On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	10	.697	--
Athletics	19	12	.613	3.0
Indians	18	15	.545	5.0
Tigers	17	17	.500	6.5
Senators	13	17	.433	8.5
Browns	13	18	.419	9.0
White Sox	12	18	.400	9.5
Red Sox	10	18	.357	10.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	8	.765	--
Pirates	20	13	.606	5.5
Cubs	16	16	.500	9.0
Cardinals	17	18	.486	9.5
Robins	15	17	.469	10.0
Braves	14	16	.467	10.0
Reds	13	18	.419	11.5
Phillies	8	23	.258	16.5

Games

Braves 7, Robins 4

Cubs 4, Reds 0

Giants 12, Phillies 8

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Wid Matthews	1
1	Cotton Tierney	1
1	Frank Welch	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Tony Boeckel	3
2	Walter Holke	3
4	Bill Cunningham	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Johnny Gooch	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	0.50
2	Walter Johnson	0.33
2	Johnny Morrison	0.33
2	Bob Shawkey	0.33
5	Bill Piercy	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Bill Piercy	3
4	Bert Cole	2
4	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Rube Marquard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.442
2	Zack Wheat	.434
3	Charlie Grimm	.410
4	Jim Bottomley	.383
5	Frankie Frisch	.377

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	48
2	Jim Bottomley	35
3	Wally Pipp	29
4	Frankie Frisch	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Charlie Jamieson	10
3	Sam Bohne	8
3	Johnny Mostil	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Hasty	0.92
2	Stan Coveleski	1.11
3	Allen Russell	1.13
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.13
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	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	37
2	Bob Shawkey	35
3	Dazzy Vance	34
4	Dolf Luque	33
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Bill Sherdel	2
5	24 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.447
2	Stuffy McInnis	.442
3	Frank Welch	.429
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.426
5	Specs Toporcer	.424

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	19
2	Frank Snyder	14
3	Cy Perkins	13
4	High Pockets Kelly	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	Charlie Jamieson	4
2	Wid Matthews	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.47
2	Bob Hasty	0.51
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.67
4	Stan Coveleski	0.85
5	Rollie Naylor	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	15
2	Walter Johnson	13
3	Stan Coveleski	12
3	Leo Dickerman	12
3	Rube Marquard	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.418
2	Charlie Grimm	.413
3	Jim Bottomley	.413
4	Stuffy McInnis	.398
5	Rogers Hornsby	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Johnny Mokan	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	41
2	Jim Bottomley	27
3	Wally Pipp	25
4	Frankie Frisch	24
5	High Pockets Kelly	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Charlie Jamieson	8
3	Sam Bohne	7
3	Johnny Mostil	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.85
2	Bob Hasty	0.91
3	Leo Dickerman	1.57
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.58
5	Eddie Rommel	1.62

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
1	Bob Shawkey	27
3	Urban Shocker	25
3	Dazzy Vance	25
5	Red Faber	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Jim Bishop	1
3	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.408
2	Rogers Hornsby	.403
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Zack Wheat	.363
5	Hack Miller	.356

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	134
3	Rogers Hornsby	127
3	Cy Williams	127
5	Babe Ruth	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.40
2	Red Faber	2.74
3	Eddie Rommel	2.86
4	Bob Shawkey	2.93
5	Herman Pillette	2.96

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	Bob Shawkey	134
1	Dazzy Vance	134
3	Red Faber	132
4	Urban Shocker	125
5	Bullet Joe Bush	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