On This Day

Wednesday, June 11, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 19 .568 --
Yankees 25 19 .568 0.0
Tigers 28 22 .560 0.0
Browns 23 24 .489 3.5
Senators 22 24 .478 4.0
White Sox 21 23 .477 4.0
Indians 20 24 .455 5.0
Athletics 18 27 .400 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 19 .612 --
Cubs 29 20 .592 1.0
Robins 25 21 .543 3.5
Reds 25 23 .521 4.5
Braves 21 23 .477 6.5
Pirates 22 25 .468 7.0
Cardinals 20 29 .408 10.0
Phillies 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Pat Duncan 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Caveney 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mule Shirley 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 George Harper 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.43
2 Huck Betts 0.38
3 Carl Mays 0.36
4 Pete Alexander 0.29
5 Fred Heimach 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Zack Wheat .387
3 Harry Heilmann .372
4 High Pockets Kelly .361
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Jack Fournier 12
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Joe Hauser 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 41
1 High Pockets Kelly 41
1 Del Pratt 41
4 Joe Harris 40
4 Harry Heilmann 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 12
1 Max Carey 12
1 George Grantham 12
4 Pie Traynor 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.96
2 Dazzy Vance 2.15
3 Tom Zachary 2.27
4 Lee Meadows 2.33
5 James Edwards 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Dazzy Vance 8
3 Jesse Barnes 7
3 Howard Ehmke 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Dazzy Vance 68
3 Howard Ehmke 50
4 Bob Shawkey 46
5 Dolf Luque 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Virgil Barnes 2
4 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maurice Archdeacon .500
2 Cy Williams .455
3 Frank Snyder .447
4 Sam Rice .439
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
3 Babe Ruth 3
3 Frank Welch 3
3 Ken Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 16
2 Ike Boone 15
2 Goose Goslin 15
4 Lu Blue 13
4 Joe Sewell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 6
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Rube Bressler 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Yde 0.00
2 Tiny Osborne 0.57
3 Tom Zachary 1.04
4 Eppa Rixey 1.33
5 Pete Alexander 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Dennis Burns 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Howard Ehmke 20
3 Walter Johnson 16
4 Urban Shocker 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .429
2 Frank Snyder .423
3 Sam Rice .394
4 Rogers Hornsby .393
5 Cotton Tierney .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
3 Bill Terry 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 28
2 Ike Boone 25
2 Jack Fournier 25
4 Goose Goslin 24
5 High Pockets Kelly 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 8
1 Cliff Heathcote 8
1 Ken Williams 8
4 Carson Bigbee 7
4 Rabbit Maranville 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.64
2 Jack Quinn 1.71
3 Lee Meadows 1.97
4 Allan Sothoron 2.13
5 Dazzy Vance 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Jesse Barnes 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Howard Ehmke 32
4 Urban Shocker 23
5 Bob Shawkey 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Virgil Barnes 2
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Tris Speaker .392
4 Harry Heilmann .381
5 Ken Williams .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 33
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 133
2 Jack Fournier 128
3 Babe Ruth 127
4 Irish Meusel 120
5 Joe Sewell 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 50
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Cliff Heathcote 35
4 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.43
2 Eppa Rixey 2.55
3 Lee Meadows 2.69
4 James Edwards 2.69
5 Pete Alexander 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Dolf Luque 23
2 George Uhle 23
4 Dazzy Vance 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 211
2 Walter Johnson 163
3 Dolf Luque 141
4 Howard Ehmke 129
5 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