On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 13 .690 --
Athletics 23 18 .561 5.5
Indians 24 19 .558 5.5
Tigers 21 22 .488 8.5
Browns 19 21 .475 9.0
Senators 17 24 .415 11.5
Red Sox 15 22 .405 11.5
White Sox 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 11 .744 --
Pirates 24 19 .558 8.0
Robins 24 19 .558 8.0
Cardinals 22 22 .500 10.5
Reds 20 22 .476 11.5
Cubs 20 23 .465 12.0
Braves 17 26 .395 15.0
Phillies 13 30 .302 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bohne 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Johnny Mokan 4
1 Cy Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Walter Holke 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Jigger Statz 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Cy Williams 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Morton 0.50
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.36
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.33
4 Eppa Rixey 0.31
5 Paul Zahniser 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Lefty Weinert 1
1 Paul Zahniser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Tony Kaufmann 4
2 Guy Morton 4
2 Eppa Rixey 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .437
2 Zack Wheat .416
3 Charlie Grimm .401
4 Johnny Mokan .390
5 Jim Bottomley .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
5 Johnny Mokan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Jim Bottomley 40
3 Irish Meusel 38
4 Frankie Frisch 37
4 Stuffy McInnis 37

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
1 Burleigh Grimes 8
4 Bullet Joe Bush 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Bullet Joe Bush 45
3 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 Heinie Groh .455
2 Johnny Mokan .451
3 Charlie Grimm .442
4 Ross Youngs .438
5 Hank Severeid .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 6
2 Joe Hauser 5
3 Jimmy O'Connell 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Stuffy McInnis 17
3 Pie Traynor 16
4 Irish Meusel 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Max Carey 4
2 Pat Duncan 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Cy Williams 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.78
2 Dazzy Vance 1.23
3 Rube Benton 1.42
3 Whitey Glazner 1.42
5 Dixie Leverett 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Rosy Ryan 4
3 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Rollie Naylor 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Johnny Morrison 13
2 Herb Pennock 13
2 Rosy Ryan 13
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mokan .415
2 Zack Wheat .402
3 Jim Bottomley .400
4 Harry Heilmann .392
5 Charlie Grimm .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 13
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Joe Hauser 6
3 Johnny Mokan 6
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 38
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 12
2 Max Carey 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.08
2 Dolf Luque 1.34
3 Allen Russell 1.38
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
5 Rollie Naylor 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Rollie Naylor 5
2 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Hub Pruett 24
4 Walter Johnson 22
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 2
2 Pete Alexander 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 .401
2 Ty Cobb .395
3 Harry Heilmann .390
4 Zack Wheat .366
5 Hack Miller .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 42
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 134
3 Irish Meusel 129
4 Babe Ruth 123
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 Burleigh Grimes 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 136
2 Bob Shawkey 130
3 Red Faber 129
4 Wilbur Cooper 119
5 Bullet Joe Bush 118

Saves

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