On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 16 .600 --
Yankees 24 16 .600 0.0
Tigers 26 20 .565 1.0
Senators 21 21 .500 4.0
Browns 21 22 .488 4.5
White Sox 18 22 .450 6.0
Indians 16 24 .400 8.0
Athletics 16 25 .390 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Cubs 27 18 .600 1.0
Robins 23 19 .548 3.5
Reds 24 21 .533 4.0
Pirates 20 23 .465 7.0
Braves 19 22 .463 7.0
Cardinals 19 27 .413 9.5
Phillies 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Rube Bressler 4
1 Paul Strand 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Herschel Bennett 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lu Blue 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Bill Cunningham 3
2 Bob Smith 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jamieson 2
2 Bill Cunningham 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Babe Pinelli 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 0.67
2 Lee Meadows 0.60
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.44
3 Urban Shocker 0.44
5 Pete Alexander 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Urban Shocker 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Zack Wheat .392
3 Harry Heilmann .386
4 Ike Boone .370
5 High Pockets Kelly .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 41
2 Jack Fournier 40
3 Joe Harris 39
3 Del Pratt 39
5 Harry Heilmann 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Max Carey 11
2 George Grantham 11
4 Pie Traynor 10
5 Eddie Collins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.61
2 Bullet Joe Bush 2.25
3 Tom Zachary 2.27
4 Tom Sheehan 2.31
5 Dazzy Vance 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Walter Johnson 7
2 Lil Stoner 7
2 Dazzy Vance 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Dazzy Vance 57
3 Bob Shawkey 46
4 Howard Ehmke 44
5 2 tied 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 Babe Ruth .467
2 Frank Snyder .459
3 Maurice Archdeacon .441
4 Ernie Johnson .415
5 Rube Bressler .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Ken Williams 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 15
1 Jack Fournier 15
1 Babe Pinelli 15
4 Joe Sewell 14
4 Frank Snyder 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 1.04
4 Tom Sheehan 1.23
5 Jack Quinn 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Curly Ogden 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 16
2 Howard Ehmke 14
2 Urban Shocker 14
4 Jakie May 13
4 Bill Sherdel 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .449
2 Frank Snyder .414
3 Rube Bressler .392
4 Rogers Hornsby .387
5 Ross Youngs .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 Jack Fournier 24
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 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 0.96
2 Tom Zachary 1.64
3 Lee Meadows 1.91
4 Dennis Burns 1.98
5 Eddie Dyer 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Vic Aldridge 4
3 Howard Ehmke 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Dazzy Vance 31
3 Howard Ehmke 29
4 John Martina 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .401
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .393
4 Harry Heilmann .388
5 Ken Williams .370

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 127
4 Irish Meusel 119
5 Joe Sewell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 George Grantham 49
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Pie Traynor 36
5 Cliff Heathcote 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.36
2 Eppa Rixey 2.55
3 James Edwards 2.69
4 George Mogridge 2.75
5 Pete Alexander 2.80

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 Bob Shawkey 126
5 Howard Ehmke 123

Saves

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