On This Day

Sunday, May 11, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 6 .700 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 3.0
Tigers 11 9 .550 3.0
Browns 11 10 .524 3.5
White Sox 9 10 .474 4.5
Senators 10 12 .455 5.0
Indians 9 11 .450 5.0
Athletics 6 14 .300 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 7 .667 --
Reds 13 7 .650 0.5
Cubs 14 10 .583 1.5
Robins 10 11 .476 4.0
Braves 8 10 .444 4.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.0
Phillies 6 11 .353 6.0
Cardinals 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 4
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 Joe Hauser 3
2 Walter Holke 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Joe Sewell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 6
2 Jimmy Cooney 2
2 Joe Hauser 2
2 Travis Jackson 2
2 Al Simmons 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Rube Lutzke 1
1 Pat McNulty 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.50
2 Hal Carlson 0.38
3 Elmer Jacobs 0.22
3 Johnny Stuart 0.22
5 Dutch Ruether 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 5
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Dutch Ruether 3
4 Stan Coveleski 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .472
2 Zack Wheat .443
3 Rogers Hornsby .424
4 Joe Harris .417
5 Ken Williams .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
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 Babe Ruth 20
2 Bobby Veach 20
4 Marty McManus 19
4 Zack Wheat 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Pie Traynor 8
3 Bill Barrett 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 George Grantham 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.54
2 Howard Ehmke 1.68
3 Ernie Wingard 1.88
4 Virgil Barnes 2.03
5 Dazzy Vance 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Bob Shawkey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 23
5 Dolf Luque 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
5 13 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .514
1 Bobby Veach .514
3 Zack Wheat .460
4 Bob Meusel .459
4 Ken Williams .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
1 Cy Williams 4
1 Ken Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 15
2 Joe Harris 14
3 High Pockets Kelly 13
4 Jack Fournier 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
2 Pie Traynor 4
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 Max Carey 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 1.10
2 Jesse Barnes 1.50
3 Vic Aldridge 1.59
4 Rube Marquard 1.69
5 James Edwards 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Virgil Barnes 2
3 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 18
2 Tony Kaufmann 15
2 Dolf Luque 15
4 Howard Ehmke 13
4 Johnny Morrison 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Bill Doak 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .387
3 Babe Ruth .386
4 Tris Speaker .373
5 Ken Williams .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Cy Williams 34
3 Jack Fournier 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Harry Heilmann 132
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 119
5 Tris Speaker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 54
2 Eddie Collins 46
3 George Grantham 45
4 Johnny Mostil 38
5 Pie Traynor 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.90
2 Eppa Rixey 2.53
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.86
4 Bill Doak 2.89
5 Red Faber 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 28
2 George Uhle 25
3 Pete Alexander 24
4 Johnny Morrison 22
5 Waite Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Walter Johnson 154
3 Dolf Luque 146
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 5 tied 5