On This Day

Monday, May 5, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 6 .647 --
Tigers 10 8 .556 1.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 2.0
White Sox 9 8 .529 2.0
Indians 7 8 .467 3.0
Senators 8 10 .444 3.5
Browns 8 10 .444 3.5
Athletics 6 10 .375 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 4 .765 --
Reds 13 6 .684 1.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 3.5
Robins 9 8 .529 4.0
Pirates 9 10 .474 5.0
Braves 5 9 .357 6.5
Phillies 4 10 .286 7.5
Cardinals 5 13 .278 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 2
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 Earl Sheely 1
2 Zack Wheat 1
2 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.58
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.42
3 Alex Ferguson 0.27
4 Sarge Connally 0.25
4 Tom Zachary 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Edwards 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 Alex Ferguson 3
3 Clarence Mitchell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .476
2 Ken Williams .468
3 Harry Heilmann .455
4 Rogers Hornsby .426
5 Homer Summa .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 21
2 Ken Williams 18
3 Joe Harris 17
3 Bobby Veach 17
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Bill Barrett 7
3 Pie Traynor 6
4 Carson Bigbee 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sheehan 1.59
2 Elmer Jacobs 1.79
3 Howard Ehmke 1.81
4 Lil Stoner 1.85
5 Dutch Stryker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Tom Sheehan 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Bob Shawkey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
5 Jack Bentley 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Sarge Connally 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Babe Ruth .386
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Ken Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Jack Fournier 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Harry Heilmann 129
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 120
5 Tris Speaker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 55
2 Eddie Collins 46
2 George Grantham 46
4 Johnny Mostil 38
5 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.97
2 Eppa Rixey 2.48
3 Bill Doak 2.80
4 Pete Alexander 2.92
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 28
2 George Uhle 26
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Johnny Morrison 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Walter Johnson 150
3 Dolf Luque 149
4 Bob Shawkey 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

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