On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 10 .714 --
Athletics 19 14 .576 5.0
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 11 19 .367 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 9 .757 --
Pirates 21 15 .583 6.5
Cubs 18 17 .514 9.0
Robins 18 17 .514 9.0
Cardinals 19 19 .500 9.5
Reds 14 20 .412 12.5
Braves 14 20 .412 12.5
Phillies 10 25 .286 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Mokan 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Walton Cruise 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Walter Holke 1
1 Hack Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Flagstead 4
2 Butch Henline 3
2 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Howie Shanks 3
2 Cy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
1 Cy Williams 2
3 Frankie Frisch 1
3 Sammy Hale 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Weinert 0.31
2 Earl Hamilton 0.27
3 Tim McNamara 0.25
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.22
5 Jimmy Ring 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Fred Fussell 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 4
1 Lefty Weinert 4
3 Earl Hamilton 3
3 Tim McNamara 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .429
2 Zack Wheat .421
3 Charlie Grimm .402
4 Frankie Frisch .381
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 54
2 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 High Pockets Kelly 31
4 Irish Meusel 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 15
2 Sam Bohne 10
2 Charlie Jamieson 10
4 Max Carey 8
4 Johnny Mostil 8

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 5 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 Ross Youngs .444
2 Specs Toporcer .436
3 Zack Wheat .417
4 Wally Schang .410
5 Pie Traynor .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Cy Williams 5
3 Cotton Tierney 3
3 Pie Traynor 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 17
1 Cy Williams 17
3 Bob Meusel 15
4 Cy Perkins 14
4 Babe Ruth 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
2 Chick Galloway 4
2 Wid Matthews 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
2 Stan Coveleski 0.40
3 Dick Rudolph 0.69
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.00
5 Elam Vangilder 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Leo Dickerman 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 15
2 Walter Johnson 13
2 Rube Marquard 13
4 Herb Pennock 12
4 2 others 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 Stuffy McInnis .400
2 Jim Bottomley .398
3 Zack Wheat .398
4 Charlie Grimm .394
5 Frankie Frisch .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 16
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Joe Hauser 5
3 Johnny Mokan 5
3 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 43
2 High Pockets Kelly 28
3 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Wally Pipp 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.99
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.20
3 Leo Dickerman 1.31
4 Dolf Luque 1.46
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
3 Dolf Luque 25
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 2 tied 22

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 .415
2 Rogers Hornsby .402
3 Ty Cobb .395
4 Zack Wheat .365
5 Hack Miller .357

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 135
3 Cy Williams 132
4 Rogers Hornsby 124
5 Babe Ruth 123

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 2.34
2 Red Faber 2.80
3 Eddie Rommel 2.91
4 Bob Shawkey 2.92
5 Dolf Luque 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 George Uhle 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 132
2 Bob Shawkey 130
3 Red Faber 128
4 Urban Shocker 121
5 2 tied 117

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