Remembering 1924 – Senators maintains lead

Standings At Close of Play of September 9, 1924WashingtonSenators1227

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Senators            137   79   56    2  .585     -   646  520
New York Yankees               137   78   58    1  .574   1.5   706  617
Detroit Tigers                 139   76   62    1  .551   4.5   751  692
St. Louis Browns               136   70   65    1  .519   9.0   672  671
Cleveland Indians              138   63   75    0  .457  17.5   691  731
Philadelphia Athletics         135   60   75    0  .444  19.0   591  694
Boston Red Sox                 139   60   76    3  .441  19.5   651  722
Chicago White Sox              135   58   77    0  .430  21.0   683  744

The Senators did not play on this date.
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
139 Cobb DET                  654 Wambsganss BOS            572 Wambsganss BOS            
139 Wambsganss BOS            653 Cobb DET                  568 Rice WAS                  
138 J. Sewell CLE             625 Rice WAS                  563 Sisler STL                
137 3 players                 619 J. Sewell CLE             561 Cobb DET                  

R                             H                             2B                            
131 Ruth NY                   191 Cobb DET                  42  Heilmann DET              
103 Cobb DET                  190 Jamieson CLE              41  J. Sewell CLE             
96  Flagstead BOS             188 Rice WAS                  40  Wambsganss BOS            
95  Dugan NY                  181 Ruth NY                   37  Burns CLE                 

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
17  Goslin WAS                44  Ruth NY                   117 Ruth NY                   
17  Pipp NY                   26  Hauser PHI                111 Goslin WAS                
14  Heilmann DET              17  Williams STL              105 Heilmann DET              
14  Rice WAS                  15  Jacobson STL              105 Meusel NY                 

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
126 Ruth NY                   73  Ruth NY                   15  Burns CLE                 
95  Rigney DET                56  Kamm CHI                  14  Manush DET                
85  Sheely CHI                55  Simmons PHI               10  Flagstead BOS             
79  Collins CHI               54  Dykes PHI                 9   Gerber STL                
                                                            9   Goslin WAS                

SH                            SB                            CS                            
43  Harris WAS                37  Collins CHI               14  Collins CHI               
32  Wambsganss BOS            22  Meusel NY                 14  Meusel NY                 
31  Kamm CHI                  20  Harris WAS                14  Sisler STL                
30  Severeid STL              19  3 players                 13  Cobb DET                  
                                                            13  Rice WAS                  

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.385 Ruth NY                  .518 Ruth NY                  .770 Ruth NY                  
.355 Jamieson CLE             .437 Bassler DET              .557 Williams STL             
.354 Falk CHI                 .436 Collins CHI              .533 Hauser PHI               
.344 Speaker CLE              .434 Speaker CLE              .525 Heilmann DET             

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.249 Kamm CHI                 .289 Scott NY                 .313 Peckinpaugh WAS          
.253 Peckinpaugh WAS          .308 Galloway PHI             .331 Scott NY                 
.257 Scott NY                 .323 Barrett CHI              .334 Ruel WAS                 
.265 Barrett CHI              .330 Kamm CHI                 .335 Gerber STL
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
45  Shaute CLE                33  Johnson WAS               24  Ehmke BOS                 
43  Hoyt NY                   33  Shaute CLE                24  Thurston CHI              
42  Holloway DET              32  Ehmke BOS                 23  Pennock NY                
41  Connally CHI              31  3 players                 21  Shaute CLE                
41  Quinn BOS                                                                             

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
6   Johnson WAS               24  Connally CHI              11  Marberry WAS              
4   Davis STL                 24  Marberry WAS              8   Russell WAS               
4   Pennock NY                20  Gaston NY                 7   Quinn BOS                 
3   5 players                 20  Holloway DET              6   Connally CHI              

W                             L                             IP                            
20  Johnson WAS               17  Shaute CLE                282   Shaute CLE              
20  Pennock NY                15  Ferguson BOS              279.2 Ehmke BOS               
20  Shaute CLE                14  Bush NY                   259.2 Pennock NY              
18  Thurston CHI              14  Coveleski CLE             251   Thurston CHI            
                              14  Ehmke BOS                                               

H                             HR                            R                             
315 Shaute CLE                15  Danforth STL              137 Shaute CLE                
284 Ehmke BOS                 15  Thurston CHI              126 Stoner DET                
283 Thurston CHI              13  Pennock NY                125 Lyons CHI                 
279 Pennock NY                12  Stoner DET                124 Coveleski CLE             

ER                            BB                            SO                            
117 Shaute CLE                99  Bush NY                   140 Johnson WAS               
111 Stoner DET                96  Ferguson BOS              108 Ehmke BOS                 
106 Shocker STL               88  Rommel PHI                101 Shawkey NY                
105 Ehmke BOS                 86  Shaute CLE                89  Pennock NY                
105 Lyons CHI                                                                             

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
13  Whitehill DET             7   Meeker PHI                3   Ferguson BOS              
11  Johnson WAS               5   5 players                 3   Gaston NY                 
11  Quinn BOS                                               2   Zachary WAS               
10  Piercy BOS                                              1   Many players              
10  Uhle CLE                                                                              

ERA                              High ERA                         
2.65 Johnson WAS              5.11 Stoner DET               
2.67 Zachary WAS              5.00 Burns PHI                
2.84 Pennock NY               4.91 Uhle CLE                 
2.85 Baumgartner PHI          4.90 Lyons CHI                

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