On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 6 .600 --
Tigers 9 6 .600 0.0
Yankees 9 6 .600 0.0
Senators 7 8 .467 2.0
Athletics 6 7 .462 2.0
Red Sox 6 7 .462 2.0
Browns 6 9 .400 3.0
Indians 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 2 .846 --
Reds 9 6 .600 3.0
Cubs 10 7 .588 3.0
Pirates 8 8 .500 4.5
Robins 6 8 .429 5.5
Braves 4 7 .364 6.0
Cardinals 5 11 .313 7.5
Phillies 3 7 .300 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Zack Taylor 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Ike Boone 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bohne 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 Bubbles Hargrave 1
2 Sam Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Bernie Neis 3
1 Ken Williams 3
4 Sam Bohne 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 1.25
2 Stan Coveleski 0.67
2 Tony Kaufmann 0.67
2 Rube Marquard 0.67
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Kaufmann 6
2 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Rube Marquard 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .463
2 Ty Cobb .433
3 Rogers Hornsby .426
4 Ken Williams .405
5 Homer Summa .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 17
2 Jim Bottomley 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Marty McManus 14
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Bill Barrett 6
3 Eddie Collins 5
3 George Grantham 5
3 Pie Traynor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim McNamara 1.15
2 Eddie Rommel 1.36
3 Tom Sheehan 1.59
4 Wayland Dean 1.67
5 Dazzy Vance 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Sheehan 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Jack Bentley 18
2 Dazzy Vance 18
4 Bob Shawkey 17
5 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 .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .386
3 Babe Ruth .383
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Ken Williams .363

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 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Irish Meusel 123
3 Tris Speaker 123
5 Jack Fournier 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 56
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 George Grantham 46
4 Johnny Mostil 39
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.03
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 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 190
2 Walter Johnson 145
3 Dolf Luque 144
4 Bob Shawkey 120
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