On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 14 .611 --
Red Sox 21 14 .600 0.5
Tigers 24 17 .585 0.5
Browns 18 20 .474 5.0
White Sox 17 19 .472 5.0
Senators 17 19 .472 5.0
Athletics 14 22 .389 8.0
Indians 14 22 .389 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 15 .625 --
Cubs 25 18 .581 1.5
Robins 21 17 .553 3.0
Reds 21 20 .512 4.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.0
Braves 17 19 .472 6.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 7.0
Phillies 11 25 .306 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Bill Barrett 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Heinie Mueller 3
2 Russ Wrightstone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hooks Cotter 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Ernie Padgett 1
1 Cotton Tierney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.67
2 Johnny Morrison 0.57
3 Allan Sothoron 0.36
4 Pete Donohue 0.33
5 Mike Cvengros 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Johnny Morrison 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
4 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .407
3 Zack Wheat .396
4 Ike Boone .385
5 High Pockets Kelly .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jack Fournier 10
3 Ken Williams 8
4 George Grantham 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 38
1 Del Pratt 38
3 Harry Heilmann 34
4 Jack Fournier 33
5 Ray Grimes 32

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 Allan Sothoron 2.18
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2.20
4 Howard Ehmke 2.35
5 Jesse Barnes 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Lil Stoner 7
3 Howard Ehmke 6
3 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 3 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 Sarge Connally 2
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .488
2 Frank Snyder .429
3 Tommy Griffith .406
4 Ray Grimes .405
5 High Pockets Kelly .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Walter Holke 3
2 Ken Williams 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 18
2 High Pockets Kelly 14
3 Babe Pinelli 13
3 Frank Snyder 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Yde 0.00
2 Jack Quinn 0.42
3 Roy Meeker 0.50
4 Dennis Burns 0.53
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Virgil Barnes 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 16
1 Walter Johnson 16
3 Johnny Morrison 13
3 Bob Shawkey 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .423
2 Babe Ruth .421
3 Frank Snyder .400
4 Harry Heilmann .398
5 Rogers Hornsby .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 31
2 Del Pratt 25
3 Jack Fournier 24
4 Irish Meusel 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.02
2 Jakie May 1.78
3 James Edwards 1.86
4 Allan Sothoron 2.03
5 Lee Meadows 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Vic Aldridge 4
3 Jesse Barnes 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Howard Ehmke 30
4 Bob Shawkey 28
5 John Martina 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .400
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Tris Speaker .396
4 Rogers Hornsby .395
5 Ken Williams .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 32
3 Cy Williams 29
4 Ken Williams 28
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
2 Babe Ruth 127
3 Irish Meusel 125
4 Jack Fournier 124
5 Joe Sewell 117

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 2.32
2 Eppa Rixey 2.72
3 George Mogridge 2.75
4 Red Faber 2.81
5 Lee Meadows 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 George Uhle 23
4 Johnny Morrison 22
4 Dazzy Vance 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 203
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Dolf Luque 149
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 2 tied 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