On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	14	9	.609	--
Browns	14	10	.583	0.5
Red Sox	11	10	.524	2.0
Tigers	12	11	.522	2.0
Indians	12	11	.522	2.0
White Sox	11	11	.500	2.5
Senators	11	14	.440	4.0
Athletics	7	16	.304	7.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Browns 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 12, Athletics 6

Indians 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	15	9	.625	--
Giants	15	10	.600	0.5
Cubs	16	12	.571	1.0
Robins	13	12	.520	2.5
Pirates	12	13	.480	3.5
Braves	10	11	.476	3.5
Cardinals	9	15	.375	6.0
Phillies	6	14	.300	7.0

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 4

Braves 4, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Robins 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Lu Blue	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Joe Harris	1
2	Joe Hauser	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Joe Hauser	3
1	Willie Kamm	3
4	Lu Blue	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topper Rigney	2
2	George Grantham	1
2	Ray Grimes	1
2	Charlie Hollocher	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	John Martina	0.50
2	Jesse Barnes	0.38
3	Oscar Fuhr	0.29
4	Pete Alexander	0.27
5	Sloppy Thurston	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	John Martina	6
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Dutch Ruether	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.458
2	Rogers Hornsby	.451
3	Ken Williams	.449
4	Joe Harris	.435
5	Zack Wheat	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Jack Fournier	7
3	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Joe Hauser	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	27
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Marty McManus	22
3	Babe Ruth	22
3	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Pie Traynor	8
3	Bill Barrett	7
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	George Grantham	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	1.26
2	Ernie Wingard	1.64
3	Jack Quinn	1.88
4	Virgil Barnes	2.03
5	Howard Ehmke	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Dave Danforth	4
2	James Edwards	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Bob Shawkey	32
3	Dazzy Vance	31
4	John Martina	27
5	Burleigh Grimes	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	2
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Slim Harriss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
5	16 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.514
2	Ken Williams	.500
3	Joe Judge	.462
4	Joe Dugan	.447
5	2 tied	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	17
2	Ken Williams	16
3	Zack Wheat	14
4	Joe Harris	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	5
2	Pie Traynor	4
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	Max Carey	3
3	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Baumgartner	0.00
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.25
3	Sloppy Thurston	1.47
4	Jesse Barnes	1.50
4	Jack Quinn	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	James Edwards	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	21
2	Tony Kaufmann	17
3	Bob Shawkey	16
4	Burleigh Grimes	15
5	John Martina	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Bert Cole	1
2	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Tris Speaker	.378
5	Ken Williams	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Cy Williams	33
3	Jack Fournier	29
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	127
4	Jack Fournier	119
5	Joe Sewell	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	53
2	George Grantham	46
3	Eddie Collins	45
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Pie Traynor	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.01
2	Eppa Rixey	2.59
3	Vic Keen	2.85
4	Sloppy Thurston	2.87
5	Bill Doak	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	28
2	Pete Alexander	24
2	George Uhle	24
4	Johnny Morrison	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	198
2	Walter Johnson	154
3	Dolf Luque	147
4	Bob Shawkey	129
5	Burleigh Grimes	123

Saves

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