On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 8 .733 --
Athletics 17 11 .607 4.0
Indians 16 14 .533 6.0
Tigers 16 15 .516 6.5
Senators 12 15 .444 8.5
Browns 12 17 .414 9.5
White Sox 10 17 .370 10.5
Red Sox 8 16 .333 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 8 .733 --
Pirates 16 13 .552 5.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 5.5
Cubs 14 15 .483 7.5
Reds 13 15 .464 8.0
Robins 13 16 .448 8.5
Braves 12 15 .444 8.5
Phillies 8 19 .296 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Fred Haney 3
1 Pie Traynor 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Lee 2
2 Elam Vangilder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Lee 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Fred Haney 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
2 Frank Welch 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 Butch Henline 1
1 Jack Tobin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Morrison 0.75
2 Herman Pillette 0.43
3 Waite Hoyt 0.27
4 Cy Warmoth 0.23
5 Elam Vangilder 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Cy Warmoth 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Morrison 6
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Herman Pillette 3
2 Sloppy Thurston 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .462
2 Zack Wheat .414
3 Jim Bottomley .397
4 Rogers Hornsby .393
5 Charlie Grimm .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Gabby Hartnett 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 41
2 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Wally Pipp 28
4 Bob Meusel 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Charlie Jamieson 10
3 Sam Bohne 8
4 Roy Elsh 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Hasty 0.92
2 Hugh McQuillan 0.99
3 Stan Coveleski 1.13
4 Allen Russell 1.15
5 Leo Dickerman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Pete Donohue 6
1 Hugh McQuillan 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 34
1 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Dolf Luque 32
4 Bob Shawkey 31
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 Bill Sherdel 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .444
2 Jim Bottomley .429
3 Milt Stock .420
4 Jimmy Johnston .409
4 Stuffy McInnis .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Johnny Mokan 4
4 High Pockets Kelly 3
4 Les Mann 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 17
2 Cy Perkins 15
2 Cy Williams 15
4 Johnny Mokan 13
4 Jack Tobin 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
3 Wid Matthews 4
4 Chick Galloway 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.00
2 Waite Hoyt 0.47
3 Dewey Metivier 0.67
4 Eppa Rixey 0.69
5 Bob Hasty 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Leo Dickerman 3
1 Cy Warmoth 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 17
2 Stan Coveleski 13
2 Red Faber 13
4 Leo Dickerman 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Rogers Hornsby .402
3 Ty Cobb .395
4 Harry Heilmann .391
5 Tris Speaker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Rogers Hornsby 39
3 Ken Williams 37
4 Cy Williams 36
5 Tillie Walker 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 145
2 Rogers Hornsby 132
3 Irish Meusel 131
4 Babe Ruth 120
4 Cy Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 35
3 Frankie Frisch 34
4 Eddie Collins 31
5 George Burns 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.45
2 Red Faber 2.74
3 Bob Shawkey 2.86
4 Herman Pillette 2.91
5 Eddie Rommel 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 29
2 Eppa Rixey 25
2 Eddie Rommel 25
4 George Uhle 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 142
2 Red Faber 136
3 Bob Shawkey 132
4 Urban Shocker 127
5 Bullet Joe Bush 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 8
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Lou North 5