On This Day

Wednesday, April 23, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 2 .714 --
Athletics 4 2 .667 0.5
White Sox 4 3 .571 1.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 1.5
Indians 3 3 .500 1.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 1.5
Senators 3 5 .375 2.5
Browns 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Reds 5 2 .714 0.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 1.5
Robins 3 3 .500 2.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.5
Cardinals 3 6 .333 3.5
Phillies 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jigger Statz 4
2 George Grantham 3
2 Ray Grimes 3
2 Mickey O'Neil 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 1
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Grantham 5
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Ray Grimes 3
3 Marty McManus 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 2
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Johnny Couch 1
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Keen 0.86
2 Herb Pennock 0.58
3 Tim McNamara 0.38
4 Fred Heimach 0.33
5 George Uhle 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Hub Pruett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Vic Keen 6
3 Lou North 4
4 Fred Heimach 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ike Boone .476
2 Riggs Stephenson .464
3 Topper Rigney .458
4 George Grantham .455
5 Eddie Collins .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Ray Grimes 2
3 Heinie Groh 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 12
2 George Grantham 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
4 Eddie Collins 8
4 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 4
2 George Grantham 3
3 Bill Barrett 2
3 Carson Bigbee 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Dutch Stryker 0.00
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
5 Earl Whitehill 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 6 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 Slim Harriss 2
2 Bill Doak 1
2 Elmer Jacobs 1
2 Ted Lyons 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Tris Speaker .378
5 Jim Bottomley .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Jack Fournier 23
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 129
2 Tris Speaker 126
3 Irish Meusel 124
4 Harry Heilmann 120
5 Frankie Frisch 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 46
4 Johnny Mostil 41
5 Cliff Heathcote 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.92
2 Eppa Rixey 2.58
3 Bill Doak 2.86
4 Vic Keen 2.88
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 26
3 Johnny Morrison 23
4 Hooks Dauss 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Dolf Luque 148
3 Walter Johnson 142
4 Burleigh Grimes 125
4 Bob Shawkey 125

Saves

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