On This Day

Friday, April 25, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 3 .667 --
Tigers 6 3 .667 0.0
Athletics 5 3 .625 0.5
Yankees 6 4 .600 0.5
Indians 4 4 .500 1.5
Senators 4 6 .400 2.5
Red Sox 3 5 .375 2.5
Browns 2 8 .200 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 2 .778 --
Giants 6 2 .750 0.5
Cubs 7 4 .636 1.0
Robins 4 4 .500 2.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 3.5
Braves 2 4 .333 3.5
Pirates 3 6 .333 4.0
Cardinals 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 George Burns 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Bubbles Hargrave 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 Ike Caveney 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Al Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Babe Pinelli 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.82
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.58
3 Walter Johnson 0.57
4 Dolf Luque 0.27
4 Bill Piercy 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Bullet Joe Bush 7
3 Walter Johnson 4
4 Dolf Luque 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .484
2 Ike Boone .462
3 Zack Wheat .458
4 Riggs Stephenson .432
5 George Grantham .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 George Grantham 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Ray Blades 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 14
2 Jim Bottomley 13
3 Harry Heilmann 11
4 George Grantham 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 Pie Traynor 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Bill Hubbell 0.00
1 Dutch Stryker 0.00
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Bullet Joe Bush 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 18
2 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Jack Bentley 14
4 Bullet Joe Bush 13
4 2 others tied 13

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 .396
2 Rogers Hornsby .389
3 Babe Ruth .384
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Jim Bottomley .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Jack Fournier 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 129
2 Tris Speaker 126
3 Irish Meusel 124
4 Harry Heilmann 122
5 Frankie Frisch 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 George Grantham 46
4 Johnny Mostil 41
5 Jack Smith 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.92
2 Eppa Rixey 2.58
3 Bill Doak 2.86
4 Sloppy Thurston 2.89
5 Vic Keen 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 26
3 Johnny Morrison 23
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 203
2 Walter Johnson 146
2 Dolf Luque 146
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 Bullet Joe Bush 128

Saves

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