On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	21	13	.618	--
Yankees	21	13	.618	0.0
Tigers	22	17	.564	1.5
Browns	18	18	.500	4.0
Senators	16	19	.457	5.5
White Sox	15	19	.441	6.0
Indians	14	20	.412	7.0
Athletics	13	21	.382	8.0

Games

Tigers 11, Indians 7

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Browns 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 11, Browns 4

Red Sox 9, Senators 4

Senators 10, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	14	.632	--
Cubs	23	18	.561	2.5
Reds	21	18	.538	3.5
Robins	19	17	.528	4.0
Pirates	18	20	.474	6.0
Braves	16	18	.471	6.0
Cardinals	17	21	.447	7.0
Phillies	11	23	.324	11.0

Games

Robins 6, Braves 5

Robins 5, Braves 1

Reds 9, Cubs 2

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Giants 11, Phillies 5

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	7
2	Frank Gibson	5
2	Frank Snyder	5
2	Zack Wheat	5
5	18 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Snyder	2
1	Ken Williams	2
3	Ike Boone	1
3	George Burns	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Boone	7
2	Del Pratt	5
2	Frank Snyder	5
4	Bing Miller	4
4	Babe Pinelli	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	2
1	Cotton Tierney	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Max Carey	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Osborne	1.14
2	Herb Pennock	0.80
3	Jakie May	0.67
4	Lee Meadows	0.60
5	Doug McWeeny	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tiny Osborne	8
2	Jakie May	6
3	Doug McWeeny	5
4	Dave Danforth	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.432
2	Rogers Hornsby	.408
3	Zack Wheat	.397
4	Ike Boone	.389
5	Ken Williams	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Jack Fournier	9
3	Ken Williams	8
4	Gabby Hartnett	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	38
2	High Pockets Kelly	34
3	Harry Heilmann	33
4	Ray Grimes	32
5	Joe Harris	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.46
2	Jesse Barnes	1.84
3	Carl Mays	2.11
4	Allan Sothoron	2.22
5	Howard Ehmke	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lil Stoner	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Howard Ehmke	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Dazzy Vance	51
3	Bob Shawkey	42
4	Howard Ehmke	38
4	John Martina	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Bill Doak	3
3	Howard Ehmke	2
3	Slim Harriss	2
3	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.472
2	Ike Boone	.458
3	Frank Snyder	.436
4	Bibb Falk	.422
5	Harry Heilmann	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mokan	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	Bill Terry	3
1	Aaron Ward	3
1	Ken Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	22
2	Ike Boone	13
2	Irish Meusel	13
2	Johnny Mokan	13
2	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	6
2	Carson Bigbee	4
2	Rube Bressler	4
2	Bucky Harris	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.39
2	Allan Sothoron	0.60
3	Bill Sherdel	0.86
4	Tiny Osborne	1.00
5	Dutch Ruether	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Virgil Barnes	3
1	Eddie Dyer	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Howard Ehmke	17
3	Walter Johnson	16
4	Tiny Osborne	12
5	4 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.413
1	High Pockets Kelly	.413
3	Babe Ruth	.403
4	Zack Wheat	.400
5	Rogers Hornsby	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	27
2	Del Pratt	26
3	Joe Harris	23
4	Irish Meusel	21
4	Ken Williams	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	7
2	Bill Barrett	6
2	George Grantham	6
2	Bucky Harris	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.02
2	James Edwards	1.86
3	Allan Sothoron	2.03
4	Lee Meadows	2.08
5	Dutch Ruether	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	5
1	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Vic Aldridge	4
3	Pete Alexander	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Howard Ehmke	30
4	Bob Shawkey	26
5	John Martina	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Bill Doak	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.404
2	Babe Ruth	.400
3	Tris Speaker	.398
4	Rogers Hornsby	.395
5	Ken Williams	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Cy Williams	29
4	Ken Williams	28
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	131
2	Irish Meusel	126
2	Babe Ruth	126
4	Jack Fournier	119
5	2 tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	George Grantham	48
3	Eddie Collins	41
4	Pie Traynor	36
5	Johnny Mostil	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.30
2	Eppa Rixey	2.72
3	George Mogridge	2.75
4	Jesse Barnes	2.80
5	Red Faber	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
2	George Uhle	24
3	Pete Alexander	23
4	Johnny Morrison	22
4	Dazzy Vance	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	203
2	Walter Johnson	159
3	Dolf Luque	147
4	Bob Shawkey	131
5	Burleigh Grimes	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Slim Harriss	8
2	Claude Jonnard	8
4	Bert Cole	6
4	Rosy Ryan	6