On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	34	27	.557	--
Tigers	35	30	.538	1.0
Red Sox	31	27	.534	1.5
Yankees	30	28	.517	2.5
Browns	30	29	.508	3.0
Indians	30	31	.492	4.0
White Sox	29	31	.483	4.5
Athletics	22	38	.367	11.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 5

Indians 7, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Athletics 0

Athletics 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	21	.661	--
Cubs	36	23	.610	3.5
Robins	32	28	.533	8.0
Pirates	30	29	.508	9.5
Reds	29	34	.460	12.5
Braves	25	34	.424	14.5
Phillies	24	34	.414	15.0
Cardinals	23	37	.383	17.0

Games

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Giants 8, Braves 1

Phillies 3, Robins 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Jamieson	4
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Bill Wambsganss	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
3	Roy Elsh	2
3	Bob Meusel	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Chick Fewster	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Rommel	0.67
2	Rube Benton	0.50
2	John Martina	0.50
4	Vic Aldridge	0.33
5	Walter Johnson	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	5
1	Claude Jonnard	5
3	Rube Benton	4
4	Ted Blankenship	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Zack Wheat	.382
3	High Pockets Kelly	.372
4	Charlie Jamieson	.371
5	Ty Cobb	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Jack Fournier	14
2	Ken Williams	14
4	Joe Hauser	11
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	56
2	Goose Goslin	52
3	Joe Sewell	47
4	Ike Boone	46
4	2 others tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
1	Eddie Collins	15
3	Carson Bigbee	14
3	George Grantham	14
3	Ken Williams	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.30
2	Jakie May	2.33
3	Rube Benton	2.47
4	Lee Meadows	2.47
5	Elmer Jacobs	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	10
1	Walter Johnson	10
1	Sloppy Thurston	10
1	Dazzy Vance	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	91
2	Walter Johnson	80
3	Howard Ehmke	65
4	Bob Shawkey	55
5	John Martina	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Jack Quinn	4
3	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Doak	3
3	Rosy Ryan	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.441
2	Edd Roush	.414
3	Charlie Jamieson	.412
4	High Pockets Kelly	.408
5	Bob Jones	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	19
2	Goose Goslin	15
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
2	High Pockets Kelly	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	0.00
2	Tony Kaufmann	0.50
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.00
4	Mule Watson	1.06
5	Rube Benton	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Joe Shaute	16
3	Rip Collins	15
3	Howard Ehmke	15
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maurice Archdeacon	.443
2	Edd Roush	.412
3	Frank Snyder	.395
4	Charlie Jamieson	.385
5	Goose Goslin	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Jack Fournier	6
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	30
2	Bibb Falk	28
2	Joe Sewell	28
4	High Pockets Kelly	26
5	Ike Boone	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Pat McNulty	7
3	Carson Bigbee	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.32
2	Jakie May	1.38
3	Mule Watson	1.45
4	Emil Yde	1.77
5	Tom Zachary	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	6
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Joe Shaute	6
4	Vic Aldridge	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Howard Ehmke	35
3	Joe Shaute	28
4	Walter Johnson	27
5	Rip Collins	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Claude Jonnard	2
3	Rosy Ryan	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Babe Ruth	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.393
4	Ken Williams	.376
5	Harry Heilmann	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Ken Williams	33
3	Jack Fournier	31
4	Cy Williams	29
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	131
2	Babe Ruth	128
3	Joe Sewell	126
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	Jack Fournier	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	37
4	Pie Traynor	33
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	2.60
2	Eppa Rixey	2.61
3	Dolf Luque	2.63
4	Lee Meadows	2.69
5	Jesse Barnes	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Waite Hoyt	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	222
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Howard Ehmke	133
4	Dolf Luque	126
5	Burleigh Grimes	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Slim Harriss	8
3	Firpo Marberry	7
3	Rosy Ryan	7
5	Claude Jonnard	6