On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	15	8	.652	--
Indians	14	10	.583	1.5
Athletics	12	10	.545	2.5
Tigers	13	12	.520	3.0
Browns	11	12	.478	4.0
Senators	9	12	.429	5.0
White Sox	9	13	.409	5.5
Red Sox	7	13	.350	6.5

Games

Athletics 9, White Sox 0

Indians 6, Senators 3

Yankees 16, Tigers 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	18	7	.720	--
Cardinals	14	11	.560	4.0
Pirates	13	11	.542	4.5
Reds	12	12	.500	5.5
Cubs	12	13	.480	6.0
Braves	10	12	.455	6.5
Robins	10	14	.417	7.5
Phillies	7	16	.304	10.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 3

Cardinals 7, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Reds 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Pipp	4
2	Joe Dugan	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Jimmy Johnston	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Hi Myers	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Haney	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
3	Chick Galloway	3
3	Bill McCarren	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Matthews	2
2	Johnny Bassler	1
2	Howard Freigau	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Hasty	0.36
2	Vic Aldridge	0.33
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.33
2	Eppa Rixey	0.33
5	Art Nehf	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	5
2	Bob Hasty	4
2	Eppa Rixey	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.507
2	Zack Wheat	.427
3	Charlie Grimm	.412
4	Rogers Hornsby	.405
5	Frankie Frisch	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ray Blades	4
3	Charlie Grimm	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	39
2	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Frankie Frisch	22
4	Charlie Grimm	21
4	Wally Pipp	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Sam Bohne	8
2	Charlie Jamieson	8
4	Roy Elsh	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Hasty	0.90
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.18
3	Leo Dickerman	1.25
4	Stan Coveleski	1.39
5	Allen Russell	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Pete Donohue	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Hugh McQuillan	5
3	Urban Shocker	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	33
2	Dazzy Vance	30
3	Howard Ehmke	27
3	Dolf Luque	27
3	Bob Shawkey	27

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	Jack Smith	.500
2	Sam Rice	.457
3	Rogers Hornsby	.455
4	Jim Bottomley	.453
5	Bing Miller	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	10
2	Johnny Mokan	4
2	Ken Williams	4
4	Joe Hauser	3
4	Rogers Hornsby	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	27
2	Jim Bottomley	19
3	Tony Boeckel	16
3	Jack Tobin	16
5	Wally Pipp	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Sam Bohne	6
3	Max Carey	4
3	Howard Freigau	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Hasty	0.82
2	Rube Marquard	0.84
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.33
4	Stan Coveleski	1.41
5	Leo Dickerman	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Bullet Joe Bush	15
2	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Dolf Luque	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Mike Cvengros	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.410
2	Rogers Hornsby	.407
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Harry Heilmann	.390
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	146
2	Rogers Hornsby	138
3	Irish Meusel	130
4	Bobby Veach	122
5	Cy Williams	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	George Sisler	36
3	Frankie Frisch	33
4	George Burns	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.52
2	Red Faber	2.71
3	Herman Pillette	2.92
4	Urban Shocker	3.00
5	Bob Shawkey	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eppa Rixey	26
3	Eddie Rommel	24
4	Urban Shocker	23
4	George Uhle	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	142
2	Dazzy Vance	140
3	Bob Shawkey	128
4	Urban Shocker	123
5	Howard Ehmke	122

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