On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	22	.577	--
Tigers	34	27	.557	0.5
Red Sox	27	25	.519	3.0
Senators	28	26	.519	3.0
Browns	28	27	.509	3.5
White Sox	26	28	.481	5.0
Indians	26	29	.473	5.5
Athletics	19	34	.358	11.5

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 5

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Yankees 3

White Sox 8, Browns 5

Browns 7, White Sox 6

Senators 11, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	38	20	.655	--
Cubs	36	21	.632	1.5
Robins	31	24	.564	5.5
Pirates	26	28	.481	10.0
Reds	27	30	.474	10.5
Braves	23	30	.434	12.5
Phillies	19	32	.373	15.5
Cardinals	21	36	.368	16.5

Games

Robins 4, Phillies 3

Giants 2, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	6
2	Steve O'Neill	4
3	Ike Boone	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Joe Hauser	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	5
2	Bucky Harris	3
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Ken Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	2
1	Ken Williams	2
3	Lu Blue	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Sherdel	1.00
2	Hugh McQuillan	0.62
3	Walter Johnson	0.57
4	Bob Shawkey	0.56
5	Herb Pennock	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
1	Bob Shawkey	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
1	Allan Sothoron	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	High Pockets Kelly	.379
3	Zack Wheat	.374
4	Charlie Jamieson	.366
5	Babe Ruth	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Ken Williams	14
3	Jack Fournier	13
4	Joe Hauser	10
5	Gabby Hartnett	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	53
2	Harry Heilmann	46
3	Ike Boone	45
3	Goose Goslin	45
3	Joe Sewell	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	13
2	Carson Bigbee	12
2	Max Carey	12
2	Eddie Collins	12
2	Ken Williams	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	2.04
2	Dazzy Vance	2.05
3	Jesse Barnes	2.18
4	Jakie May	2.55
5	Jack Quinn	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Pete Alexander	9
2	Walter Johnson	9
2	Sloppy Thurston	9
5	8 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	86
2	Walter Johnson	77
3	Howard Ehmke	56
4	Bob Shawkey	54
5	Burleigh Grimes	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
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	Gabby Hartnett	.452
2	Edd Roush	.447
3	Maurice Archdeacon	.447
4	Bob Fothergill	.434
5	Goose Goslin	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	6
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	15
2	Joe Sewell	14
3	Goose Goslin	13
3	Johnny Mostil	13
3	Ken Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Charlie Jamieson	5
2	Pat McNulty	5
4	Cliff Heathcote	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Kaufmann	0.50
2	Tim McNamara	0.69
3	Mule Watson	0.82
4	Jimmy Ring	0.95
5	Jesse Barnes	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Joe Shaute	4
3	Vic Aldridge	3
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Rip Collins	18
3	Joe Shaute	15
4	Dutch Ruether	13
4	George Uhle	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Stan Baumgartner	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Vic Keen	1
3	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maurice Archdeacon	.449
2	Babe Ruth	.435
3	Frank Snyder	.408
4	Goose Goslin	.400
5	Bob Fothergill	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	High Pockets Kelly	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	29
2	Ike Boone	28
2	Joe Sewell	28
4	Goose Goslin	27
5	Bibb Falk	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	9
1	Ken Williams	9
3	Carson Bigbee	7
3	Charlie Jamieson	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	1.33
2	Mule Watson	1.45
3	Jakie May	1.53
4	Dazzy Vance	1.84
5	Jimmy Ring	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	6
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Rip Collins	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Walter Johnson	38
3	Howard Ehmke	29
4	Rip Collins	26
5	Joe Shaute	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
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	.398
2	Rogers Hornsby	.392
3	Tris Speaker	.390
4	Harry Heilmann	.373
5	Ken Williams	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Ken Williams	34
3	Jack Fournier	33
4	Cy Williams	28
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	133
2	Babe Ruth	128
3	Joe Sewell	126
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	Jack Fournier	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	George Grantham	42
3	Eddie Collins	36
4	Pie Traynor	35
5	2 tied	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.58
2	Eppa Rixey	2.59
3	Lee Meadows	2.59
4	James Edwards	2.74
5	Jesse Barnes	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
1	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	223
2	Walter Johnson	160
3	Howard Ehmke	128
4	Dolf Luque	127
5	Bob Shawkey	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Slim Harriss	8
2	Claude Jonnard	8
4	Firpo Marberry	7
5	2 tied	6