On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 6 .625 --
White Sox 9 6 .600 0.5
Tigers 9 7 .563 1.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 2.0
Senators 7 9 .438 3.0
Browns 7 9 .438 3.0
Athletics 6 8 .429 3.0
Indians 5 8 .385 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 3 .786 --
Reds 10 6 .625 2.0
Cubs 10 8 .556 3.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 3.5
Robins 7 8 .467 4.5
Braves 5 7 .417 5.0
Cardinals 5 12 .294 7.5
Phillies 3 8 .273 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
4 Chick Galloway 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 2
1 Zack Wheat 2
3 Johnny Couch 1
3 Joe Harris 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 5
2 Zack Wheat 3
2 Ken Williams 3
4 Joe Dugan 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Denver Grigsby 1
1 Hi Myers 1
1 Jigger Statz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Stryker 1.00
2 Art Decatur 0.57
3 Pete Donohue 0.55
4 Curly Ogden 0.50
5 Johnny Stuart 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Bill Piercy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Donohue 6
2 Art Decatur 4
2 Dutch Stryker 4
2 Johnny Stuart 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .476
2 Harry Heilmann .466
3 Zack Wheat .444
4 Rogers Hornsby .426
5 Ty Cobb .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 19
2 Joe Harris 17
3 Jim Bottomley 16
4 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
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 Tom Sheehan 1.59
3 Wayland Dean 1.67
4 Dazzy Vance 1.82
5 Lil Stoner 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Sheehan 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 7 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 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .385
3 Babe Ruth .380
4 Tris Speaker .378
5 Ken Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Jack Fournier 25
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 131
2 Harry Heilmann 127
3 Irish Meusel 124
4 Tris Speaker 123
5 Jack Fournier 115

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 Jack Quinn 8
1 Allen Russell 8
4 Claude Jonnard 7
5 Eddie Rommel 6