On This Day

Monday, June 2, 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
Senators 18 19 .486 4.5
Browns 18 20 .474 5.0
White Sox 17 19 .472 5.0
Indians 14 22 .389 8.0
Athletics 14 23 .378 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 15 .634 --
Cubs 25 18 .581 2.0
Robins 21 17 .553 3.5
Reds 21 20 .512 5.0
Pirates 20 21 .488 6.0
Braves 17 20 .459 7.0
Cardinals 18 23 .439 8.0
Phillies 11 25 .306 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Frank Snyder 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Snyder 4
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
4 Max Carey 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Paul Strand 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.78
2 Rosy Ryan 0.17
3 Fred Heimach 0.11
4 Ray Kremer 0.10
5 Eddie Dyer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Rosy Ryan 2
3 Eddie Dyer 1
3 Slim Harriss 1
3 5 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Claude Jonnard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .396
3 Zack Wheat .396
4 High Pockets Kelly .389
5 Ike Boone .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jack Fournier 10
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Joe Hauser 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 40
2 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 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 62
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 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .513
2 Frank Snyder .474
3 Ray Grimes .438
4 High Pockets Kelly .408
5 Tris Speaker .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Ken Williams 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Snyder 17
2 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Del Pratt 16
4 Ike Boone 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
1 Joe Judge 6
3 Rube Bressler 4
3 Bucky Harris 4
3 2 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 Walter Johnson 23
2 Howard Ehmke 16
3 Johnny Morrison 13
4 Tiny Osborne 12
4 Bill Sherdel 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .437
2 Frank Snyder .431
3 High Pockets Kelly .417
4 Zack Wheat .394
5 Harry Heilmann .394

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 High Pockets Kelly 32
2 Del Pratt 25
3 Jack Fournier 24
4 Irish Meusel 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
2 George Grantham 6
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Joe Judge 6
5 3 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
2 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Jesse Barnes 4
2 Virgil Barnes 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Bob Shawkey 28
4 Howard Ehmke 25
4 John Martina 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Harry Heilmann .397
3 Tris Speaker .395
4 Rogers Hornsby .391
5 Ken Williams .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 32
3 Cy Williams 28
3 Ken Williams 28
5 Harry Heilmann 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 129
2 Babe Ruth 127
3 Jack Fournier 124
4 Irish Meusel 123
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 Lee Meadows 2.83
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 George Uhle 23
4 Johnny Morrison 22
5 Dazzy Vance 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 197
2 Walter Johnson 162
3 Dolf Luque 149
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 Burleigh Grimes 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 11
2 Claude Jonnard 9
3 Slim Harriss 8
4 Bert Cole 6
4 Rosy Ryan 6