On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 17 .646 --
Athletics 26 20 .565 4.0
Indians 27 22 .551 4.5
Tigers 23 25 .479 8.0
Browns 21 25 .457 9.0
Senators 21 26 .447 9.5
White Sox 18 25 .419 10.5
Red Sox 17 24 .415 10.5

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 25 22 .532 8.5
Cardinals 25 23 .521 9.0
Cubs 26 24 .520 9.0
Braves 17 33 .340 18.0
Phillies 13 35 .271 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Tony Boeckel 2
2 Al DeVormer 2
2 Bernie Friberg 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Lutzke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Friberg 2
1 George Grantham 2
1 Norm McMillan 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 20 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hollocher 2
2 Bernie Friberg 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1
2 Hack Miller 1
2 Jigger Statz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.43
2 Sherry Smith 0.27
3 Herb Pennock 0.18
4 Jesse Barnes 0.14
5 2 tied 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Sherry Smith 3
3 Herb Pennock 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 2 others tied 1

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 .374
5 Eddie Collins .372

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
3 Wally Pipp 41
5 Frankie Frisch 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Sam Bohne 13
3 Charlie Jamieson 11
4 Johnny Mostil 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.21
2 Dolf Luque 1.53
3 Stan Coveleski 1.83
4 Rollie Naylor 2.34
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.42

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 Dolf Luque 50
3 Bullet Joe Bush 47
4 Bob Shawkey 45
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 .479
2 George Burns .478
3 Harry Heilmann .476
4 Hank Severeid .467
5 Johnny Mokan .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 4
2 Frank Brower 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 17
2 Irish Meusel 16
2 Bill Wambsganss 16
4 Edd Roush 15
4 Tris Speaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 6
2 Eddie Collins 4
2 Jigger Statz 4
4 Sam Bohne 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.00
1 Dolf Luque 1.00
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.16
5 Allen Russell 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Rube Benton 15
3 Vic Aldridge 14
4 Jack Bentley 13
4 Dolf Luque 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mokan .404
2 Edd Roush .402
3 Zack Wheat .398
4 Harry Heilmann .398
5 Ross Youngs .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Cy Williams 8
3 Joe Hauser 5
4 Frank Brower 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 27
2 Cy Williams 25
3 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Wally Pipp 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.54
2 Allen Russell 0.98
3 Rube Benton 1.32
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.69
5 Dewey Metivier 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Stan Coveleski 5
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
1 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Dolf Luque 23
4 Vic Aldridge 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Ty Cobb .393
3 Zack Wheat .365
4 Hack Miller .352
5 Ray Grimes .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 42
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Tillie Walker 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 134
2 Irish Meusel 133
3 Ken Williams 132
4 Rogers Hornsby 119
5 Babe Ruth 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.31
2 Dolf Luque 2.70
3 Red Faber 2.79
4 Bob Shawkey 2.88
5 Elam Vangilder 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 George Uhle 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 132
1 Dazzy Vance 132
3 Red Faber 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 119
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