On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Red Sox 18 11 .621 0.5
Browns 16 13 .552 2.5
Tigers 16 15 .516 3.5
Senators 13 16 .448 5.5
White Sox 12 15 .444 5.5
Indians 12 16 .429 6.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 14 .576 --
Cubs 20 15 .571 0.0
Reds 17 14 .548 1.0
Robins 17 14 .548 1.0
Braves 13 14 .481 3.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 4.5
Cardinals 13 17 .433 4.5
Phillies 10 17 .370 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Ike Boone 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Harry Riconda 1
1 Cotton Tierney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Cunningham 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 Homer Ezzell 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cunningham 2
2 Walter Holke 1
2 Stuffy McInnis 1
2 Ernie Padgett 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holloway 0.33
2 Joe Genewich 0.30
2 Herb Pennock 0.30
4 Fred Heimach 0.25
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Sherdel 8
2 Joe Genewich 3
2 Ken Holloway 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .455
2 Rogers Hornsby .444
3 Ken Williams .425
4 Ike Boone .415
5 Joe Harris .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Joe Hauser 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Joe Harris 31
3 Del Pratt 30
4 High Pockets Kelly 29
5 Ray Grimes 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 George Grantham 9
1 Pie Traynor 9
4 Bill Barrett 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Wingard 1.50
2 Jack Quinn 1.72
3 Howard Ehmke 1.83
4 Jesse Barnes 2.04
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Dazzy Vance 45
3 Bob Shawkey 37
4 Dolf Luque 32
5 Howard Ehmke 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
1 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ike Boone .568
2 Rogers Hornsby .468
3 Stuffy McInnis .452
4 Dave Bancroft .439
5 Butch Henline .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Bill Terry 3
2 Aaron Ward 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 17
2 Joe Harris 13
3 Max Flack 12
3 Tommy Griffith 12
3 High Pockets Kelly 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 George Grantham 4
3 Bucky Harris 3
3 Charlie Jamieson 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.46
2 Ernie Wingard 1.00
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.32
4 James Edwards 1.35
5 Bill Sherdel 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Walter Johnson 17
3 Dolf Luque 15
4 John Martina 14
5 Bob Shawkey 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .461
2 Ken Williams .459
3 Rogers Hornsby .457
4 Joe Harris .455
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jack Fournier 7
3 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 Joe Hauser 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 29
2 High Pockets Kelly 27
3 Harry Heilmann 25
4 Del Pratt 24
5 Jack Fournier 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 7
2 Eddie Collins 6
2 George Grantham 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Wingard 1.50
2 Howard Ehmke 1.58
3 Jack Quinn 1.76
4 Dazzy Vance 2.10
5 Jesse Barnes 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Bob Shawkey 5
2 Lil Stoner 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
1 Dazzy Vance 39
3 Dolf Luque 28
3 Bob Shawkey 28
5 Howard Ehmke 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .406
2 Rogers Hornsby .403
3 Babe Ruth .393
4 Tris Speaker .383
5 Ken Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Cy Williams 29
4 Ken Williams 25
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 134
2 Babe Ruth 129
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Jack Fournier 120
5 Joe Sewell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 47
3 Eddie Collins 40
4 Pie Traynor 38
5 Johnny Mostil 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.20
2 Eppa Rixey 2.71
3 Bill Doak 2.75
4 Sloppy Thurston 2.76
5 George Mogridge 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 208
2 Walter Johnson 162
3 Dolf Luque 150
4 Bob Shawkey 130
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

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