On This Day

Friday, June 13, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 19 .587 --
Yankees 27 19 .587 0.0
Tigers 28 24 .538 2.0
Senators 23 24 .489 4.5
Browns 23 25 .479 5.0
White Sox 22 24 .478 5.0
Indians 20 26 .435 7.0
Athletics 19 28 .404 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 20 .608 --
Giants 30 20 .600 0.5
Robins 25 22 .532 4.0
Reds 26 23 .531 4.0
Pirates 22 25 .468 7.0
Braves 21 25 .457 7.5
Cardinals 21 29 .420 9.5
Phillies 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Cooney 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Pat McNulty 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Hank Gowdy 1
1 Joe Sewell 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bassler 3
1 Ike Boone 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Johnny Mostil 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Bill Wambsganss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Osborne 0.50
2 Eppa Rixey 0.44
3 Doug McWeeny 0.33
4 Walter Johnson 0.29
5 Howard Ehmke 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Meeker 4
1 Tiny Osborne 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
4 Bert Cole 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .406
2 Zack Wheat .382
3 Charlie Jamieson .365
4 High Pockets Kelly .364
5 Babe Ruth .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
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 42
1 Del Pratt 42
3 High Pockets Kelly 41
4 Ike Boone 40
4 2 others tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 12
1 Max Carey 12
1 George Grantham 12
4 Cliff Heathcote 10
4 Pie Traynor 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.96
2 Dazzy Vance 2.15
3 Allan Sothoron 2.23
4 Tom Zachary 2.27
5 Lee Meadows 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Howard Ehmke 8
2 Walter Johnson 8
2 Sloppy Thurston 8
2 Dazzy Vance 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 71
2 Dazzy Vance 68
3 Howard Ehmke 53
4 Bob Shawkey 46
5 Dolf Luque 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Doak 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .511
2 Maurice Archdeacon .457
3 Doc Prothro .438
4 Shano Collins .429
4 Sam Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Ken Williams 3
5 16 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 19
2 Lu Blue 15
2 Jack Fournier 15
2 Goose Goslin 15
5 Joe Sewell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 5
1 Cliff Heathcote 5
3 Carson Bigbee 4
3 Norm McMillan 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.00
2 Tom Zachary 1.06
3 Tom Sheehan 1.15
4 Eppa Rixey 1.22
5 Mule Watson 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 17
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
4 Tiny Osborne 15
5 Doug McWeeny 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 3
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .423
2 Frank Snyder .420
3 Sam Rice .389
4 Gabby Hartnett .387
5 Rogers Hornsby .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
3 Bill Terry 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 29
2 Del Pratt 28
3 Jack Fournier 26
4 Goose Goslin 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 9
2 Howard Freigau 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Carson Bigbee 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.64
2 Jack Quinn 1.71
3 Allan Sothoron 1.72
4 Lee Meadows 1.97
5 Dazzy Vance 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Sloppy Thurston 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Walter Johnson 35
3 Howard Ehmke 32
4 Urban Shocker 23
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Virgil Barnes 2
3 Claude Jonnard 2
3 Firpo Marberry 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Tris Speaker .392
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 Ken Williams .364

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 127
2 Babe Ruth 127
4 Irish Meusel 120
4 Joe Sewell 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 48
3 Eddie Collins 37
4 Cliff Heathcote 36
5 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.43
2 Eppa Rixey 2.49
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
3 George Uhle 22
3 Dazzy Vance 22
5 Waite Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 211
2 Walter Johnson 164
3 Dolf Luque 141
4 Howard Ehmke 130
5 Burleigh Grimes 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Slim Harriss 8
2 Claude Jonnard 8
4 Bert Cole 6
4 Rosy Ryan 6