On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 6 .667 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 1.5
Red Sox 9 7 .563 2.0
White Sox 9 9 .500 3.0
Browns 9 10 .474 3.5
Indians 7 9 .438 4.0
Senators 8 11 .421 4.5
Athletics 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 5 .722 --
Reds 13 6 .684 0.5
Robins 10 8 .556 3.0
Cubs 11 10 .524 3.5
Pirates 10 10 .500 4.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 6.5
Braves 5 10 .333 6.5
Cardinals 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2
2 Hod Ford 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 Ray Schalk 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Clark 5
2 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Zack Wheat 3
3 Cy Williams 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty McManus 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Kremer 1.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.75
3 Eddie Rommel 0.31
4 Oscar Fuhr 0.25
5 Jimmy Ring 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Oscar Fuhr 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Ray Kremer 4
2 Jimmy Ring 4
2 Eddie Rommel 4
5 Oscar Fuhr 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .478
2 Ken Williams .471
3 Zack Wheat .463
4 Rogers Hornsby .426
5 Homer Summa .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Cy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 25
2 Bobby Veach 19
3 Joe Harris 18
3 Babe Ruth 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Bill Barrett 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Pie Traynor 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sheehan 1.59
2 Elmer Jacobs 1.79
3 Howard Ehmke 1.81
4 Dutch Stryker 1.86
5 Walter Johnson 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Tom Sheehan 4
1 Lil Stoner 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Bob Shawkey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
5 Jack Bentley 19

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 .401
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Ken Williams .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Cy Williams 38
3 Jack Fournier 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Harry Heilmann 133
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 120
5 Tris Speaker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 55
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 45
4 Johnny Mostil 38
5 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.96
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 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Walter Johnson 146
3 Dolf Luque 145
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