On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1924

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	37	27	.578	--
Tigers	37	31	.544	2.0
Yankees	33	28	.541	2.5
Browns	31	31	.500	5.0
Red Sox	31	31	.500	5.0
White Sox	31	32	.492	5.5
Indians	31	33	.484	6.0
Athletics	22	40	.355	14.0

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Indians 7, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	43	22	.662	--
Cubs	37	25	.597	4.5
Robins	35	28	.556	7.0
Pirates	33	29	.532	8.5
Reds	33	35	.485	11.5
Braves	26	36	.419	15.5
Phillies	24	37	.393	17.0
Cardinals	23	42	.354	20.0

Games

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Braves 4, Giants 1

Giants 5, Braves 3

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Robins 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Barrett	4
1	Casey Stengel	4
1	Hack Wilson	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Blades	3
1	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Bill Barrett	2
3	Jimmy Cooney	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wayland Dean	0.50
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.45
3	Tony Kaufmann	0.30
4	Virgil Barnes	0.25
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Wayland Dean	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	Allen Russell	1
1	Joe Shaute	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Charlie Jamieson	.363
4	High Pockets Kelly	.358
5	Bibb Falk	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Jack Fournier	14
2	Ken Williams	14
4	Joe Hauser	11
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	57
2	Goose Goslin	54
3	Jack Fournier	48
3	Joe Sewell	48
5	Irish Meusel	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	18
2	Eddie Collins	17
3	Carson Bigbee	14
3	George Grantham	14
3	Ken Williams	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.21
2	Jesse Barnes	2.57
3	Rube Benton	2.65
4	Lee Meadows	2.68
5	Tom Zachary	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sloppy Thurston	11
1	Dazzy Vance	11
3	Howard Ehmke	10
3	Burleigh Grimes	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	100
2	Walter Johnson	80
3	Howard Ehmke	65
4	Bob Shawkey	57
5	Burleigh Grimes	49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.429
2	Edd Roush	.411
3	Danny Clark	.405
4	Bob Jones	.395
5	Glenn Wright	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Ken Williams	4
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	George Harper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	18
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
3	Edd Roush	15
3	Ken Williams	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Max Carey	6
2	Ken Williams	6
4	Edd Roush	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	0.00
2	Tony Kaufmann	1.00
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.00
4	Dave Danforth	1.10
5	Ray Kremer	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
3	Rip Collins	3
3	Sarge Connally	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Joe Shaute	17
3	Wayland Dean	13
4	Howard Ehmke	12
4	Carl Mays	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Bill Hubbell	2
2	Allen Russell	2
2	Joe Shaute	2
5	6 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.427
2	Bill Cunningham	.386
3	Goose Goslin	.384
4	Frank Snyder	.384
5	Zack Wheat	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	31
2	Bibb Falk	28
3	Eddie Collins	26
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Eddie Collins	8
4	Frankie Frisch	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	1.44
2	Tony Kaufmann	1.55
3	Dazzy Vance	1.56
4	Rube Benton	1.65
5	Bill Doak	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	Sloppy Thurston	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	49
2	Howard Ehmke	29
3	Joe Shaute	28
4	Walter Johnson	26
5	2 tied	23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.393
4	Ken Williams	.374
5	Harry Heilmann	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Ken Williams	32
3	Jack Fournier	29
3	Cy Williams	29
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	130
2	Harry Heilmann	128
3	Joe Sewell	126
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	2 tied	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	39
4	Jack Smith	33
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.59
2	James Edwards	2.60
3	Dolf Luque	2.69
4	Lee Meadows	2.77
5	Jesse Barnes	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Waite Hoyt	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	231
2	Walter Johnson	158
3	Howard Ehmke	131
4	Burleigh Grimes	123
4	Dolf Luque	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Slim Harriss	8
3	Firpo Marberry	7
3	Rosy Ryan	7
5	2 tied	6