On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 16 .652 --
Athletics 26 20 .565 4.0
Indians 26 21 .553 4.5
Tigers 23 25 .479 8.0
Browns 21 24 .467 8.5
Senators 20 26 .435 10.0
Red Sox 17 23 .425 10.0
White Sox 17 25 .405 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 14 .708 --
Pirates 27 20 .574 6.5
Robins 25 21 .543 8.0
Reds 24 22 .522 9.0
Cardinals 25 23 .521 9.0
Cubs 24 24 .500 10.0
Braves 17 31 .354 17.0
Phillies 13 34 .277 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ike Caveney 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 Sammy Hale 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Ray Powell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Bubbles Hargrave 3
2 Edd Roush 3
4 Lu Blue 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Gus Felix 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Bentley 1.14
2 Dazzy Vance 0.60
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.57
4 Urban Shocker 0.40
5 Rube Benton 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Bentley 8
2 Ken Holloway 6
3 Tony Kaufmann 4
3 Urban Shocker 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .442
2 Zack Wheat .411
3 Charlie Grimm .386
4 Johnny Mokan .383
5 Jim Bottomley .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 12
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Irish Meusel 45
3 Jim Bottomley 41
4 Frankie Frisch 40
5 2 tied 39

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 Stan Coveleski 1.64
3 Dolf Luque 1.69
4 Elam Vangilder 2.32
5 Rollie Naylor 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 9
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Hooks Dauss 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Bullet Joe Bush 47
3 Bob Shawkey 45
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 Walter Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carson Bigbee .491
2 George Burns .489
3 Johnny Mokan .443
4 Harry Heilmann .440
5 Edd Roush .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 18
2 Stuffy McInnis 16
2 Edd Roush 16
4 Goose Goslin 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.87
2 Pete Donohue 1.00
2 Dolf Luque 1.00
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.16
5 Allen Russell 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Rube Benton 15
3 Jack Bentley 13
3 Eppa Rixey 13
3 Allen Russell 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 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 .413
2 Harry Heilmann .406
3 Edd Roush .402
4 Zack Wheat .402
5 Ross Youngs .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Joe Hauser 6
4 Ira Flagstead 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 32
2 Irish Meusel 27
3 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Babe Ruth 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.98
2 Dolf Luque 1.13
3 Rube Benton 1.32
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.69
5 Dewey Metivier 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
1 George Uhle 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Red Faber 27
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Urban Shocker 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Harry Heilmann .396
3 Ty Cobb .391
4 Zack Wheat .366
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 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 136
2 Irish Meusel 134
2 Cy Williams 134
4 Rogers Hornsby 119
4 Babe Ruth 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.29
2 Dolf Luque 2.80
3 Red Faber 2.85
4 Elam Vangilder 2.85
5 Bob Shawkey 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Burleigh Grimes 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 135
2 Bob Shawkey 132
3 Red Faber 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 120
5 2 tied 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 7
3 Allen Russell 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5