On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1924

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 32 26 .552 --
Yankees 30 26 .536 1.0
Tigers 34 30 .531 1.0
Red Sox 29 27 .518 2.0
Browns 30 28 .517 2.0
Indians 29 29 .500 3.0
White Sox 27 30 .474 4.5
Athletics 21 36 .368 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 20 .667 --
Cubs 36 21 .632 2.5
Robins 31 27 .534 8.0
Pirates 28 29 .491 10.5
Reds 28 32 .467 12.0
Braves 24 32 .429 14.0
Phillies 22 33 .400 15.5
Cardinals 21 36 .368 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
2 Ken Williams 4
3 Les Burke 3
3 Ernie Johnson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
2 Topper Rigney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 Topper Rigney 4
3 Lu Blue 2
3 Kiki Cuyler 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Heinie Groh 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Ferguson 0.50
1 Herb Pennock 0.50
3 Hal Carlson 0.33
3 Dazzy Vance 0.33
5 Ed Wells 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Alex Ferguson 4
4 Hal Carlson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Zack Wheat .379
3 High Pockets Kelly .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 Baby Doll Jacobson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 56
2 Goose Goslin 49
3 Jack Fournier 46
3 Harry Heilmann 46
3 Joe Sewell 46

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 2.04
2 Jesse Barnes 2.18
3 Dazzy Vance 2.30
4 Jakie May 2.47
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 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 91
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 .486
2 High Pockets Kelly .444
3 Edd Roush .429
4 Goose Goslin .419
5 Wid Matthews .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 17
2 Bibb Falk 16
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 15
3 High Pockets Kelly 15
5 Johnny Mostil 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
1 Ken Williams 6
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Pat McNulty 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Kaufmann 0.50
2 Jesse Barnes 1.04
2 Lee Meadows 1.04
4 Mule Watson 1.06
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Joe Shaute 4
3 Ray Kremer 3
3 George Mogridge 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Joe Shaute 18
3 Dutch Ruether 13
4 Rip Collins 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Bill Hubbell 2
4 Vic Keen 1
4 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maurice Archdeacon .455
2 Goose Goslin .407
3 Babe Ruth .400
4 Frank Snyder .389
5 Joe Sewell .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 9
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Jack Fournier 6
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 30
2 Joe Sewell 28
3 High Pockets Kelly 27
4 Bibb Falk 25
5 Ike Boone 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Eddie Collins 8
2 Cliff Heathcote 8
4 Pat McNulty 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.33
2 Mule Watson 1.45
3 Jakie May 1.48
4 Emil Yde 2.13
5 Tom Zachary 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Shaute 6
2 Vic Aldridge 5
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Rip Collins 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
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 .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .397
3 Tris Speaker .393
4 Ken Williams .377
5 Harry Heilmann .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Ken Williams 34
3 Jack Fournier 32
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 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 Eddie Collins 39
2 George Grantham 39
4 Pie Traynor 34
5 Cliff Heathcote 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.59
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 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Pete Alexander 22
2 Waite Hoyt 22
2 George Uhle 22
5 Dolf Luque 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 228
2 Walter Johnson 156
3 Howard Ehmke 128
4 Dolf Luque 126
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