On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 7 .611 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 0.5
Indians 11 8 .579 0.5
Athletics 9 7 .563 1.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 3.5
Senators 7 10 .412 3.5
Browns 7 10 .412 3.5
Red Sox 7 10 .412 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Braves 9 8 .529 4.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 4.0
Cardinals 10 9 .526 4.0
Cubs 10 9 .526 4.0
Reds 8 11 .421 6.0
Phillies 6 10 .375 6.5
Robins 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Smith 4
2 Sam Bohne 3
2 Howard Freigau 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Andy High 3
2 Cy Williams 3
4 Carson Bigbee 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 2
1 Bernie Neis 2
3 George Grantham 1
3 Harry Hooper 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Rommel 0.56
2 Dolf Luque 0.50
3 Walter Johnson 0.36
4 Guy Morton 0.31
5 Herman Pillette 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Rommel 5
2 Dave Danforth 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Guy Morton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Zack Wheat .439
3 Charlie Grimm .424
4 Rogers Hornsby .423
5 Frankie Frisch .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 26
2 Jim Bottomley 18
2 Charlie Grimm 18
4 Irish Meusel 17
4 Tris Speaker 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 7
1 Eddie Collins 7
3 Roy Elsh 6
4 Cliff Heathcote 5
4 Charlie Jamieson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Hasty 1.04
2 Stan Coveleski 1.28
3 Herb Pennock 1.37
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.47
5 2 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Pete Donohue 4
1 Hugh McQuillan 4
4 Bullet Joe Bush 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Howard Ehmke 26
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Dolf Luque 23
5 Bob Shawkey 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .411
2 Ty Cobb .407
3 Rogers Hornsby .406
4 Harry Heilmann .380
5 Tris Speaker .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Tillie Walker 34
5 Cy Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 151
2 Rogers Hornsby 141
3 Irish Meusel 134
4 Bobby Veach 133
5 Cy Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 George Sisler 38
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 31
5 Ken Williams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.75
2 Stan Coveleski 2.78
3 Herman Pillette 2.81
4 Rosy Ryan 2.98
5 Bob Shawkey 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Urban Shocker 23
4 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 141
2 Red Faber 139
3 Bob Shawkey 131
4 Urban Shocker 130
5 Howard Ehmke 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
1 Hub Pruett 8
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Lou North 5
3 Elam Vangilder 5