Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, May 7, 1924

On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	13	6	.684	--
Tigers	11	8	.579	2.0
Red Sox	9	8	.529	3.0
White Sox	9	9	.500	3.5
Browns	10	10	.500	3.5
Senators	9	11	.450	4.5
Indians	7	10	.412	5.0
Athletics	6	12	.333	6.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Browns 10, Indians 8

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	14	5	.737	--
Reds	13	6	.684	1.0
Cubs	12	10	.545	3.5
Robins	10	9	.526	4.0
Pirates	10	11	.476	5.0
Braves	6	10	.375	6.5
Phillies	5	11	.313	7.5
Cardinals	5	13	.278	8.5

Games

Braves 4, Robins 1

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Joe Dugan	3
2	Charlie Jamieson	3
2	Joe Judge	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Bing Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Tobin	3
1	George Uhle	3
3	Charlie Jamieson	2
3	Stuffy McInnis	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Jigger Statz	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Kaufmann	0.88
2	Virgil Barnes	0.33
3	Wilbur Cooper	0.12
3	George Mogridge	0.12
5	Rollie Naylor	0.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Kaufmann	7
2	Bill Bayne	4
2	Dutch Henry	4
4	Virgil Barnes	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.478
2	Zack Wheat	.457
3	Ken Williams	.429
4	Joe Harris	.426
5	Rogers Hornsby	.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	20
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Joe Harris	18
4	3 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	Elmer Jacobs	1.79
2	Howard Ehmke	1.81
3	Dutch Stryker	1.86
4	Walter Johnson	1.91
5	Pete Alexander	1.93

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
4	Tony Kaufmann	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Slim Harriss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Sarge Connally	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.401
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Babe Ruth	.386
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Ken Williams	.367

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	136
2	Harry Heilmann	133
3	Irish Meusel	126
4	Jack Fournier	119
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	25
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Johnny Morrison	23
5	2 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