On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 12 .707 --
Athletics 23 18 .561 6.0
Indians 23 19 .548 6.5
Tigers 21 22 .488 9.0
Browns 19 21 .475 9.5
Red Sox 15 21 .417 11.5
Senators 16 24 .400 12.5
White Sox 15 24 .385 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 11 .744 --
Pirates 24 18 .571 7.5
Robins 23 19 .548 8.5
Cardinals 22 22 .500 10.5
Reds 20 21 .488 11.0
Cubs 19 23 .452 12.5
Braves 17 25 .405 14.5
Phillies 12 30 .286 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 3
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Bob Smith 3
1 Specs Toporcer 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Homer Summa 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Kamm 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Andy High 2
1 Jigger Statz 2
4 George Burns 1
4 Bernie Friberg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 0.88
2 Hub Pruett 0.83
3 Rube Benton 0.70
4 Dixie Leverett 0.45
5 Tiny Osborne 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Bonnie Hollingsworth 1
1 Dixie Leverett 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 7
1 Jesse Haines 7
3 Dixie Leverett 5
3 Hub Pruett 5
5 Tiny Osborne 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Decatur 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .437
2 Zack Wheat .417
3 Charlie Grimm .408
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 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 58
2 Jim Bottomley 40
3 Irish Meusel 38
4 Frankie Frisch 37
5 High Pockets Kelly 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
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 5 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 2 tied 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 .472
2 Charlie Grimm .468
3 Jimmy O'Connell .429
4 Hank Severeid .425
5 Johnny Mokan .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 17
1 Cy Williams 17
3 Zack Wheat 16
4 Irish Meusel 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Cy Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.78
2 Rube Benton 1.08
3 Dazzy Vance 1.23
4 Whitey Glazner 1.42
5 2 tied 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 Rube Benton 14
2 Red Faber 14
4 Johnny Morrison 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Cactus Keck 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .404
2 Ross Youngs .400
3 Johnny Mokan .396
4 Jim Bottomley .395
5 Harry Heilmann .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 13
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 39
2 High Pockets Kelly 26
3 Jim Bottomley 25
3 Frankie Frisch 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 14
2 Max Carey 7
2 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Sam Bohne 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.08
2 Allen Russell 1.24
3 Dolf Luque 1.34
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
5 Rollie Naylor 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Rube Marquard 24
3 Hub Pruett 24
5 Walter Johnson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Ted Blankenship 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 19 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 .368
5 Hack Miller .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Tillie Walker 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 135
2 Cy Williams 131
3 Irish Meusel 129
4 Babe Ruth 122
5 Rogers Hornsby 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Frankie Frisch 35
4 George Burns 31
5 George Sisler 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.37
2 Herman Pillette 2.83
3 Dolf Luque 2.84
4 Bob Shawkey 2.86
5 Red Faber 2.91

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 119
5 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