On This Day

Thursday, May 1, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 5 .643 --
Yankees 9 5 .643 0.0
White Sox 8 6 .571 1.0
Athletics 6 6 .500 2.0
Senators 6 8 .429 3.0
Red Sox 5 7 .417 3.0
Indians 5 7 .417 3.0
Browns 5 9 .357 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 2 .833 --
Cubs 10 6 .625 2.0
Reds 8 6 .571 3.0
Pirates 7 8 .467 4.5
Robins 6 7 .462 4.5
Braves 4 6 .400 5.0
Cardinals 5 10 .333 6.5
Phillies 2 7 .222 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Barrett 4
1 Max Carey 4
1 Heinie Groh 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Zack Taylor 3
2 Jack Tobin 3
2 Ken Williams 3
2 Glenn Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 3
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Ray French 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.71
2 Ray Kolp 0.50
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.40
4 Ray Kremer 0.36
5 Jack Quinn 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Jesse Haines 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .460
2 Ty Cobb .456
3 Rogers Hornsby .426
4 Homer Summa .421
5 Zack Wheat .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Jack Fournier 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 16
1 Harry Heilmann 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Ray Grimes 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Bill Barrett 5
2 Eddie Collins 5
2 George Grantham 5
2 Pie Traynor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.90
2 Tim McNamara 1.23
3 Eddie Rommel 1.36
4 Wayland Dean 1.67
5 Dazzy Vance 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Bob Shawkey 17
4 Jack Bentley 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .389
3 Babe Ruth .383
4 Tris Speaker .379
5 Jim Bottomley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 38
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Jack Fournier 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 131
2 Tris Speaker 125
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Irish Meusel 121
5 Jack Fournier 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 56
2 Eddie Collins 49
3 George Grantham 47
4 Johnny Mostil 40
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.97
2 Eppa Rixey 2.53
3 Bill Doak 2.89
4 Red Faber 2.89
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 25
3 Johnny Morrison 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 205
2 Dolf Luque 150
3 Walter Johnson 149
4 Bob Shawkey 126
5 2 tied 119

Saves

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