On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 1 .833 --
White Sox 4 2 .667 1.0
Athletics 3 2 .600 1.5
Red Sox 3 2 .600 1.5
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Yankees 3 4 .429 2.5
Indians 2 3 .400 2.5
Browns 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Reds 5 2 .714 0.5
Robins 3 3 .500 2.0
Cubs 4 4 .500 2.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.5
Cardinals 3 5 .375 3.0
Phillies 1 3 .250 3.0
Braves 1 3 .250 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 4
1 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Pie Traynor 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.89
2 Tony Kaufmann 0.50
3 Bill Bayne 0.25
4 Paul Zahniser 0.17
5 2 tied 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Sherry Smith 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Tony Kaufmann 4
3 Bill Bayne 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 Slim McGrew 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .563
2 Ike Boone .500
3 Riggs Stephenson .478
4 Harry Heilmann .474
5 Rogers Hornsby .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 George Grantham 2
2 Heinie Groh 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Harry Heilmann 8
3 Pie Traynor 8
5 3 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 4
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Dud Lee 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
1 Art Decatur 0.00
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Bentley 14
1 Walter Johnson 14
3 Burleigh Grimes 11
3 Waite Hoyt 11
5 Bob Shawkey 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Babe Ruth .382
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 126
2 Babe Ruth 125
3 Irish Meusel 124
4 Harry Heilmann 120
5 Frankie Frisch 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 George Grantham 45
4 Johnny Mostil 41
5 Cliff Heathcote 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.92
2 Eppa Rixey 2.62
3 Bill Doak 2.86
4 Allen Russell 2.91
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 25
3 Johnny Morrison 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 Hooks Dauss 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Dolf Luque 148
3 Walter Johnson 142
4 Bullet Joe Bush 127
5 2 tied 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 8
2 Slim Harriss 7
2 Claude Jonnard 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
5 Eddie Rommel 6