On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	34	28	.548	--
Yankees	30	25	.545	0.5
Senators	31	26	.544	0.5
Red Sox	28	27	.509	2.5
Browns	28	28	.500	3.0
Indians	29	29	.500	3.0
White Sox	27	30	.474	4.5
Athletics	21	35	.375	10.0

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Indians 4, White Sox 1

Senators 5, Yankees 3

Senators 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 2, Red Sox 0

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	20	.661	--
Cubs	36	21	.632	2.0
Robins	31	26	.544	7.0
Pirates	27	29	.482	10.5
Reds	28	31	.475	11.0
Braves	23	32	.418	14.0
Phillies	22	32	.407	14.5
Cardinals	21	36	.368	17.0

Games

Giants 12, Robins 5

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Phillies 7, Braves 3

Phillies 11, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Casey Stengel	5
1	Cy Williams	5
1	Russ Wrightstone	5
4	Chick Galloway	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Schultz	2
2	Johnny Couch	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Casey Stengel	1
2	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Schultz	7
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Earl Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Eddie Moore	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Zachary	0.62
2	Fred Heimach	0.42
3	Joe Shaute	0.40
4	Red Ruffing	0.33
5	2 tied	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Heimach	5
1	Tom Zachary	5
3	Joe Shaute	4
4	Mike Cvengros	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	High Pockets Kelly	.380
3	Zack Wheat	.377
4	Charlie Jamieson	.368
5	Bibb Falk	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Jack Fournier	14
2	Ken Williams	14
4	Joe Hauser	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	56
2	Goose Goslin	49
3	Harry Heilmann	46
3	Joe Sewell	46
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Max Carey	14
3	George Grantham	13
4	Carson Bigbee	12
4	Ken Williams	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	2.04
2	Dazzy Vance	2.05
3	Jesse Barnes	2.18
4	Jakie May	2.50
5	Jack Quinn	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Pete Alexander	9
2	Howard Ehmke	9
2	Walter Johnson	9
2	Sloppy Thurston	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	86
2	Walter Johnson	77
3	Howard Ehmke	60
4	Bob Shawkey	55
5	3 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Jack Quinn	4
3	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Doak	3
3	Rosy Ryan	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maurice Archdeacon	.462
2	High Pockets Kelly	.452
3	Goose Goslin	.426
4	Edd Roush	.426
5	Bob Jones	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	17
2	Bibb Falk	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
4	Johnny Mostil	13
4	Ken Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Pat McNulty	4
4	Bill Barrett	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Kaufmann	0.50
2	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Jesse Barnes	1.04
3	Lee Meadows	1.04
5	Mule Watson	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Joe Shaute	4
3	Rip Collins	3
3	Howard Ehmke	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Rip Collins	18
2	Joe Shaute	18
4	Howard Ehmke	16
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Stan Baumgartner	2
2	Bill Hubbell	2
4	Virgil Barnes	1
4	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maurice Archdeacon	.455
2	Goose Goslin	.412
3	Frank Snyder	.403
4	Babe Ruth	.396
5	Charlie Jamieson	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Jack Fournier	6
4	Goose Goslin	5
4	High Pockets Kelly	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	30
2	Joe Sewell	29
3	High Pockets Kelly	28
4	Ike Boone	25
4	Bibb Falk	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Eddie Collins	8
2	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Pat McNulty	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	1.33
2	Mule Watson	1.45
3	Jakie May	1.52
4	Dazzy Vance	1.81
5	Emil Yde	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Shaute	6
2	Vic Aldridge	5
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Rip Collins	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Howard Ehmke	30
3	Joe Shaute	28
4	Rip Collins	26
5	Walter Johnson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	3
3	Bill Hubbell	2
3	Claude Jonnard	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.398
2	Rogers Hornsby	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.392
4	Ken Williams	.371
5	Harry Heilmann	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Ken Williams	34
3	Jack Fournier	33
4	Cy Williams	29
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	133
2	Babe Ruth	128
3	Joe Sewell	127
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	Jack Fournier	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	39
4	Pie Traynor	34
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.53
2	James Edwards	2.60
3	Lee Meadows	2.61
4	Dolf Luque	2.63
5	Jesse Barnes	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
1	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	223
2	Walter Johnson	156
3	Dolf Luque	129
4	Howard Ehmke	128
5	Bob Shawkey	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Slim Harriss	8
3	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Firpo Marberry	7
3	Rosy Ryan	7