The Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 for their seventh win in a row. The victory put the Senators in a tie for first place in the American League with the New York Yankees.
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Day
Game Played on Sunday, August 24, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium
CHI A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 4 WAS A 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 x - 4 8 0
BATTING
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mostil cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Elsh rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Collins 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 Sheely 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 13 0 Falk lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kamm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Barrett ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 Schalk c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Robertson p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Lyons p 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 28 1 10 1 2 2 24 15
FIELDING - DP: 1. Robertson-Barrett-Sheely. E: Collins (16), Barrett 3 (40).
BATTING - SH: Falk (14); Schalk (5). Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - CS: Kamm (9).
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McNeely cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Harris 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 4 Rice rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 Goslin lf 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 Judge 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 Bluege 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Ruel c 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Peckinpaugh ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 Zachary p 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 4 8 3 5 3 27 18
FIELDING - DP: 5. Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge, Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge, Peckinpaugh-Harris-Judge, Bluege-Harris-Judge, Peckinpaugh-Judge.
BATTING - 2B: McNeely (3). SH: McNeely 2 (4); Harris 2 (40); Ruel (25). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Ruel (7).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Robertson L(3-6) 4 5 3 2 3 1 0 22 Lyons 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 17 Totals 8 8 4 3 5 3 0 39
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zachary W(11-8) 9 10 1 1 2 2 0 32
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Dick Nallin, 3B - Ducky Holmes
Time of Game: 1:55
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 120 68 51 1 .571 - 624 543 Washington Senators 123 69 52 2 .570 - 572 469 Detroit Tigers 121 66 54 1 .550 2.5 640 600 St. Louis Browns 120 61 58 1 .513 7.0 588 585 Cleveland Indians 121 56 65 0 .463 13.0 590 622 Boston Red Sox 121 53 65 3 .449 14.5 568 609 Philadelphia Athletics 121 54 67 0 .446 15.0 506 619 Chicago White Sox 117 51 66 0 .436 16.0 594 635
AL Batting G PA AB 122 Goslin WAS 571 Wambsganss BOS 508 Rice WAS 122 Rice WAS 570 Cobb DET 505 Wambsganss BOS 121 5 players 560 Rice WAS 500 Sisler STL 539 J. Sewell CLE 491 Dugan NY R H 2B 119 Ruth NY 168 Cobb DET 37 J. Sewell CLE 89 Cobb DET 163 Rice WAS 36 Heilmann DET 84 Flagstead BOS 161 Ruth NY 36 Wambsganss BOS 83 Dugan NY 159 Jamieson CLE 35 Burns CLE 83 Rice WAS 3B HR RBI 15 Goslin WAS 39 Ruth NY 104 Ruth NY 15 Pipp NY 20 Hauser PHI 96 Goslin WAS 14 Rice WAS 16 Williams STL 91 Heilmann DET 13 Heilmann DET 15 Jacobson STL 91 Meusel NY 91 J. Sewell CLE BB SO HBP 114 Ruth NY 64 Ruth NY 15 Burns CLE 81 Sheely CHI 55 Kamm CHI 11 Manush DET 78 Rigney DET 48 Dykes PHI 9 Gerber STL 73 Cobb DET 46 Simmons PHI 9 Goslin WAS SH SB CS 40 Harris WAS 32 Collins CHI 13 Rice WAS 29 Severeid STL 19 Harris WAS 12 Collins CHI 27 Wambsganss BOS 19 Meusel NY 12 Hooper CHI 26 Kamm CHI 17 Sisler STL 12 Sisler STL BAVG OBP SLG .390 Ruth NY .525 Ruth NY .780 Ruth NY .351 Falk CHI .452 Sheely CHI .545 Jacobson STL .350 Jamieson CLE .434 Cobb DET .521 Heilmann DET .347 Cobb DET .430 Collins CHI .569 Williams STL * Low BAVG Low OBP Low SLG .245 Lutzke CLE .298 Scott NY .312 Lutzke CLE .248 Kamm CHI .309 Galloway PHI .326 Peckinpaugh WAS .259 Peckinpaugh WAS .321 Barrett CHI .336 Ruel WAS .264 Scott NY .322 Wambsganss BOS .338 Scott NY
AL Pitching G GS CG 40 Shaute CLE 29 Johnson WAS 22 Pennock NY 37 Holloway DET 29 Shaute CLE 22 Thurston CHI 37 Hoyt NY 28 Ehmke BOS 21 Ehmke BOS 37 Quinn BOS 28 Thurston CHI 19 Shaute CLE SHO GF SV 5 Johnson WAS 22 Connally CHI 9 Marberry WAS 3 5 players 20 Gaston NY 7 Quinn BOS 18 Holloway DET 7 Russell WAS 18 Marberry WAS 5 Connally CHI W L IP 19 Shaute CLE 13 Ehmke BOS 248.2 Shaute CLE 18 Pennock NY 13 Ferguson BOS 244.2 Ehmke BOS 17 Thurston CHI 13 Shaute CLE 234 Thurston CHI 16 Johnson WAS 12 3 players 233.2 Pennock NY H HR R 271 Shaute CLE 14 Thurston CHI 119 Stoner DET 258 Thurston CHI 13 Danforth STL 113 Shaute CLE 246 Ehmke BOS 12 Pennock NY 111 Lyons CHI 246 Pennock NY 12 Stoner DET 111 Thurston CHI ER BB SO 104 Stoner DET 91 Bush NY 121 Johnson WAS 97 Shaute CLE 87 Ferguson BOS 93 Ehmke BOS 94 Lyons CHI 79 Rommel PHI 88 Shawkey NY 94 Rommel PHI 76 Shaute CLE 80 Pennock NY HBP WP BK 13 Whitehill DET 6 Meeker PHI 3 Ferguson BOS 10 Quinn BOS 5 Jones NY 3 Gaston NY 9 4 players 5 Shaute CLE 2 Zachary WAS 4 Many players 1 Many players ERA High ERA 2.65 Zachary WAS 5.05 Shawkey NY 2.65 Baumgartner PHI 5.00 Stoner DET 2.69 Johnson WAS 4.87 Meeker PHI 2.77 Pennock NY 4.83 Lyons CHI
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