On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 20 12 .625 0.0
Tigers 20 17 .541 2.5
Browns 17 17 .500 4.0
Senators 15 18 .455 5.5
White Sox 14 18 .438 6.0
Indians 14 18 .438 6.0
Athletics 12 20 .375 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 14 .611 --
Cubs 23 16 .590 0.5
Reds 19 18 .514 3.5
Braves 16 16 .500 4.0
Robins 17 17 .500 4.0
Cardinals 17 19 .472 5.0
Pirates 16 20 .444 6.0
Phillies 11 21 .344 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Haney 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Bob Fothergill 3
3 Denver Grigsby 3
3 Butch Henline 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Woodall 4
2 Fred Haney 3
2 Ernie Padgett 3
4 Bob O'Farrell 2
4 Heinie Sand 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Gerber 2
2 Bob O'Farrell 1
2 Jack Tobin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Stryker 999.00
2 Whitey Glazner 0.50
3 Johnny Morrison 0.40
4 Vic Keen 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Tim McNamara 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Huck Betts 4
1 Johnny Morrison 4
3 Whitey Glazner 2
3 Tim McNamara 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .414
3 Ike Boone .385
3 Ken Williams .385
5 High Pockets Kelly .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Jack Fournier 9
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Joe Hauser 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 33
1 Del Pratt 33
3 Ray Grimes 32
3 High Pockets Kelly 32
5 Joe Harris 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.49
2 Jesse Barnes 1.86
3 Ernie Wingard 1.99
4 Carl Mays 2.11
5 Howard Ehmke 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Lil Stoner 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 54
2 Dazzy Vance 51
3 Bob Shawkey 42
4 Howard Ehmke 36
5 John Martina 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 Slim Harriss 2
3 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ike Boone .442
2 Babe Ruth .438
3 Bibb Falk .417
4 Stuffy McInnis .412
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 18
2 Irish Meusel 14
3 Ray Grimes 13
4 Joe Harris 12
4 Johnny Mokan 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Bressler 4
1 George Grantham 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
5 12 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.43
2 Allan Sothoron 0.60
3 Bill Sherdel 0.86
4 Dennis Burns 1.38
5 Eddie Rommel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Eddie Dyer 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Howard Ehmke 15
2 Walter Johnson 15
4 John Martina 14
5 4 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Bert Cole 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .422
2 Joe Harris .407
3 Charlie Jamieson .402
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .397
5 Rogers Hornsby .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Zack Wheat 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 25
1 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Irish Meusel 21
3 Del Pratt 21
5 Ray Grimes 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 6
1 Carson Bigbee 6
1 George Grantham 6
1 Rabbit Maranville 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.06
2 James Edwards 1.86
3 Howard Ehmke 1.89
4 Ernie Wingard 1.99
5 Allan Sothoron 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
4 Vic Aldridge 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 36
1 Dazzy Vance 36
3 Howard Ehmke 28
4 Dolf Luque 26
4 Bob Shawkey 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .402
2 Babe Ruth .397
3 Rogers Hornsby .396
4 Tris Speaker .391
5 Ken Williams .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 31
3 Cy Williams 28
4 Ken Williams 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 132
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Jack Fournier 118
5 Joe Sewell 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Grantham 48
3 Eddie Collins 42
4 Pie Traynor 36
5 Johnny Mostil 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.30
2 Eppa Rixey 2.69
3 George Mogridge 2.83
4 Pete Alexander 2.89
5 Bill Doak 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 26
2 George Uhle 24
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Johnny Morrison 23
3 Dazzy Vance 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 211
2 Walter Johnson 159
3 Dolf Luque 147
4 Bob Shawkey 131
5 Howard Ehmke 123

Saves

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