On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	14	.682	--
Athletics	25	19	.568	5.0
Indians	25	21	.543	6.0
Tigers	22	24	.478	9.0
Browns	20	23	.465	9.5
Senators	19	25	.432	11.0
Red Sox	17	23	.425	11.0
White Sox	16	25	.390	12.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 1

Athletics 8, Browns 5

Senators 16, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	13	.717	--
Pirates	26	19	.578	6.5
Robins	24	21	.533	8.5
Cardinals	24	22	.522	9.0
Reds	23	22	.511	9.5
Cubs	22	24	.478	11.0
Braves	17	29	.370	16.0
Phillies	13	32	.289	19.5

Games

Cubs 9, Giants 7

Reds 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hollocher	5
2	Wid Matthews	4
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
2	Sam Rice	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	2
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
2	Marty McManus	1
2	Hack Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
3	Joe Harris	3
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Chick Fewster	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.83
2	Jimmy Ring	0.50
3	Rosy Ryan	0.25
4	Howard Ehmke	0.22
5	Eppa Rixey	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Pfeffer	5
1	Jimmy Ring	5
3	Rip Collins	3
3	Charlie Root	3
3	Allen Russell	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.434
2	Zack Wheat	.405
3	Charlie Grimm	.392
4	Ross Youngs	.371
5	Eddie Collins	.369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	61
2	Irish Meusel	44
3	Jim Bottomley	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
3	Johnny Mostil	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	1.21
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.62
3	Stan Coveleski	1.64
4	Dolf Luque	1.69
5	Rollie Naylor	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	9
2	Stan Coveleski	8
2	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	8
5	8 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Bullet Joe Bush	45
3	Bob Shawkey	44
4	Dolf Luque	43
5	Red Faber	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
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	Carson Bigbee	.481
2	George Burns	.472
3	Johnny Mokan	.444
4	Heinie Groh	.439
5	Ross Youngs	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Hauser	4
1	Jimmy O'Connell	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Ira Flagstead	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	20
2	Stuffy McInnis	18
3	Cy Williams	16
3	Ross Youngs	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Bucky Harris	5
3	Sam Bohne	4
3	Pat Duncan	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.00
2	Pete Donohue	1.06
3	Jeff Pfeffer	1.16
4	Dazzy Vance	1.23
5	Allen Russell	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Red Faber	14
2	Walter Johnson	14
2	Allen Russell	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howard Ehmke	2
1	Allen Russell	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mokan	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	Ross Youngs	.389
4	Edd Roush	.388
5	Zack Wheat	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Joe Hauser	6
4	Ira Flagstead	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	34
2	Irish Meusel	27
3	Frankie Frisch	24
3	Zack Wheat	24
5	5 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Max Carey	6
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Johnny Mostil	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	0.98
2	Rube Benton	1.08
3	Dolf Luque	1.13
4	Jeff Pfeffer	1.69
5	Rollie Naylor	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
1	Rollie Naylor	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	27
2	Dazzy Vance	26
3	Walter Johnson	23
3	Bob Shawkey	23
5	Urban Shocker	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Howard Ehmke	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Ted Blankenship	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Ty Cobb	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.389
4	Zack Wheat	.364
5	Hack Miller	.359

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	Irish Meusel	134
2	Cy Williams	134
4	Babe Ruth	120
5	Rogers Hornsby	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	36
3	Frankie Frisch	35
4	George Burns	31
5	George Sisler	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.29
2	Dolf Luque	2.78
3	Red Faber	2.85
4	Bob Shawkey	2.87
5	Eddie Rommel	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	Eddie Rommel	27
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	136
2	Bob Shawkey	134
3	Red Faber	131
4	Wilbur Cooper	119
4	Howard Ehmke	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Hub Pruett	7
3	Allen Russell	6
4	Lou North	5
4	George Uhle	5