On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 7 .650 --
Tigers 12 9 .571 1.5
Athletics 10 8 .556 2.0
Indians 12 10 .545 2.0
Senators 8 10 .444 4.0
White Sox 8 11 .421 4.5
Browns 8 12 .400 5.0
Red Sox 7 11 .389 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 6 .727 --
Pirates 12 9 .571 3.5
Cardinals 13 10 .565 3.5
Cubs 11 10 .524 4.5
Reds 10 11 .476 5.5
Braves 9 11 .450 6.0
Robins 7 13 .350 8.0
Phillies 6 14 .300 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Reichle 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Howard Freigau 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 Joe Hauser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Jack Tobin 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 Willie Kamm 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Hervey McClellan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Edwards 0.86
2 Bill Doak 0.50
3 Red Faber 0.31
4 Herb Pennock 0.30
5 Eppa Rixey 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Edwards 6
2 Red Faber 5
3 Lee Meadows 4
4 Bill Bayne 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Charlie Grimm .432
3 Zack Wheat .424
4 Rogers Hornsby .405
5 Jim Bottomley .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 9
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 29
2 Jim Bottomley 26
3 Charlie Grimm 20
4 Tony Boeckel 19
4 Milt Stock 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Sam Bohne 7
3 Roy Elsh 6
3 Charlie Jamieson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Hasty 1.16
2 Stan Coveleski 1.28
3 Leo Dickerman 1.36
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.47
5 Allen Russell 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 5
1 Pete Donohue 5
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 Hugh McQuillan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Howard Ehmke 26
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Bob Shawkey 24
5 Dolf Luque 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 16 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Bottomley .491
2 Rogers Hornsby .455
3 Charlie Grimm .450
4 Dick Reichle .429
5 Frankie Frisch .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Jim Bottomley 18
3 Tony Boeckel 16
4 Frankie Frisch 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 5
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Roy Elsh 5
4 George Grantham 4
4 Charlie Jamieson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.75
2 Stan Coveleski 0.84
3 Bob Hasty 1.23
4 Leo Dickerman 1.44
5 Herman Pillette 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 18
2 Bullet Joe Bush 16
2 Bob Shawkey 16
2 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jim Bishop 1
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .418
2 Rogers Hornsby .404
3 Ty Cobb .401
4 Harry Heilmann .380
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Tillie Walker 33
5 Cy Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 148
2 Rogers Hornsby 139
3 Irish Meusel 131
4 Bobby Veach 126
5 Cy Williams 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 38
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 Ken Williams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.63
2 Red Faber 2.69
3 Bob Shawkey 2.88
4 Herman Pillette 2.90
5 Walter Johnson 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 141
2 Dazzy Vance 135
3 Bob Shawkey 128
4 Urban Shocker 127
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
5 9 tied 4