On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 8 .742 --
Athletics 17 12 .586 5.0
Tigers 17 15 .531 6.5
Indians 17 15 .531 6.5
Browns 13 17 .433 9.5
Senators 12 16 .429 9.5
White Sox 10 18 .357 11.5
Red Sox 9 17 .346 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 8 .750 --
Pirates 18 13 .581 5.5
Cardinals 17 16 .515 7.5
Cubs 15 16 .484 8.5
Robins 15 16 .484 8.5
Braves 13 16 .448 9.5
Reds 13 17 .433 10.0
Phillies 8 21 .276 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Marty Callaghan 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hod Ford 2
1 Charlie Grimm 2
1 Bill McCarren 2
1 Frank Snyder 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Pinky Pittenger 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Shaute 0.50
2 Jack Bentley 0.27
3 Nick Dumovich 0.18
4 Fred Toney 0.17
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Earl Kunz 1
1 Tim McNamara 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Shaute 4
2 Jack Bentley 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Nick Dumovich 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .448
2 Zack Wheat .417
3 Charlie Grimm .404
4 Jim Bottomley .391
5 Rogers Hornsby .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 Johnny Mokan 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 45
2 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Wally Pipp 28
4 Charlie Grimm 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 13
2 Charlie Jamieson 10
3 Sam Bohne 8
4 Roy Elsh 7
4 Johnny Mostil 7

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 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Pete Donohue 6
2 Hugh McQuillan 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 34
1 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Dolf Luque 33
4 Bob Shawkey 31
5 Howard Ehmke 29

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 Roger Peckinpaugh .450
2 Stuffy McInnis .442
3 Wally Schang .412
4 High Pockets Kelly .409
5 Jim Bottomley .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Les Mann 3
3 Johnny Mokan 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 18
2 Cy Perkins 15
3 Jim Bottomley 14
4 Babe Ruth 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 Stan Coveleski 0.79
3 Bob Hasty 0.79
5 Eppa Rixey 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Leo Dickerman 3
3 Babe Adams 2
3 Vic Aldridge 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 17
2 Red Faber 13
3 Stan Coveleski 12
3 Leo Dickerman 12
5 3 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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .407
2 Jim Bottomley .398
3 Zack Wheat .395
4 Stuffy McInnis .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 15
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Johnny Mokan 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 38
2 Jim Bottomley 27
3 Wally Pipp 24
4 Frankie Frisch 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Charlie Jamieson 9
3 Sam Bohne 8
4 Roy Elsh 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.68
2 Stan Coveleski 0.82
3 Bob Hasty 0.91
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.47
5 Leo Dickerman 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Babe Adams 5
2 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 31
2 Bullet Joe Bush 30
3 Dolf Luque 26
4 Howard Ehmke 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jim Bishop 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Rogers Hornsby .401
3 Ty Cobb .396
4 Harry Heilmann .385
5 Tris Speaker .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Cy Williams 38
4 Ken Williams 37
5 Tillie Walker 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 145
2 Irish Meusel 132
3 Rogers Hornsby 130
4 Cy Williams 124
5 Babe Ruth 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 George Sisler 33
4 Eddie Collins 31
5 George Burns 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.45
2 Red Faber 2.73
3 Herman Pillette 2.87
4 Bob Shawkey 2.89
5 Eddie Rommel 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
2 Eddie Rommel 25
3 Eppa Rixey 24
3 George Uhle 24
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 134
2 Red Faber 130
2 Bob Shawkey 130
4 Urban Shocker 127
5 Howard Ehmke 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