On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 14 .622 --
Yankees 23 15 .605 0.5
Tigers 25 18 .581 1.0
Senators 19 20 .487 5.0
White Sox 18 20 .474 5.5
Browns 18 22 .450 6.5
Athletics 15 23 .395 8.5
Indians 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 15 .651 --
Cubs 25 18 .581 3.0
Robins 21 19 .525 5.5
Reds 22 20 .524 5.5
Pirates 20 21 .488 7.0
Braves 17 21 .447 8.5
Cardinals 19 24 .442 9.0
Phillies 12 26 .316 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howard Freigau 4
2 Maurice Archdeacon 3
2 Max Flack 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Ike Boone 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Hank Severeid 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Freigau 5
2 George Harper 3
3 Lu Blue 2
3 Ike Boone 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 4
2 Chick Galloway 2
2 Heinie Mueller 2
4 Norm McMillan 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lil Stoner 0.33
2 Slim McGrew 0.30
3 Ted Lyons 0.14
3 Bill Piercy 0.14
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Dennis Burns 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Bill Piercy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Shaute 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
3 Slim McGrew 3
4 Bill Hubbell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Ferguson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .400
1 Rogers Hornsby .400
3 Zack Wheat .386
4 Ike Boone .381
5 High Pockets Kelly .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jack Fournier 11
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Joe Hauser 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 41
2 Joe Harris 38
2 Del Pratt 38
4 Jack Fournier 35
4 Harry Heilmann 35

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 1.67
2 Allan Sothoron 2.18
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2.25
4 Jesse Barnes 2.35
5 James Edwards 2.37

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 39
5 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 .522
2 Frank Snyder .500
3 Ernie Johnson .457
4 Ray Grimes .448
5 Sam Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Ike Boone 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Ken Williams 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 17
2 Ike Boone 16
2 Del Pratt 16
2 Frank Snyder 16
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 6
1 Joe Judge 6
3 Howard Freigau 5
4 Rube Bressler 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Yde 0.00
2 Roy Meeker 0.50
3 Tiny Osborne 0.78
4 Curly Ogden 1.00
5 Allan Sothoron 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Virgil Barnes 3
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Tiny Osborne 13
2 Bill Sherdel 13
4 Howard Ehmke 12
4 Jack Quinn 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .473
2 Frank Snyder .419
3 High Pockets Kelly .396
4 Ross Youngs .388
5 Bibb Falk .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 8
1 Babe Ruth 8
3 Joe Hauser 4
3 George Sisler 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 29
2 Del Pratt 25
3 Jack Fournier 23
3 Joe Sewell 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 George Grantham 6
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Joe Judge 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allan Sothoron 1.41
2 Jack Quinn 1.48
3 James Edwards 1.86
4 Lee Meadows 2.04
5 Eppa Rixey 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Jesse Barnes 4
1 Virgil Barnes 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Bob Shawkey 28
3 Howard Ehmke 26
4 Dazzy Vance 25
5 John Martina 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Harry Heilmann .393
4 Rogers Hornsby .393
5 Ken Williams .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 32
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Harry Heilmann 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 130
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 125
4 Jack Fournier 123
5 Joe Sewell 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 George Grantham 49
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Pie Traynor 36
5 Cliff Heathcote 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.32
2 Eppa Rixey 2.48
3 George Mogridge 2.75
4 James Edwards 2.82
5 Lee Meadows 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 Johnny Morrison 22
3 George Uhle 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 Howard Ehmke 120

Saves

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