On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 19 .578 --
Yankees 26 19 .578 0.0
Tigers 28 23 .549 1.0
Browns 23 24 .489 4.0
White Sox 22 23 .489 4.0
Senators 22 24 .478 4.5
Indians 20 25 .444 6.0
Athletics 18 28 .391 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 19 .612 --
Cubs 30 20 .600 0.5
Robins 25 21 .543 3.5
Reds 25 23 .521 4.5
Pirates 22 25 .468 7.0
Braves 21 24 .467 7.0
Cardinals 20 29 .408 10.0
Phillies 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Danny Clark 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 4
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Johnny Mostil 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 2
2 Bernie Friberg 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 Charlie Hollocher 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.27
2 Dennis Burns 0.20
3 Joe Genewich 0.18
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.10
5 Alex Ferguson 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 4
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Vic Keen 3
4 Dennis Burns 2
4 Joe Genewich 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Keen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Zack Wheat .387
3 Charlie Jamieson .368
4 Harry Heilmann .366
5 Babe Ruth .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Jack Fournier 12
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Joe Hauser 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 42
2 Jack Fournier 41
2 High Pockets Kelly 41
4 Joe Harris 40
4 Harry Heilmann 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 12
1 Max Carey 12
1 George Grantham 12
4 Cliff Heathcote 10
4 Pie Traynor 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.96
2 Dazzy Vance 2.15
3 Tom Zachary 2.27
4 Lee Meadows 2.33
5 James Edwards 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Sloppy Thurston 8
2 Dazzy Vance 8
4 Vic Aldridge 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 69
2 Dazzy Vance 68
3 Howard Ehmke 50
4 Bob Shawkey 46
5 Dolf Luque 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Virgil Barnes 2
4 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .490
2 Maurice Archdeacon .488
3 Sam Rice .466
4 Babe Ruth .439
5 Doc Prothro .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Ken Williams 3
5 16 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 16
2 Jack Fournier 14
2 Goose Goslin 14
4 Lu Blue 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 5
1 Cliff Heathcote 5
3 Carson Bigbee 4
3 Norm McMillan 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.00
2 Tiny Osborne 0.57
3 Tom Zachary 1.06
4 Tom Sheehan 1.15
5 Eppa Rixey 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Howard Ehmke 14
4 Syl Johnson 13
5 Herb Pennock 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .443
2 Frank Snyder .412
3 Sam Rice .394
4 Rogers Hornsby .389
5 Charlie Jamieson .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 29
2 Ike Boone 26
3 Jack Fournier 25
4 Goose Goslin 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 9
2 Howard Freigau 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Carson Bigbee 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.64
2 Jack Quinn 1.71
3 Lee Meadows 1.97
4 Dazzy Vance 2.03
5 Allan Sothoron 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Sloppy Thurston 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Howard Ehmke 32
4 Urban Shocker 23
5 Bob Shawkey 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Virgil Barnes 2
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 Ken Williams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 33
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 133
2 Jack Fournier 127
3 Babe Ruth 126
4 Irish Meusel 120
5 Joe Sewell 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 George Grantham 50
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Cliff Heathcote 36
5 Pie Traynor 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.43
2 Eppa Rixey 2.55
3 Lee Meadows 2.69
4 James Edwards 2.69
5 Pete Alexander 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Dolf Luque 23
3 George Uhle 22
3 Dazzy Vance 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 211
2 Walter Johnson 162
3 Dolf Luque 141
4 Howard Ehmke 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 11
2 Slim Harriss 8
2 Claude Jonnard 8
4 Bert Cole 6
4 Rosy Ryan 6