On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	11	.725	--
Athletics	22	16	.579	6.0
Indians	23	17	.575	6.0
Browns	18	20	.474	10.0
Tigers	19	22	.463	10.5
Red Sox	14	21	.400	12.5
White Sox	14	23	.378	13.5
Senators	14	23	.378	13.5

Games

Browns 8, White Sox 5

Indians 17, Tigers 4

Red Sox 5, Yankees 0

Athletics 7, Senators 4

Athletics 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	11	.738	--
Pirates	24	17	.585	6.5
Robins	21	19	.525	9.0
Cardinals	21	22	.488	10.5
Reds	19	20	.487	10.5
Cubs	18	22	.450	12.0
Braves	17	23	.425	13.0
Phillies	12	29	.293	18.5

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 3

Giants 22, Phillies 8

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Braves 11, Robins 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	5
1	Jimmy O'Connell	5
1	Cy Perkins	5
1	Ross Youngs	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ross Youngs	7
2	Jimmy O'Connell	6
3	Bill Wambsganss	5
4	Russ Wrightstone	4
5	10 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jimmy O'Connell	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allen Russell	0.42
2	Jack Quinn	0.29
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.25
4	Leo Dickerman	0.22
5	Fred Heimach	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Claude Jonnard	4
3	Jim Brillheart	3
3	Fred Heimach	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cactus Keck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.430
2	Zack Wheat	.417
3	Charlie Grimm	.410
4	Jim Bottomley	.379
5	Johnny Mokan	.376

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	56
2	Jim Bottomley	38
3	Irish Meusel	36
4	Frankie Frisch	34
4	Babe Ruth	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	17
2	Sam Bohne	11
3	Charlie Jamieson	10
4	Max Carey	9
4	Johnny Mostil	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	1.38
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.38
3	Allen Russell	1.48
4	Rollie Naylor	1.71
5	Dolf Luque	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Pete Donohue	7
2	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
2	Bob Shawkey	40
4	Dolf Luque	37
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
2	George Uhle	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy O'Connell	.487
2	Johnny Mokan	.435
3	Ross Youngs	.434
4	Charlie Grimm	.423
5	Babe Ruth	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Jimmy O'Connell	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Ira Flagstead	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	16
2	High Pockets Kelly	15
2	Jimmy O'Connell	15
2	Babe Ruth	15
2	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Max Carey	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.56
2	Whitey Glazner	0.96
3	Rollie Naylor	1.00
4	Rube Benton	1.13
5	Allen Russell	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Shaute	15
1	Dazzy Vance	15
3	Mike Cvengros	13
3	Johnny Morrison	13
3	4 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.402
2	Johnny Mokan	.402
3	Ross Youngs	.400
4	Jim Bottomley	.397
5	Charlie Grimm	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	13
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Joe Hauser	5
3	Johnny Mokan	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	40
2	Jim Bottomley	26
2	High Pockets Kelly	26
4	Ty Cobb	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.13
2	Allen Russell	1.19
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.23
4	Rollie Naylor	1.42
5	Stan Coveleski	1.45

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	35
2	Bob Shawkey	25
3	Dolf Luque	24
3	Rube Marquard	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Ty Cobb	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.389
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Hack Miller	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	138
2	Cy Williams	129
3	Irish Meusel	128
4	Babe Ruth	124
5	Rogers Hornsby	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.29
2	Dolf Luque	2.74
3	Bob Shawkey	2.86
4	Red Faber	2.94
5	Eddie Rommel	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	George Uhle	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	130
1	Dazzy Vance	130
3	Red Faber	127
4	Bullet Joe Bush	120
5	Wilbur Cooper	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Hub Pruett	7
3	Lou North	5
3	Allen Russell	5
3	2 others tied	5