On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	28	10	.737	--
Athletics	20	16	.556	7.0
Indians	21	17	.553	7.0
Tigers	19	20	.487	9.5
Browns	16	20	.444	11.0
White Sox	14	21	.400	12.5
Senators	14	21	.400	12.5
Red Sox	13	20	.394	12.5

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 7, Indians 2

Browns 10, Tigers 2

Tigers 4, Browns 3

Yankees 6, Senators 4

Yankees 9, Senators 5

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Red Sox 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	11	.725	--
Pirates	24	15	.615	4.5
Robins	20	18	.526	8.0
Cubs	18	20	.474	10.0
Cardinals	19	22	.463	10.5
Reds	17	20	.459	10.5
Braves	16	22	.421	12.0
Phillies	12	27	.308	16.5

Games

Robins 5, Giants 2

Giants 9, Robins 6

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Pirates 10, Cubs 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 0

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Phillies 6, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mokan	6
2	George Burns	5
2	Hank DeBerry	5
2	Joe Dugan	5
2	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Gene Bailey	1
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	George Burns	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
1	Hank DeBerry	4
1	Ira Flagstead	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.33
2	Hooks Dauss	0.67
2	Eppa Rixey	0.67
4	Rube Benton	0.50
5	Johnny Morrison	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
4	Rube Benton	5
4	Johnny Morrison	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Coveleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.425
2	Zack Wheat	.423
3	Charlie Grimm	.400
4	Rogers Hornsby	.370
5	Jim Bottomley	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	18
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Ken Williams	9
4	Joe Hauser	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	55
2	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Frankie Frisch	32
4	3 others tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	16
2	Sam Bohne	11
3	Charlie Jamieson	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	1.13
2	Stan Coveleski	1.38
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.38
4	Rollie Naylor	1.71
5	Dolf Luque	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Pete Donohue	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Dolf Luque	37
4	Bob Shawkey	35
5	Howard Ehmke	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Bill Sherdel	2
5	26 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ross Youngs	.451
2	Wally Schang	.421
3	Zack Wheat	.418
4	Johnny Mokan	.400
5	High Pockets Kelly	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Cy Williams	5
3	Joe Hauser	3
3	Jimmy O'Connell	3
3	Pie Traynor	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	18
2	Cy Williams	16
3	Bob Meusel	15
3	Babe Ruth	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Max Carey	4
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4
2	Cy Williams	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
1	Tony Kaufmann	0.00
3	Allen Russell	0.61
4	Whitey Glazner	0.96
5	Rollie Naylor	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Leo Dickerman	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hub Pruett	15
1	Joe Shaute	15
1	Dazzy Vance	15
4	Leo Dickerman	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mokan	.396
2	Zack Wheat	.391
3	Jim Bottomley	.387
4	Ross Youngs	.378
5	Ray Powell	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	15
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Joe Hauser	6
4	Johnny Mokan	5
4	Ken Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	43
2	High Pockets Kelly	28
3	Jim Bottomley	27
4	Bob Meusel	26
4	Wally Pipp	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	Sam Bohne	9
3	Max Carey	8
4	Johnny Mostil	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.96
2	Stan Coveleski	1.38
3	Rollie Naylor	1.47
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.53
5	Elam Vangilder	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
2	Babe Adams	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Hooks Dauss	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Bullet Joe Bush	22
4	5 others tied	22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.416
2	Rogers Hornsby	.402
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Hack Miller	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Cy Williams	40
3	Ken Williams	35
4	Rogers Hornsby	33
5	Tillie Walker	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	140
2	Cy Williams	132
3	Irish Meusel	131
4	Babe Ruth	125
5	Rogers Hornsby	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	34
3	Frankie Frisch	33
4	George Sisler	32
5	George Burns	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.29
2	Dolf Luque	2.77
3	Red Faber	2.91
4	Bob Shawkey	2.92
5	Eddie Rommel	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Eppa Rixey	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	140
2	Bob Shawkey	130
3	Red Faber	128
4	Urban Shocker	121
5	Bullet Joe Bush	120

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