On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	14	.611	--
Red Sox	21	14	.600	0.5
Tigers	23	17	.575	1.0
Browns	18	19	.486	4.5
Senators	17	19	.472	5.0
White Sox	16	19	.457	5.5
Indians	14	21	.400	7.5
Athletics	14	22	.389	8.0

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

White Sox 12, Browns 2

Senators 12, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	14	.641	--
Cubs	24	18	.571	2.5
Robins	20	17	.541	4.0
Reds	21	19	.525	4.5
Pirates	19	20	.487	6.0
Braves	16	19	.457	7.0
Cardinals	17	22	.436	8.0
Phillies	11	24	.314	12.0

Games

Robins 14, Braves 8

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Pipp	4
1	Sam Rice	4
3	Gene Bailey	3
3	Max Bishop	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Crouse	4
1	Frank Gibson	4
3	George Grantham	3
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	2
2	Maurice Archdeacon	1
2	Gene Bailey	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Lyons	0.83
2	Curly Ogden	0.62
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
3	Waite Hoyt	0.33
3	Emil Yde	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Lyons	5
1	Curly Ogden	5
3	Bullet Joe Bush	4
3	George Uhle	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.427
2	Rogers Hornsby	.404
3	Zack Wheat	.400
4	Ike Boone	.385
5	Ken Williams	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jack Fournier	9
3	Ken Williams	8
4	George Grantham	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	38
2	High Pockets Kelly	36
3	Harry Heilmann	33
4	Ray Grimes	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	11
1	Max Carey	11
1	George Grantham	11
4	Eddie Collins	9
4	Pie Traynor	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.46
2	Jesse Barnes	1.84
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2.20
4	Allan Sothoron	2.22
5	Howard Ehmke	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Lil Stoner	7
3	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Dazzy Vance	51
3	Bob Shawkey	45
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	.465
2	Frank Snyder	.444
3	Gabby Hartnett	.419
4	Butch Henline	.417
5	2 tied	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Walter Holke	3
2	Johnny Mokan	3
2	Aaron Ward	3
2	Ken Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	20
2	Babe Pinelli	13
2	Frank Snyder	13
4	Ike Boone	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	6
1	Joe Judge	6
3	Rube Bressler	4
3	George Grantham	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.39
2	Dennis Burns	0.53
3	Emil Yde	0.59
4	Allan Sothoron	0.60
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Virgil Barnes	3
1	Lil Stoner	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Howard Ehmke	16
2	Walter Johnson	16
4	Bob Shawkey	13
5	2 tied	12

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	High Pockets Kelly	.417
2	Harry Heilmann	.406
3	Babe Ruth	.405
4	Zack Wheat	.404
5	Rogers Hornsby	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	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	29
2	Del Pratt	26
3	Joe Harris	23
4	Irish Meusel	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	9
2	George Grantham	7
3	Bill Barrett	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	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	Pete Alexander	5
1	Howard Ehmke	5
3	Vic Aldridge	4
3	Virgil Barnes	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Dazzy Vance	33
3	Howard Ehmke	30
4	Bob Shawkey	29
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	.399
3	Tris Speaker	.397
4	Rogers Hornsby	.394
5	Ken Williams	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
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	Babe Ruth	127
3	Irish Meusel	125
4	Jack Fournier	121
5	Joe Sewell	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	George Grantham	49
3	Eddie Collins	40
4	Pie Traynor	36
5	Cliff Heathcote	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.31
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	25
2	Pete Alexander	24
2	George Uhle	24
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	129
5	Howard Ehmke	121

Saves

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