On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 22 .569 --
Tigers 32 25 .561 0.0
Red Sox 27 24 .529 2.0
Senators 26 26 .500 3.5
Browns 26 26 .500 3.5
White Sox 25 26 .490 4.0
Indians 24 27 .471 5.0
Athletics 19 32 .373 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 20 .636 --
Cubs 33 21 .611 1.5
Robins 29 23 .558 4.5
Reds 27 27 .500 7.5
Pirates 24 28 .462 9.5
Braves 23 27 .460 9.5
Cardinals 21 34 .382 14.0
Phillies 18 30 .375 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hooks Cotter 3
1 Chick Fewster 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Denver Grigsby 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denver Grigsby 3
1 Rabbit Maranville 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
4 Hooks Cotter 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Burke 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayland Dean 1.00
2 Ray Kolp 0.44
3 Vic Aldridge 0.38
4 Jesse Haines 0.33
5 Emil Yde 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayland Dean 6
2 Ray Kolp 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Rip Collins 3
3 Jesse Haines 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .393
2 Zack Wheat .382
3 High Pockets Kelly .377
4 Ty Cobb .365
5 Charlie Jamieson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Jack Fournier 13
3 Ken Williams 12
4 Joe Hauser 9
5 Gabby Hartnett 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 53
2 Harry Heilmann 45
3 Jack Fournier 44
3 Goose Goslin 44
5 Ike Boone 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 13
2 Carson Bigbee 12
2 Max Carey 12
4 Cliff Heathcote 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.14
2 Jesse Barnes 2.18
3 Lee Meadows 2.23
4 Jack Quinn 2.31
5 James Edwards 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
1 Dazzy Vance 9
3 Vic Aldridge 8
3 Jesse Barnes 8
3 6 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 79
2 Walter Johnson 73
3 Howard Ehmke 56
4 Bob Shawkey 49
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Jack Quinn 4
3 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Bill Doak 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maurice Archdeacon .444
2 George Harper .432
3 Shano Collins .425
4 Gabby Hartnett .419
5 Ernie Padgett .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Ken Williams 4
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 14
2 Ike Boone 13
3 Chick Fewster 12
3 High Pockets Kelly 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Howard Freigau 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
4 Norm McMillan 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.67
2 Tim McNamara 0.69
2 Mule Watson 0.69
4 Dutch Ruether 1.00
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Howard Ehmke 17
3 Rip Collins 15
4 Joe Shaute 14
5 Dutch Ruether 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Alex Ferguson 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .437
2 Maurice Archdeacon .434
3 Goose Goslin .406
4 Frank Snyder .397
5 Joe Sewell .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
1 Ken Williams 7
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 High Pockets Kelly 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 29
2 Ike Boone 27
3 Goose Goslin 26
4 Joe Sewell 23
4 Frank Snyder 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Emil Yde 1.08
2 Lee Meadows 1.67
3 Dazzy Vance 2.01
4 Dutch Ruether 2.11
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Howard Ehmke 34
2 Walter Johnson 34
4 Rip Collins 25
5 Tiny Osborne 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
3 Virgil Barnes 2
3 Claude Jonnard 2
3 Jack Quinn 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .396
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Rogers Hornsby .390
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 Ken Williams .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 33
3 Ken Williams 32
4 Cy Williams 28
5 High Pockets Kelly 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 135
2 Babe Ruth 125
3 Jack Fournier 124
4 Joe Sewell 122
5 Irish Meusel 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Grantham 43
3 Eddie Collins 35
3 Cliff Heathcote 35
3 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.50
3 Lee Meadows 2.66
4 James Edwards 2.74
5 Jesse Barnes 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Waite Hoyt 22
2 Dolf Luque 22
2 George Uhle 22
2 Dazzy Vance 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 216
2 Walter Johnson 156
3 Dolf Luque 135
4 Howard Ehmke 129
5 Burleigh Grimes 121

Saves

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