On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 7 .650 --
Tigers 12 10 .545 2.0
Indians 12 10 .545 2.0
Athletics 10 9 .526 2.5
Senators 9 10 .474 3.5
Browns 9 12 .429 4.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 4.5
Red Sox 7 11 .389 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 6 .739 --
Pirates 12 10 .545 4.5
Cardinals 13 11 .542 4.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 5.5
Braves 10 11 .476 6.0
Reds 10 12 .455 6.5
Robins 8 13 .381 8.0
Phillies 7 14 .333 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Frank Parkinson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Les Mann 2
2 Johnny Mokan 2
4 Eddie Dyer 1
4 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 7
1 Cy Williams 7
3 Jack Tobin 6
4 Frank Parkinson 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Eddie Dyer 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 0.80
2 Dolf Luque 0.33
2 Jack Scott 0.33
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.23
5 Rube Marquard 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Petie Behan 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Tom Zachary 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
3 Jack Scott 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Meadows 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .508
2 Zack Wheat .429
3 Charlie Grimm .423
4 Jim Bottomley .411
5 Rogers Hornsby .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 12
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 36
2 Jim Bottomley 28
3 Charlie Grimm 21
4 Jack Tobin 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 8
1 Eddie Collins 8
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 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
2 Howard Ehmke 26
4 Dazzy Vance 25
5 Bob Shawkey 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Bottomley .500
2 Bing Miller .452
3 Rogers Hornsby .450
4 Stuffy McInnis .446
5 Frankie Frisch .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Johnny Mokan 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 25
2 Jim Bottomley 20
3 Tony Boeckel 16
3 Jack Tobin 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 6
2 Eddie Collins 5
2 Roy Elsh 5
4 George Grantham 4
4 Charlie Jamieson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.75
2 Rube Marquard 0.84
3 Stan Coveleski 1.17
4 Bob Hasty 1.23
5 Leo Dickerman 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 17
2 Bullet Joe Bush 16
2 Bob Shawkey 16
2 Dazzy Vance 16
5 Dolf Luque 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jim Bishop 1
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .403
3 Ty Cobb .401
4 Harry Heilmann .384
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Cy Williams 34
5 Tillie Walker 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 148
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Irish Meusel 131
4 Bobby Veach 125
5 Cy Williams 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 38
3 Frankie Frisch 34
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 2.92
5 Dolf Luque 3.04

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