On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Athletics 11 9 .550 2.5
Indians 12 10 .545 2.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 3.0
Senators 9 10 .474 4.0
Browns 10 12 .455 4.5
White Sox 8 12 .400 5.5
Red Sox 7 12 .368 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 6 .739 --
Pirates 12 10 .545 4.5
Cardinals 13 11 .542 4.5
Reds 11 12 .478 6.0
Cubs 11 12 .478 6.0
Braves 10 11 .476 6.0
Robins 9 13 .409 7.5
Phillies 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Mokan 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Del Pratt 3
1 Jigger Statz 3
1 Whitey Witt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Hack Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Bailey 3
1 Sammy Hale 3
3 Sam Bohne 2
3 Marty Callaghan 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Larry Woodall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elam Vangilder 1.50
2 Rollie Naylor 0.67
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.35
4 Pete Donohue 0.23
5 Dixie Leverett 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Leo Dickerman 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
1 Elam Vangilder 6
3 Rollie Naylor 4
4 Leo Dickerman 3
4 Pete Donohue 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .508
2 Zack Wheat .432
3 Charlie Grimm .423
4 Jim Bottomley .411
5 Rogers Hornsby .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 13
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 37
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 Leo Dickerman 1.25
3 Stan Coveleski 1.28
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.47
5 Allen Russell 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 6
2 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 32
2 Howard Ehmke 27
2 Dolf Luque 27
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 Rogers Hornsby .450
3 Sam Rice .436
4 Stuffy McInnis .431
5 Frankie Frisch .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 11
2 Johnny Mokan 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 26
2 Jim Bottomley 20
3 Jack Tobin 16
4 Tony Boeckel 15
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
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Rube Marquard 0.84
3 Stan Coveleski 1.17
4 Bob Hasty 1.23
5 Leo Dickerman 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 22
2 Dazzy Vance 16
3 Howard Ehmke 15
3 Dolf Luque 15
5 James Edwards 13

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 .418
2 Rogers Hornsby .404
3 Ty Cobb .401
4 Harry Heilmann .385
5 Tris Speaker .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Cy Williams 35
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 124
5 Cy Williams 119

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 2.76
3 Bob Shawkey 2.88
4 Herman Pillette 2.92
5 Dolf Luque 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eppa Rixey 25
2 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 Howard Ehmke 127
4 Urban Shocker 127

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