On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 9 .719 --
Athletics 18 12 .600 4.0
Indians 18 15 .545 5.5
Tigers 17 16 .515 6.5
Senators 13 16 .448 8.5
Browns 13 18 .419 9.5
White Sox 11 18 .379 10.5
Red Sox 9 18 .333 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 8 .758 --
Pirates 19 13 .594 5.5
Cardinals 17 17 .500 8.5
Cubs 15 16 .484 9.0
Robins 15 16 .484 9.0
Braves 13 16 .448 10.0
Reds 13 17 .433 10.5
Phillies 8 22 .267 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Barnhart 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Charlie Grimm 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Brower 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Joe Sewell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Snyder 5
2 Joe Sewell 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Pie Traynor 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 0.75
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.38
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.36
4 Charlie Robertson 0.29
5 Urban Shocker 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh McQuillan 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Tom Zachary 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .440
2 Zack Wheat .417
3 Charlie Grimm .415
4 Jim Bottomley .387
5 Eddie Collins .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 17
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 46
2 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Wally Pipp 28
4 Frankie Frisch 26
4 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
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 Stan Coveleski 1.11
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.13
4 Allen Russell 1.15
5 Leo Dickerman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 7
1 Hugh McQuillan 7
3 Babe Adams 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 37
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Dolf Luque 33
4 Bob Shawkey 31
5 2 tied 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 Stuffy McInnis .442
2 Frank Welch .432
3 Specs Toporcer .429
4 High Pockets Kelly .405
4 Zack Wheat .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Les Mann 3
3 Johnny Mokan 3
3 Pie Traynor 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 17
2 Cy Perkins 15
3 Babe Ruth 13
3 Frank Snyder 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
3 Wid Matthews 4
4 Chick Galloway 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.47
2 Rollie Naylor 0.50
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.67
4 Bob Hasty 0.79
5 Stan Coveleski 0.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Leo Dickerman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 15
2 Red Faber 13
3 Stan Coveleski 12
3 Leo Dickerman 12
5 4 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 .424
2 Jim Bottomley .407
3 Stuffy McInnis .394
4 Zack Wheat .390
5 Bing Miller .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Babe Ruth 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Johnny Mokan 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 39
2 Jim Bottomley 27
3 Wally Pipp 24
4 Frankie Frisch 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.68
2 Stan Coveleski 0.85
3 Bob Hasty 0.91
4 Leo Dickerman 1.56
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Dolf Luque 26
3 Urban Shocker 25
3 Dazzy Vance 25
5 Bob Shawkey 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jim Bishop 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Rogers Hornsby .401
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Zack Wheat .359
5 Tris Speaker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 39
3 Rogers Hornsby 37
4 Ken Williams 36
5 Tillie Walker 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 142
2 Irish Meusel 133
3 Rogers Hornsby 127
4 Cy Williams 125
5 Babe Ruth 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Eddie Collins 33
4 George Sisler 32
5 George Burns 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.40
2 Red Faber 2.73
3 Eddie Rommel 2.86
4 Herman Pillette 2.87
5 Bob Shawkey 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 George Uhle 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 134
2 Red Faber 130
2 Bob Shawkey 130
4 Urban Shocker 125
5 2 tied 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 8
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Lou North 5
5 9 tied 4