On This Day

Sunday, April 20, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 1 .800 --
Tigers 4 1 .800 0.0
Red Sox 3 1 .750 0.5
Senators 3 2 .600 1.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.5
Indians 1 3 .250 2.5
Yankees 1 4 .200 3.0
Browns 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 1 .800 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 0.5
Reds 3 2 .600 1.0
Pirates 2 3 .400 2.0
Robins 2 3 .400 2.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Braves 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Showboat Fisher 4
2 Johnny Bassler 3
2 George Burns 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Earl Sheely 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 George Burns 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 1.75
2 Bob Shawkey 0.75
3 Dutch Ruether 0.67
4 Jimmy Ring 0.60
5 Walter Johnson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Walt Huntzinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Bob Shawkey 6
4 Dutch Ruether 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jakie May 1
1 Art Nehf 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .588
2 Zack Wheat .563
3 Harry Heilmann .500
4 Ike Boone .467
5 Hack Miller .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 2
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
1 Marty McManus 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 7
1 Eddie Collins 7
1 Harry Heilmann 7
4 Hack Miller 6
4 4 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Dud Lee 2
2 Sam Rice 2
4 Sparky Adams 1
4 37 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.00
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
1 Earl Whitehill 0.00
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 14
2 Bob Shawkey 9
3 Jack Bentley 8
3 Hooks Dauss 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .400
2 Rogers Hornsby .389
3 Babe Ruth .385
4 Tris Speaker .373
5 Jim Bottomley .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
1 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Jack Fournier 23
5 Hack Miller 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 128
2 Tris Speaker 126
3 Babe Ruth 125
4 Harry Heilmann 121
5 Frankie Frisch 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 Eddie Collins 49
3 George Grantham 45
4 Johnny Mostil 41
5 Cliff Heathcote 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.92
2 Stan Coveleski 2.68
3 Eppa Rixey 2.76
4 Allen Russell 2.89
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 26
3 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Hooks Dauss 23
5 Pete Alexander 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Dolf Luque 148
3 Walter Johnson 145
4 Bob Shawkey 128
5 Bullet Joe Bush 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 9
2 Slim Harriss 7
2 Claude Jonnard 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
5 Eddie Rommel 6