On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
Yankees 19 11 .633 0.0
Browns 16 14 .533 3.0
Tigers 17 16 .515 3.5
Senators 14 17 .452 5.5
White Sox 13 16 .448 5.5
Indians 12 17 .414 6.5
Athletics 11 19 .367 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 14 .588 --
Cubs 21 15 .583 0.0
Robins 17 15 .531 2.0
Reds 17 16 .515 2.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 4.0
Braves 13 15 .464 4.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 4.5
Phillies 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Johnson 4
1 Joe Judge 4
3 Boob Fowler 3
3 Charlie Jamieson 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Johnson 2
2 Bing Miller 1
2 Glenn Myatt 1
2 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Johnson 3
1 Glenn Myatt 3
1 Howie Shanks 3
4 Max Flack 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elam Vangilder 0.60
2 Eddie Rommel 0.57
3 George Edmondson 0.50
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44
5 Curly Ogden 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Les Howe 1
1 Curly Ogden 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
3 George Edmondson 3
3 Jesse Haines 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .442
2 Rogers Hornsby .427
3 Ken Williams .411
4 Ike Boone .402
5 Joe Harris .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Jack Fournier 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Joe Hauser 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Joe Harris 31
3 Ray Grimes 30
3 High Pockets Kelly 30
3 Del Pratt 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 10
2 Max Carey 9
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Pie Traynor 9
5 Carson Bigbee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Wingard 1.50
2 Jack Quinn 1.69
3 Jesse Barnes 2.04
4 Howard Ehmke 2.12
5 Dazzy Vance 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Lil Stoner 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Dazzy Vance 45
3 Bob Shawkey 38
4 John Martina 35
5 Dolf Luque 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Slim Harriss 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ike Boone .525
2 Babe Ruth .467
3 Rogers Hornsby .431
4 Stuffy McInnis .429
5 Ken Williams .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Bill Terry 3
2 Aaron Ward 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 17
2 Max Flack 14
3 Ray Grimes 13
3 Joe Harris 13
5 High Pockets Kelly 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 George Grantham 4
2 Bucky Harris 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.43
2 Ernie Wingard 1.00
3 Bill Sherdel 1.42
4 Eddie Rommel 1.50
5 Dutch Ruether 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Dyer 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Walter Johnson 17
3 John Martina 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Ted Blankenship 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .459
2 Ken Williams .452
3 Rogers Hornsby .444
4 Harry Heilmann .427
5 Joe Judge .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jack Fournier 7
3 Zack Wheat 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 28
2 High Pockets Kelly 26
3 Del Pratt 23
4 Harry Heilmann 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 7
2 Carson Bigbee 6
2 Eddie Collins 6
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Wingard 1.50
2 Jack Quinn 1.72
3 James Edwards 1.93
4 Howard Ehmke 1.97
5 Lee Meadows 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Ken Holloway 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Dolf Luque 26
4 Howard Ehmke 25
4 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Ken Holloway 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .404
2 Rogers Hornsby .399
3 Babe Ruth .394
4 Tris Speaker .384
5 Ken Williams .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Cy Williams 29
4 Ken Williams 25
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 126
4 Jack Fournier 118
5 Joe Sewell 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 48
3 Eddie Collins 42
4 Pie Traynor 37
5 Johnny Mostil 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.24
2 Eppa Rixey 2.66
3 Bill Doak 2.78
4 George Mogridge 2.83
5 Lee Meadows 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 Pete Alexander 23
2 George Uhle 23
2 Dazzy Vance 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 208
2 Walter Johnson 158
3 Dolf Luque 151
4 Bob Shawkey 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Slim Harriss 8
3 Claude Jonnard 7
4 Bert Cole 6
5 4 tied 5