On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	10	.714	--
Athletics	19	13	.594	4.5
Indians	19	16	.543	6.0
Tigers	18	18	.500	7.5
Senators	14	18	.438	9.5
Browns	14	19	.424	10.0
White Sox	13	19	.406	10.5
Red Sox	10	19	.345	12.0

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 0

Indians 6, Browns 2

Yankees 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	8	.778	--
Pirates	21	14	.600	6.5
Cubs	17	17	.500	10.0
Robins	17	17	.500	10.0
Cardinals	18	19	.486	10.5
Braves	14	18	.438	12.0
Reds	14	19	.424	12.5
Phillies	8	25	.242	18.5

Games

Robins 6, Braves 5

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Reds 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 12, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Ray Grimes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Jimmy O'Connell	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lu Blue	3
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
1	Jimmy O'Connell	3
1	Cy Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.50
2	Joe Shaute	0.43
3	Rip Collins	0.38
4	Cy Warmoth	0.36
5	Rosy Ryan	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rosy Ryan	5
2	Dolf Luque	4
2	Hub Pruett	4
2	Cy Warmoth	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.430
2	Harry Heilmann	.429
3	Charlie Grimm	.417
4	Frankie Frisch	.387
5	Jim Bottomley	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	18
2	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	9
4	Gabby Hartnett	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	51
2	Jim Bottomley	35
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	High Pockets Kelly	30
4	Wally Pipp	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	1.10
2	Stan Coveleski	1.11
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.13
4	Leo Dickerman	1.29
5	Dolf Luque	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	7
1	Hugh McQuillan	7
3	Babe Adams	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	37
1	Dolf Luque	37
1	Dazzy Vance	37
4	Bob Shawkey	35
5	Hub Pruett	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Bill Sherdel	2
5	25 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.426
2	Ross Youngs	.422
3	Charlie Grimm	.408
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Cy Williams	5
3	Cotton Tierney	3
3	Pie Traynor	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	16
2	Bob Meusel	15
3	Cy Perkins	14
3	Babe Ruth	14
3	2 others tied	14

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	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Hugh McQuillan	0.67
3	Dick Rudolph	0.69
4	Stan Coveleski	0.85
5	Elam Vangilder	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Leo Dickerman	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hub Pruett	15
1	Urban Shocker	15
3	Walter Johnson	13
3	Rube Marquard	13
5	5 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	Waite Hoyt	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.413
2	Jim Bottomley	.413
3	Stuffy McInnis	.412
4	Zack Wheat	.410
5	Frankie Frisch	.398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	40
2	Jim Bottomley	27
2	High Pockets Kelly	27
4	Frankie Frisch	26
5	Wally Pipp	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Sam Bohne	8
2	Charlie Jamieson	8
4	Johnny Mostil	7
5	Roy Elsh	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.99
2	Leo Dickerman	1.31
3	Dolf Luque	1.46
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.58
5	Rollie Naylor	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	5
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
1	Hooks Dauss	5
1	Leo Dickerman	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	Bob Shawkey	27
4	Dolf Luque	25
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	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	.409
2	Rogers Hornsby	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Zack Wheat	.363
5	Hack Miller	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Cy Williams	40
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Rogers Hornsby	35
5	Tillie Walker	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	142
2	Irish Meusel	134
3	Cy Williams	130
4	Rogers Hornsby	125
5	Babe Ruth	123

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	2.31
2	Red Faber	2.74
3	Eddie Rommel	2.84
4	Bob Shawkey	2.92
5	Dolf Luque	2.92

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	Red Faber	132
1	Dazzy Vance	132
3	Bob Shawkey	130
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
3	2 others tied	5