On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 91 61 .599 --
Yankees 89 63 .586 2.0
Tigers 86 67 .562 5.5
Browns 74 79 .484 17.5
Athletics 71 81 .467 20.0
Red Sox 67 86 .438 24.5
Indians 67 86 .438 24.5
White Sox 65 87 .428 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 60 .610 --
Robins 92 62 .597 2.0
Pirates 89 63 .586 4.0
Reds 83 70 .542 10.5
Cubs 81 72 .529 12.5
Cardinals 65 89 .422 29.0
Phillies 55 96 .364 37.5
Braves 53 100 .346 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Duncan 5
2 Hod Ford 4
2 Boob Fowler 4
2 Mike Gonzalez 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 1
1 Jimmy O'Connell 1
1 Herb Thomas 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Butch Henline 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Del Pratt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 3
2 Hughie Critz 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 Cliff Heathcote 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.80
2 Flint Rhem 0.56
3 Rube Benton 0.40
4 Joe Genewich 0.25
5 Herman Pillette 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Leo Dickerman 7
3 Flint Rhem 5
4 Rube Benton 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Zack Wheat .375
4 Charlie Jamieson .358
5 Ross Youngs .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Jack Fournier 27
2 Joe Hauser 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 140
2 Goose Goslin 125
2 Babe Ruth 125
4 Bob Meusel 122
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
4 Cliff Heathcote 26
4 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.19
2 Rube Benton 2.49
3 Eppa Rixey 2.64
4 Tom Zachary 2.66
5 Herb Pennock 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 Herb Pennock 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 262
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Burleigh Grimes 136
4 Howard Ehmke 118
5 Bob Shawkey 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
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 Harry Heilmann .471
2 Harry Hooper .455
2 Charlie Jamieson .455
4 Goose Goslin .446
5 Cy Williams .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Sam Bohne 2
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
2 Goose Goslin 17
2 Earl Sheely 17
2 Al Simmons 17
5 High Pockets Kelly 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Hughie Critz 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Buster Ross 0.00
2 Elmer Jacobs 0.53
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.00
3 Lil Stoner 1.00
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Nehf 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
1 Tom Zachary 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Walter Johnson 16
3 Flint Rhem 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 Tony Kaufmann 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Stan Baumgartner 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .467
2 Walter Holke .407
3 Riggs Stephenson .406
4 Marty McManus .404
5 Zack Wheat .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 8
2 Joe Hauser 6
2 Zack Wheat 6
2 Cy Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 36
2 Jim Bottomley 34
3 Zack Wheat 30
4 Eddie Brown 29
4 Bob Meusel 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Hughie Critz 10
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Eddie Collins 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.06
2 Bob Shawkey 1.51
3 Lil Stoner 1.61
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.69
5 Elmer Jacobs 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Bill Doak 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 68
2 Walter Johnson 36
3 Burleigh Grimes 32
4 Bob Shawkey 23
5 Johnny Cooney 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Dutch Ruether 2
3 Ed Wells 2
5 22 tied 1