On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
Yankees 19 11 .633 0.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 3.0
Browns 16 15 .516 3.5
Senators 14 17 .452 5.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 6.0
Indians 13 17 .433 6.0
Athletics 11 19 .367 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 14 .588 --
Cubs 21 16 .568 0.5
Robins 17 15 .531 2.0
Reds 18 17 .514 2.5
Braves 15 15 .500 3.0
Pirates 16 18 .471 4.0
Cardinals 16 18 .471 4.0
Phillies 10 20 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Gibson 5
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Bill Cunningham 4
2 Heinie Mueller 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Pinelli 4
2 Frank Gibson 3
2 Butch Henline 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Flack 1
1 Boob Fowler 1
1 Pat McNulty 1
1 Casey Stengel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Hal Carlson 0.46
3 Ray Kremer 0.45
4 Pete Donohue 0.44
5 Jesse Barnes 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Carlson 6
2 Ray Kremer 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Pete Donohue 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .431
2 Rogers Hornsby .424
3 Ken Williams .404
4 Ike Boone .402
5 Joe Harris .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Joe Hauser 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 10
2 Max Carey 9
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Pie Traynor 9
5 Carson Bigbee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.69
2 Jesse Barnes 1.86
3 Ernie Wingard 1.99
4 Carl Mays 2.11
5 Howard Ehmke 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Lil Stoner 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Dazzy Vance 45
3 Bob Shawkey 38
4 John Martina 35
5 Dolf Luque 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 Slim Harriss 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ike Boone .525
2 Babe Ruth .467
3 Bibb Falk .429
3 Stuffy McInnis .429
5 Rogers Hornsby .418

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 18
2 Ray Grimes 14
3 Joe Harris 13
4 Johnny Mokan 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 George Grantham 4
2 Bucky Harris 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.43
2 Eddie Rommel 1.50
3 Bill Sherdel 1.66
4 Dutch Ruether 1.80
5 George Uhle 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Dyer 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
2 John Martina 14
2 Bob Shawkey 14
2 Dazzy Vance 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Ted Blankenship 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .438
1 Rogers Hornsby .438
3 Ken Williams .431
4 Babe Ruth .403
5 High Pockets Kelly .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jack Fournier 7
3 Ken Williams 6
4 Zack Wheat 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 27
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Ray Grimes 22
4 Jack Fournier 21
4 Del Pratt 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.29
2 Jesse Barnes 1.90
3 James Edwards 1.93
4 Howard Ehmke 1.97
5 Ernie Wingard 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Ken Holloway 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Dolf Luque 26
4 Howard Ehmke 25
4 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .403
2 Rogers Hornsby .399
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Tris Speaker .388
5 Ken Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Cy Williams 28
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 125
4 Jack Fournier 117
5 Joe Sewell 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 48
3 Eddie Collins 42
4 Pie Traynor 37
5 Johnny Mostil 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.30
2 Eppa Rixey 2.69
3 Bill Doak 2.77
4 George Mogridge 2.83
5 Jesse Barnes 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 26
2 George Uhle 24
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Johnny Morrison 23
3 Dazzy Vance 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 205
2 Walter Johnson 158
3 Dolf Luque 147
4 Bob Shawkey 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Slim Harriss 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
4 Bert Cole 6
5 4 tied 5