On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 15 .615 --
Red Sox 23 16 .590 1.0
Tigers 25 20 .556 2.0
Senators 21 20 .512 4.0
Browns 20 22 .476 5.5
White Sox 18 21 .462 6.0
Athletics 16 24 .400 8.5
Indians 15 24 .385 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 16 .636 --
Cubs 26 18 .591 2.0
Robins 22 19 .537 4.5
Reds 23 21 .523 5.0
Pirates 20 22 .476 7.0
Braves 18 22 .450 8.0
Cardinals 19 26 .422 9.5
Phillies 14 26 .350 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Cotton Tierney 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Hod Ford 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Danny Clark 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Riconda 4
2 Ike Boone 3
2 Wally Gerber 3
2 Al Simmons 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Harper 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.88
2 Jimmy Ring 0.38
3 Earl Whitehill 0.38
4 Jakie May 0.31
5 Lou North 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Tony Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Jimmy Ring 5
3 Jakie May 4
3 Doug McWeeny 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Zack Wheat .389
3 Harry Heilmann .385
4 Ike Boone .373
5 High Pockets Kelly .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Jack Fournier 12
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 7
4 Joe Hauser 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 41
2 Joe Harris 39
2 Del Pratt 39
4 Jack Fournier 38
5 Harry Heilmann 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Max Carey 11
2 George Grantham 11
4 Eddie Collins 9
4 Pie Traynor 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.67
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2.25
3 Tom Sheehan 2.31
4 Dazzy Vance 2.37
5 James Edwards 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Lil Stoner 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Dazzy Vance 57
3 Bob Shawkey 45
4 Howard Ehmke 44
5 John Martina 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Sarge Connally 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Snyder .513
2 Babe Ruth .489
3 Ernie Johnson .447
4 Joe Sewell .444
5 Al Simmons .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Ike Boone 4
2 Jack Fournier 4
4 Ken Williams 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 18
2 Frank Snyder 16
3 Jack Fournier 14
3 Goose Goslin 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 5
1 Howard Freigau 5
1 Joe Judge 5
4 Rube Bressler 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Yde 0.00
2 Tiny Osborne 0.64
3 Tom Zachary 1.00
4 Tom Sheehan 1.23
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Curly Ogden 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Howard Ehmke 17
3 Jakie May 13
3 Bill Sherdel 13
5 Dazzy Vance 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .457
2 Frank Snyder .400
3 Bibb Falk .389
3 Cotton Tierney .389
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jack Fournier 7
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Joe Hauser 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 26
2 Ike Boone 24
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
4 Jack Fournier 22
4 Joe Sewell 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 7
1 Howard Freigau 7
3 George Grantham 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.48
2 Tom Zachary 1.78
3 Dennis Burns 1.98
4 Lee Meadows 2.04
5 Eddie Dyer 2.09

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 41
2 Dazzy Vance 31
3 Howard Ehmke 29
4 John Martina 24
5 Bob Shawkey 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .401
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .392
4 Harry Heilmann .391
5 Ken Williams .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Jack Fournier 33
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Harry Heilmann 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
2 Babe Ruth 129
3 Jack Fournier 125
4 Irish Meusel 123
5 Joe Sewell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 George Grantham 49
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Cliff Heathcote 35
4 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.36
2 Eppa Rixey 2.48
3 James Edwards 2.69
4 George Mogridge 2.75
5 Lee Meadows 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 203
2 Walter Johnson 164
3 Dolf Luque 143
4 Howard Ehmke 125
4 Bob Shawkey 125

Saves

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