On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 13 .698 --
Athletics 23 19 .548 6.5
Indians 24 20 .545 6.5
Tigers 22 22 .500 8.5
Browns 20 21 .488 9.0
Red Sox 16 22 .421 11.5
Senators 17 25 .405 12.5
White Sox 15 25 .375 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 11 .750 --
Pirates 25 19 .568 8.0
Robins 24 20 .545 9.0
Cardinals 22 22 .500 11.0
Reds 21 22 .488 11.5
Cubs 20 24 .455 13.0
Braves 17 27 .386 16.0
Phillies 13 30 .302 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 3
1 Chick Fewster 3
1 Wally Gerber 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Hervey McClellan 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Edd Roush 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Ward 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Chick Fewster 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 1.00
2 Charlie Robertson 0.64
3 Bob Shawkey 0.40
4 Urban Shocker 0.33
5 Bert Cole 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Robertson 7
2 Dolf Luque 6
3 Bob Shawkey 4
4 Jesse Barnes 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Claude Jonnard 1
1 Ray Kolp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Zack Wheat .418
3 Charlie Grimm .394
4 Ross Youngs .383
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
2 Irish Meusel 40
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 Stuffy McInnis 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Sam Bohne 12
3 Charlie Jamieson 10
4 Max Carey 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.35
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
3 Dolf Luque 1.69
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 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Bullet Joe Bush 45
3 Bob Shawkey 44
4 Dolf Luque 43
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Groh .469
2 Hank Severeid .463
3 Gus Felix .459
4 Ross Youngs .453
5 Johnny Mokan .451

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 18
3 Irish Meusel 17
3 Ross Youngs 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Pat Duncan 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.84
2 Dazzy Vance 1.23
3 Rube Benton 1.42
3 Whitey Glazner 1.42
5 Elam Vangilder 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Rosy Ryan 4
3 Dolf Luque 3
3 Rollie Naylor 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Art Decatur 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mokan .415
2 Zack Wheat .406
3 Ross Youngs .402
4 Harry Heilmann .386
5 Jim Bottomley .384

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 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Zack Wheat 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Max Carey 6
2 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.08
2 Allen Russell 1.17
3 Dolf Luque 1.29
4 Rollie Naylor 1.72
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
1 George Uhle 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Dolf Luque 24
3 Bob Shawkey 23
4 Walter Johnson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Ted Blankenship 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Ty Cobb .394
3 Harry Heilmann .389
4 Zack Wheat .367
5 Hack Miller .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
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 136
2 Cy Williams 134
3 Irish Meusel 130
4 Rogers Hornsby 120
4 Babe Ruth 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 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.37
2 Dolf Luque 2.78
3 Herman Pillette 2.83
4 Bob Shawkey 2.87
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
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 136
2 Bob Shawkey 134
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