On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	45	.567	--
Tigers	57	45	.559	1.0
Senators	57	46	.553	1.5
Browns	52	48	.520	5.0
White Sox	48	53	.475	9.5
Indians	48	55	.466	10.5
Red Sox	44	57	.436	13.5
Athletics	43	59	.422	15.0

Games

Indians 14, Red Sox 5

Yankees 9, Tigers 8

Browns 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	36	.640	--
Pirates	55	42	.567	7.5
Cubs	56	44	.560	8.0
Robins	53	48	.525	11.5
Reds	53	51	.510	13.0
Cardinals	42	58	.420	22.0
Phillies	40	58	.408	23.0
Braves	37	63	.370	27.0

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Lutzke	4
1	Johnny Mokan	4
1	Del Pratt	4
1	Gene Robertson	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ike Boone	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Hooks Cotter	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Fewster	4
1	Rube Lutzke	4
3	Del Pratt	3
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Chick Fewster	1
1	Johnny Gooch	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheriff Blake	0.71
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.67
3	Jack Bentley	0.62
4	Dolf Luque	0.38
5	Rip Collins	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Jack Bentley	5
2	Sheriff Blake	5
4	Wilbur Cooper	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.398
3	Bibb Falk	.380
4	Zack Wheat	.373
5	Charlie Jamieson	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Jack Fournier	22
3	Joe Hauser	18
4	Ken Williams	16
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	93
2	High Pockets Kelly	88
3	Jack Fournier	82
3	Bob Meusel	82
5	Goose Goslin	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	29
2	Max Carey	24
3	Cliff Heathcote	20
4	George Grantham	18
4	Bob Meusel	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.06
2	Tom Zachary	2.20
3	Eppa Rixey	2.32
4	Rube Benton	2.36
5	Curly Ogden	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Sloppy Thurston	16
3	Joe Shaute	15
4	Wilbur Cooper	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	150
2	Walter Johnson	102
3	Bob Shawkey	87
4	Howard Ehmke	81
5	Burleigh Grimes	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Rosy Ryan	5
4	Sarge Connally	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Blades	.500
2	Ira Flagstead	.463
3	Kiki Cuyler	.453
4	Babe Ruth	.452
5	2 tied	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Bob Barrett	3
3	Ike Boone	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Joe Hauser	14
3	Ike Boone	13
3	Bob Meusel	13
5	Al Simmons	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Eddie Collins	5
2	Chick Galloway	5
2	Pie Traynor	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Eppa Rixey	1.31
3	Emil Yde	1.32
4	Allan Sothoron	1.35
5	Tom Zachary	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holloway	4
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Ray Kremer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	20
3	Herb Pennock	17
4	Earl Whitehill	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	2
2	Huck Betts	1
2	Dennis Burns	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.492
2	Rogers Hornsby	.432
3	Kiki Cuyler	.430
4	Ray Blades	.409
5	Ira Flagstead	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Gabby Hartnett	7
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Joe Hauser	30
3	Wally Pipp	30
3	2 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
3	Bob Meusel	9
4	Jack Smith	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.76
2	Tom Zachary	1.38
3	Dazzy Vance	1.87
4	Stan Baumgartner	2.03
5	Hi Bell	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Herb Pennock	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
4	Art Decatur	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	Bob Shawkey	26
4	Herb Pennock	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Johnny Couch	2
2	Curt Fullerton	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Rogers Hornsby	.389
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Harry Heilmann	.361
5	Tris Speaker	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jack Fournier	30
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Joe Hauser	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	146
2	Harry Heilmann	130
3	Joe Sewell	127
4	Joe Hauser	124
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	Pie Traynor	35
4	George Grantham	34
4	Jack Smith	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.38
2	Dolf Luque	2.58
3	Lee Meadows	2.83
4	Dazzy Vance	2.89
5	Herb Pennock	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	23
2	Herb Pennock	22
2	Dazzy Vance	22
4	Joe Shaute	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	240
2	Walter Johnson	152
3	Burleigh Grimes	127
4	Bob Shawkey	125
5	Howard Ehmke	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Jack Quinn	8
4	Claude Jonnard	7
4	2 others tied	7