On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Red Sox 13 10 .565 1.5
Tigers 14 11 .560 1.5
Browns 14 11 .560 1.5
Indians 12 12 .500 3.0
Senators 12 14 .462 4.0
White Sox 11 13 .458 4.0
Athletics 7 18 .280 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 11 .593 --
Reds 15 11 .577 0.5
Cubs 17 13 .567 0.5
Braves 12 11 .522 2.0
Robins 14 13 .519 2.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 4.0
Cardinals 10 16 .385 5.5
Phillies 8 14 .364 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Welch 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Hod Ford 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Gene Robertson 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Parkinson 4
2 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 Heinie Sand 3
2 Aaron Ward 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.77
2 Larry Benton 0.40
3 Virgil Barnes 0.25
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.25
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 10
2 Larry Benton 4
3 George Mogridge 3
3 Bill Piercy 3
5 9 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .452
2 Harry Heilmann .449
3 Joe Harris .435
4 Rogers Hornsby .424
5 Zack Wheat .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Joe Hauser 6
4 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 28
2 Joe Harris 24
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
4 Jack Fournier 22
4 6 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Pie Traynor 9
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 1.83
4 Carl Mays 1.94
5 Howard Ehmke 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Lil Stoner 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
4 Wilbur Cooper 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Bob Shawkey 32
4 Dolf Luque 27
4 John Martina 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Quinn 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .514
2 Ken Williams .500
3 Kiki Cuyler .444
4 Harry Heilmann .429
5 High Pockets Kelly .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 5
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
4 Joe Hauser 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Danny Clark 13
2 Jack Fournier 13
2 Ross Youngs 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Ray Grimes 3
2 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.69
2 Ernie Wingard 1.04
3 Dutch Henry 1.29
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.47
5 Carl Mays 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 James Edwards 3
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Walter Johnson 16
3 Dolf Luque 15
3 Bob Shawkey 15
5 John Martina 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Ted Blankenship 1
2 Bert Cole 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .396
2 Babe Ruth .391
3 Rogers Hornsby .390
4 Ken Williams .380
5 Tris Speaker .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Cy Williams 32
3 Jack Fournier 30
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 133
2 Harry Heilmann 130
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 120
5 Joe Sewell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 54
2 George Grantham 46
3 Eddie Collins 45
4 Pie Traynor 38
5 Johnny Mostil 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.04
2 Eppa Rixey 2.59
3 Jesse Barnes 2.83
4 Sloppy Thurston 2.88
5 Pete Alexander 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 28
2 George Uhle 24
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Johnny Morrison 23
5 Dazzy Vance 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 208
2 Walter Johnson 154
3 Dolf Luque 151
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 Burleigh Grimes 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Slim Harriss 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
3 Allen Russell 7
5 Bert Cole 6