On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Red Sox 16 10 .615 0.5
Browns 15 11 .577 1.5
Tigers 14 14 .500 3.5
Indians 12 13 .480 4.0
Senators 12 15 .444 5.0
White Sox 11 14 .440 5.0
Athletics 8 18 .308 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 14 .576 --
Reds 16 12 .571 0.5
Giants 17 13 .567 0.5
Robins 15 14 .517 2.0
Braves 12 13 .480 3.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 3.5
Cardinals 12 16 .429 4.5
Phillies 9 16 .360 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Griffith 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Glenn Wright 4
1 Ross Youngs 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 4
2 Tommy Griffith 3
3 Ray Blades 2
3 Walton Cruise 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Specs Toporcer 1
1 Bill Wambsganss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Stuart 0.80
2 Tiny Osborne 0.50
3 Pete Alexander 0.33
4 Rip Collins 0.30
5 Jack Quinn 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Stuart 8
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Tiny Osborne 4
4 Rip Collins 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .447
2 Rogers Hornsby .444
3 Harry Heilmann .434
4 Joe Harris .408
5 Zack Wheat .395

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 29
2 Joe Harris 28
3 Bobby Veach 25
4 Ray Grimes 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Pie Traynor 9
3 George Grantham 8
4 Bill Barrett 7
4 Eddie Collins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.26
2 Ernie Wingard 1.64
3 Jack Quinn 1.72
4 Howard Ehmke 1.93
5 Carl Mays 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Lil Stoner 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Bob Shawkey 36
4 John Martina 28
5 3 tied 27

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .477
2 Rogers Hornsby .474
3 Ross Youngs .431
4 Charlie Grimm .429
5 Dave Bancroft .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Johnny Mokan 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Bill Terry 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Flack 12
1 Tommy Griffith 12
3 Del Pratt 11
3 Ross Youngs 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Rabbit Maranville 3
1 Topper Rigney 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
2 Ernie Wingard 1.00
3 James Edwards 1.13
4 Carl Mays 1.17
5 Dutch Henry 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 George Mogridge 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 15
2 John Martina 14
3 Howard Ehmke 12
3 Bob Shawkey 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .396
3 Babe Ruth .386
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Ken Williams .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 32
3 Jack Fournier 30
4 Ken Williams 25
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 130
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Jack Fournier 119
5 Joe Sewell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 54
2 George Grantham 46
3 Eddie Collins 42
4 Pie Traynor 38
5 Johnny Mostil 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.09
2 Eppa Rixey 2.71
3 Bill Doak 2.75
4 George Mogridge 2.77
5 Jesse Barnes 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 Pete Alexander 24
2 George Uhle 24
4 Johnny Morrison 23
5 Dazzy Vance 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
2 Walter Johnson 148
3 Dolf Luque 146
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 Burleigh Grimes 123

Saves

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