On This Day

Monday, September 29, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 92 61 .601 --
Yankees 89 63 .586 2.5
Tigers 86 68 .558 6.5
Browns 74 79 .484 18.0
Athletics 71 81 .467 20.5
Indians 67 86 .438 25.0
Red Sox 67 87 .435 25.5
White Sox 66 87 .431 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 60 .610 --
Robins 92 62 .597 2.0
Pirates 90 63 .588 3.5
Reds 83 70 .542 10.5
Cubs 81 73 .526 13.0
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 Bibb Falk 4
2 Bud Clancy 3
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
2 Pie Traynor 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Blankenship 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 Les Burke 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
4 Maurice Archdeacon 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Clancy 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 Ray Morehart 1
2 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Blankenship 0.19
2 Emil Yde 0.17
3 Tom Zachary 0.14
4 Ken Holloway 0.12
5 Sheriff Blake 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Emil Yde 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Songer 1

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 43
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 2.71
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 .460
2 Andy High .447
3 Charlie Jamieson .439
4 Harry Hooper .438
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 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
2 Goose Goslin 17
2 Al Simmons 17
4 Earl Sheely 15
4 Glenn Wright 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Hughie Critz 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.53
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.00
2 Lil Stoner 1.00
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.03
5 Pedro Dibut 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 Tom Zachary 3
4 Stan Baumgartner 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Walter Johnson 16
3 Flint Rhem 15
4 Ted Blankenship 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Stan Baumgartner 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .461
2 Marty McManus .419
3 Harry Heilmann .404
4 Eddie Collins .400
5 Ross Youngs .395

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 31
3 Zack Wheat 30
4 Bob Meusel 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 1.06
2 Bob Shawkey 1.51
3 Rip Wheeler 1.59
4 Lil Stoner 1.61
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Bill Doak 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Carl Mays 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 60
2 Burleigh Grimes 32
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Bob Shawkey 23
5 5 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Firpo Marberry 4
3 Dutch Ruether 2
3 Ed Wells 2
5 21 tied 1