On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	20	12	.625	--
Yankees	20	12	.625	0.0
Tigers	19	17	.528	3.0
Browns	17	16	.515	3.5
Senators	15	18	.455	5.5
White Sox	14	18	.438	6.0
Indians	14	18	.438	6.0
Athletics	12	20	.375	8.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 0

White Sox 13, Indians 6

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Browns 7, Tigers 0

Athletics 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 7, Senators 4

Senators 6, Yankees 1

Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	14	.611	--
Cubs	22	16	.579	1.0
Reds	19	18	.514	3.5
Robins	17	17	.500	4.0
Braves	15	16	.484	4.5
Cardinals	17	19	.472	5.0
Pirates	16	19	.457	5.5
Phillies	11	20	.355	8.5

Games

Cubs 9, Pirates 6

Giants 6, Robins 5

Giants 4, Robins 2

Cardinals 6, Reds 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Ernie Johnson	5
1	Jack Tobin	5
1	Ross Youngs	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Fred Haney	1
1	Hank Severeid	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	4
2	Everett Scott	3
2	Joe Sewell	3
2	Jack Tobin	3
2	Otto Vogel	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	3
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Jack Bentley	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	1.50
2	Jack Quinn	0.83
3	Allan Sothoron	0.50
4	Dazzy Vance	0.46
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Dennis Burns	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Jack Quinn	5
4	Waite Hoyt	4
4	Bob Shawkey	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.431
2	Rogers Hornsby	.414
3	Ken Williams	.396
4	Ike Boone	.385
5	High Pockets Kelly	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jack Fournier	9
3	Gabby Hartnett	6
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	33
2	High Pockets Kelly	32
2	Del Pratt	32
4	Ray Grimes	31
4	Joe Harris	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.49
2	Jesse Barnes	1.86
3	Ernie Wingard	1.99
4	Carl Mays	2.11
5	Howard Ehmke	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Lil Stoner	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Dazzy Vance	51
3	Bob Shawkey	42
4	Howard Ehmke	36
5	John Martina	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Howard Ehmke	2
3	Slim Harriss	2
3	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ike Boone	.468
2	Babe Ruth	.441
3	Nemo Leibold	.424
4	Stuffy McInnis	.421
5	Bibb Falk	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	18
2	Irish Meusel	14
3	Ray Grimes	13
3	Joe Harris	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	4
1	George Grantham	4
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
1	Joe Judge	4
1	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.30
2	Allan Sothoron	1.17
3	Dennis Burns	1.38
4	Eddie Rommel	1.50
5	Bill Sherdel	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Eddie Dyer	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Joe Genewich	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Howard Ehmke	15
4	John Martina	14
5	Urban Shocker	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Bert Cole	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.419
2	High Pockets Kelly	.414
3	Joe Harris	.410
4	Charlie Jamieson	.402
5	Ken Williams	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	26
1	High Pockets Kelly	26
3	Irish Meusel	22
4	Del Pratt	21
5	Ray Grimes	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	6
1	Carson Bigbee	6
1	George Grantham	6
1	Bucky Harris	6
1	Rabbit Maranville	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.06
2	Howard Ehmke	1.89
3	Jesse Barnes	1.90
4	James Edwards	1.93
5	Ernie Wingard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Howard Ehmke	5
1	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Vic Aldridge	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
1	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Howard Ehmke	28
5	Dolf Luque	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Bill Doak	2
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.403
2	Rogers Hornsby	.396
3	Babe Ruth	.395
4	Tris Speaker	.389
5	Ken Williams	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Jack Fournier	31
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	127
4	Jack Fournier	118
5	Joe Sewell	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
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	George Mogridge	2.83
4	Bill Doak	2.89
5	Jesse Barnes	2.90

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	211
2	Walter Johnson	159
3	Dolf Luque	147
4	Bob Shawkey	131
5	Howard Ehmke	123

Saves

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