On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	36	27	.571	--
Tigers	37	30	.552	1.0
Yankees	33	28	.541	2.0
Browns	31	30	.508	4.0
Red Sox	31	30	.508	4.0
White Sox	30	32	.484	5.5
Indians	30	33	.476	6.0
Athletics	22	40	.355	13.5

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 13, White Sox 12

Tigers 9, Indians 3

Senators 4, Athletics 1

Senators 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	42	21	.667	--
Cubs	36	25	.590	5.0
Robins	34	28	.548	7.5
Pirates	32	29	.525	9.0
Reds	33	34	.493	11.0
Braves	25	35	.417	15.5
Phillies	24	36	.400	16.5
Cardinals	23	41	.359	19.5

Games

Giants 9, Braves 8

Robins 9, Phillies 1

Robins 10, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Reds 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Bressler	5
1	Eddie Brown	5
1	Hughie Critz	5
1	Heinie Mueller	5
1	Milt Stock	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Brown	3
2	Ike Caveney	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Hank Gowdy	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy High	5
2	Eddie Brown	4
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Bill Cunningham	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Homer Ezzell	2
1	George Sisler	2
3	Ray Blades	1
3	Ossie Bluege	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.12
2	Bill Doak	1.00
3	Ed Wells	0.45
4	Ray Kremer	0.43
4	George Mogridge	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Red Lucas	5
2	Ed Wells	5
4	Dave Danforth	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jakie May	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Zack Wheat	.382
3	High Pockets Kelly	.367
4	Charlie Jamieson	.363
5	Bibb Falk	.360

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	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	57
2	Goose Goslin	54
3	Joe Sewell	48
4	Jack Fournier	47
4	Irish Meusel	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Eddie Collins	17
3	Carson Bigbee	14
3	George Grantham	14
3	Ken Williams	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.21
2	Rube Benton	2.47
3	Lee Meadows	2.47
4	Jack Quinn	2.60
5	Jesse Barnes	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	11
2	Howard Ehmke	10
2	Walter Johnson	10
2	Ray Kremer	10
2	Sloppy Thurston	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	100
2	Walter Johnson	80
3	Howard Ehmke	65
4	Bob Shawkey	57
5	Dolf Luque	46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.429
2	Danny Clark	.417
3	Edd Roush	.405
4	Bob Jones	.404
5	Frankie Frisch	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
1	Ken Williams	5
3	High Pockets Kelly	4
4	Eddie Brown	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	20
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	18
3	Goose Goslin	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ken Williams	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Edd Roush	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	0.00
2	Johnny Cooney	0.71
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.00
4	Rube Benton	1.08
5	Dave Danforth	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Ray Kremer	4
2	George Mogridge	4
4	Rip Collins	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Joe Shaute	16
3	Rip Collins	15
4	Howard Ehmke	12
4	Carl Mays	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	Sad Sam Jones	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.423
2	Frank Snyder	.397
3	Goose Goslin	.387
4	Zack Wheat	.385
5	Cy Williams	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	31
2	Bibb Falk	28
3	Eddie Collins	26
4	Ike Boone	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Eddie Collins	8
4	Frankie Frisch	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.00
2	Jakie May	1.44
3	Dazzy Vance	1.56
4	Bill Doak	1.80
5	Sarge Connally	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
3	Rip Collins	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	49
2	Howard Ehmke	29
3	Joe Shaute	27
4	Walter Johnson	26
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Claude Jonnard	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Babe Ruth	.393
4	Ken Williams	.373
5	Harry Heilmann	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Ken Williams	32
3	Jack Fournier	30
4	Cy Williams	29
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	130
2	Harry Heilmann	129
3	Joe Sewell	127
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	Jack Fournier	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	53
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	39
4	Jack Smith	33
4	Pie Traynor	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.59
2	James Edwards	2.60
3	Dolf Luque	2.61
4	Lee Meadows	2.69
5	Dazzy Vance	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Waite Hoyt	23
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Dolf Luque	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	231
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Howard Ehmke	131
4	Dolf Luque	130
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