On This Day

Monday, May 12, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 14 7 .667 --
Giants 14 8 .636 0.5
Cubs 14 11 .560 2.0
Robins 11 11 .500 3.5
Braves 8 10 .444 4.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 5.0
Cardinals 8 13 .381 6.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Curt Walker 3
3 Sam Bohne 2
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Andy High 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Flack 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Andy High 2
2 Babe Pinelli 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Babe Pinelli 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.71
2 Vic Aldridge 0.23
3 Pete Donohue 0.17
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 5
2 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 Jeff Pfeffer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .472
2 Zack Wheat .446
3 Rogers Hornsby .429
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 Zack Wheat 21
3 Babe Ruth 20
3 Bobby Veach 20
5 2 tied 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 Art Decatur 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Dazzy Vance 31
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 14 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .567
2 Bobby Veach .484
3 Zack Wheat .480
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .444
5 Joe Judge .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Gabby Hartnett 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 14
2 Joe Harris 13
2 High Pockets Kelly 13
2 Ken Williams 13
5 3 tied 11

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 0.67
2 Jesse Barnes 1.50
3 Rube Marquard 1.69
4 James Edwards 1.71
5 Lil Stoner 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 18
2 Dazzy Vance 16
3 Dolf Luque 15
4 Tony Kaufmann 13
4 Johnny Morrison 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Tris Speaker .373
5 Ken Williams .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Cy Williams 33
3 Jack Fournier 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 118
4 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 Bill Doak 2.89
4 Sloppy Thurston 2.90
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 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 203
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