On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 6 .684 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 2.0
Red Sox 10 8 .556 2.5
Browns 11 10 .524 3.0
White Sox 9 9 .500 3.5
Senators 9 12 .429 5.0
Indians 7 11 .389 5.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Reds 13 6 .684 1.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 3.5
Robins 10 9 .526 4.0
Pirates 10 11 .476 5.0
Braves 6 10 .375 6.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 7.5
Cardinals 5 13 .278 8.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 2
1 Bucky Harris 2
1 Hank Severeid 2
1 George Sisler 2
5 17 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Clark 2
1 Shano Collins 2
1 George Sisler 2
4 Goose Goslin 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.89
2 Howard Ehmke 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ernie Wingard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Howard Ehmke 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .478
2 Zack Wheat .457
3 Rogers Hornsby .426
4 Joe Harris .417
5 Ken Williams .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Cy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 25
2 Bobby Veach 20
3 Marty McManus 19
3 Babe Ruth 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Bill Barrett 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Pie Traynor 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 1.68
2 Elmer Jacobs 1.79
3 Dutch Stryker 1.86
4 Ernie Wingard 1.88
5 Pete Alexander 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Tom Sheehan 4
1 Lil Stoner 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Bob Shawkey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
4 Tony Kaufmann 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Sarge Connally 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .401
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Rogers Hornsby .387
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Ken Williams .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Cy Williams 38
3 Jack Fournier 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Harry Heilmann 133
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 119
5 Tris Speaker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 54
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 45
4 Johnny Mostil 38
5 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.96
2 Eppa Rixey 2.48
3 Bill Doak 2.80
4 Pete Alexander 2.88
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 28
2 George Uhle 25
3 Pete Alexander 23
4 Johnny Morrison 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Walter Johnson 154
3 Dolf Luque 145
4 Bob Shawkey 124
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 8
1 Jack Quinn 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
3 Allen Russell 7
5 Eddie Rommel 6