On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 12 .707 --
Athletics 23 17 .575 5.5
Indians 23 18 .561 6.0
Browns 19 20 .487 9.0
Tigers 20 22 .476 9.5
Red Sox 15 21 .417 11.5
Senators 15 24 .385 13.0
White Sox 14 24 .368 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 11 .744 --
Pirates 24 17 .585 7.0
Robins 22 19 .537 9.0
Reds 20 20 .500 10.5
Cardinals 21 22 .488 11.0
Cubs 18 23 .439 13.0
Braves 17 24 .415 14.0
Phillies 12 30 .286 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Bing Miller 4
1 Sam Rice 4
4 Eddie Collins 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 2
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 Butch Henline 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
1 Pat Collins 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Dazzy Vance 0.60
3 Red Faber 0.50
4 Walter Johnson 0.36
5 Waite Hoyt 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 6
2 Red Faber 5
3 Waite Hoyt 4
3 Walter Johnson 4
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .439
2 Zack Wheat .412
3 Charlie Grimm .410
4 Jim Bottomley .379
5 Ross Youngs .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 19
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 58
2 Jim Bottomley 38
2 Irish Meusel 38
4 Frankie Frisch 37
5 High Pockets Kelly 35

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.48
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
3 Dolf Luque 1.77
4 Stan Coveleski 1.79
5 Rollie Naylor 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 8
1 Pete Donohue 8
3 Bullet Joe Bush 7
3 Stan Coveleski 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Bullet Joe Bush 40
2 Bob Shawkey 40
4 Dolf Luque 37
5 Howard Ehmke 36

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 Ross Youngs .455
2 Charlie Grimm .438
3 Jimmy O'Connell .429
4 Johnny Mokan .424
5 Hervey McClellan .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Cy Williams 5
4 Jimmy O'Connell 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 18
2 High Pockets Kelly 17
3 Ross Youngs 16
4 Irish Meusel 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Cy Williams 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.78
2 Whitey Glazner 0.96
3 Rube Benton 1.13
4 Dazzy Vance 1.23
5 Rollie Naylor 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Naylor 4
1 Rosy Ryan 4
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Red Faber 14
4 Johnny Morrison 13
4 4 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 Waite Hoyt 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .404
2 Jim Bottomley .400
3 Johnny Mokan .396
4 Zack Wheat .396
5 Charlie Grimm .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 14
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Joe Hauser 7
4 Johnny Mokan 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 41
2 High Pockets Kelly 27
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Frankie Frisch 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Max Carey 8
3 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Sam Bohne 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.19
2 Dolf Luque 1.34
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
4 Rollie Naylor 1.72
5 Elam Vangilder 1.99

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 Red Faber 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Rube Marquard 24
4 Walter Johnson 22
5 2 tied 21

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 .392
4 Zack Wheat .367
5 Hack Miller .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 35
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Tillie Walker 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 137
2 Cy Williams 131
3 Irish Meusel 130
4 Babe Ruth 122
5 Rogers Hornsby 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Eddie Collins 34
4 George Sisler 31
5 George Burns 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.42
2 Dolf Luque 2.84
3 Bob Shawkey 2.86
4 Red Faber 2.91
5 Herman Pillette 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 136
2 Bob Shawkey 130
3 Red Faber 129
4 Wilbur Cooper 118
4 Howard Ehmke 118

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