4 Wilbur Cooper 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 242
2 Walter Johnson 154
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 .489
3 Heinie Manush .434
4 Hooks Cotter .432
5 Eddie Collins .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 21
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
3 High Pockets Kelly 17
4 Jim Bottomley 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Sam Rice 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Bob Meusel 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.50
1 Sherry Smith 0.50
3 Babe Adams 0.60
4 Buster Ross 0.86
5 Herman Pillette 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Tony Kaufmann 3
3 Dazzy Vance 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Walter Johnson 17
3 Vic Aldridge 11
3 Bill Doak 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Stan Baumgartner 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .464
2 Sam Rice .415
3 Edd Roush .414
4 Ross Youngs .411
5 Rogers Hornsby .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 George Harper 7
2 Joe Hauser 7
4 Kiki Cuyler 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 40
2 Jim Bottomley 33
3 Zack Wheat 32
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 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.61
2 Sherry Smith 1.53
3 Bill Sherdel 1.59
4 Pete Donohue 1.87
5 Emil Yde 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Carl Mays 7
3 Bill Doak 6
3 Dazzy Vance 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 63
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Burleigh Grimes 30
4 Dutch Leonard 23
5 2 tied 22

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 .387
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Ross Youngs .357
5 Tris Speaker .355

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 Babe Ruth 139
2 High Pockets Kelly 138
3 Jack Fournier 125
3 Goose Goslin 125
5 Bob Meusel 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 45
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Jack Smith 28
4 Pie Traynor 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Rube Benton 2.50
3 Tom Zachary 2.66
4 Eppa Rixey 2.67
5 Walter Johnson 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Burleigh Grimes 23
3 Joe Shaute 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 268
2 Walter Johnson 181
3 Burleigh Grimes 137
4 Howard Ehmke 122
5 Bob Shawkey 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Jack Quinn 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 2 others tied 6