On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Red Sox 15 10 .600 1.0
Browns 15 11 .577 1.5
Tigers 14 13 .519 3.0
Indians 12 13 .480 4.0
Senators 12 15 .444 5.0
White Sox 11 14 .440 5.0
Athletics 8 18 .308 8.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 11 .593 --
Cubs 18 14 .563 0.5
Giants 16 13 .552 1.0
Braves 12 12 .500 2.5
Robins 14 14 .500 2.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 3.0
Cardinals 11 16 .407 5.0
Phillies 9 15 .375 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Pie Traynor 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Heinie Sand 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Gooch 2
1 Charlie Grimm 2
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
1 Frank Snyder 2
1 Curt Walker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Denver Grigsby 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Keen 0.83
2 Whitey Glazner 0.33
3 Wayland Dean 0.22
4 Lee Meadows 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Lee Meadows 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Keen 5
2 Whitey Glazner 3
3 Wayland Dean 2
3 Lee Meadows 2
5 Huck Betts 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .447
2 Harry Heilmann .438
3 Rogers Hornsby .421
4 Joe Harris .414
5 Zack Wheat .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Joe Hauser 6
4 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 28
2 Joe Harris 26
3 Bobby Veach 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
4 Marty McManus 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 Pie Traynor 9
3 George Grantham 8
4 Bill Barrett 7
4 Eddie Collins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.26
2 Ernie Wingard 1.64
3 Jack Quinn 1.83
4 Howard Ehmke 1.93
5 Carl Mays 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Lil Stoner 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Walter Johnson 39
3 Bob Shawkey 36
4 John Martina 28
5 3 tied 27

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .455
2 Joe Harris .432
3 Kiki Cuyler .419
4 Dave Bancroft .415
5 Rogers Hornsby .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Clark 14
2 Max Flack 10
2 Joe Hauser 10
2 Ross Youngs 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Rabbit Maranville 3
1 Topper Rigney 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.69
2 Ernie Wingard 1.00
3 James Edwards 1.13
4 Carl Mays 1.17
5 Dutch Henry 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 15
2 John Martina 14
3 Howard Ehmke 12
3 Eddie Rommel 12
3 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .391
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Ken Williams .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 32
3 Jack Fournier 30
4 Ken Williams 25
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 129
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Jack Fournier 118
5 Joe Sewell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 54
2 George Grantham 46
3 Eddie Collins 42
4 Pie Traynor 38
5 Johnny Mostil 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.09
2 Eppa Rixey 2.64
3 Bill Doak 2.75
4 George Mogridge 2.77
5 Jesse Barnes 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 Johnny Morrison 24
2 George Uhle 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
5 Dazzy Vance 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
2 Walter Johnson 148
3 Dolf Luque 146
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 Burleigh Grimes 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Slim Harriss 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
4 Bert Cole 6
4 Allen Russell 6