On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 18 .633 --
Athletics 27 20 .574 3.0
Indians 28 22 .560 3.5
Tigers 23 26 .469 8.0
Browns 22 25 .468 8.0
Senators 21 27 .438 9.5
Red Sox 18 24 .429 9.5
White Sox 18 26 .409 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 15 .694 --
Pirates 28 20 .583 5.5
Reds 25 22 .532 8.0
Robins 25 22 .532 8.0
Cardinals 26 23 .531 8.0
Cubs 27 24 .529 8.0
Braves 17 34 .333 18.0
Phillies 13 35 .271 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 4
2 Verne Clemons 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 2
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 Ernie Johnson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Miller 7
2 Chick Fewster 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Jigger Statz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 0.50
1 George Uhle 0.50
3 Red Faber 0.45
4 Virgil Cheeves 0.33
4 Bob Shawkey 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 5
2 Slim Harriss 4
2 Bob Shawkey 4
4 George Uhle 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Fred Fussell 1
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .439
2 Zack Wheat .409
3 Charlie Grimm .385
4 Eddie Collins .381
5 Jim Bottomley .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 13
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
4 Hack Miller 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Irish Meusel 45
3 Jim Bottomley 41
3 Wally Pipp 41
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.17
2 Dolf Luque 1.53
3 Stan Coveleski 1.86
4 Rollie Naylor 2.34
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 9
1 George Uhle 9
3 Stan Coveleski 8
3 Hooks Dauss 8
3 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Dolf Luque 50
3 Bob Shawkey 49
4 Bullet Joe Bush 47
5 Red Faber 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carson Bigbee .489
2 Harry Heilmann .467
3 George Burns .457
3 Johnny Mokan .457
3 Edd Roush .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Frank Brower 3
2 Joe Hauser 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Wambsganss 17
2 Hack Miller 16
3 Stuffy McInnis 15
3 Edd Roush 15
3 Tris Speaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 6
2 Jigger Statz 5
3 Eddie Collins 4
4 Sam Bohne 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Bentley 0.50
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.86
3 Pete Donohue 1.00
3 Dolf Luque 1.00
3 Dazzy Vance 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 4
1 George Uhle 4
3 Pete Donohue 3
3 Slim Harriss 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Rube Benton 15
4 Vic Aldridge 14
4 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Art Decatur 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .420
2 Edd Roush .402
3 Johnny Mokan .394
4 Zack Wheat .392
5 Harry Heilmann .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Cy Williams 7
3 Joe Hauser 5
4 Frank Brower 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 27
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Wally Pipp 24
3 Cy Williams 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.54
2 Allen Russell 0.93
3 Rube Benton 1.32
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.69
5 Dewey Metivier 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Dolf Luque 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Red Faber 27
3 Walter Johnson 25
3 Bob Shawkey 25
5 Dolf Luque 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Ty Cobb .390
3 Zack Wheat .362
4 Ray Grimes .355
5 Hack Miller .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
1 Cy Williams 42
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 118

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 2.32
2 Dolf Luque 2.76
3 Red Faber 2.90
4 Elam Vangilder 2.90
5 Bob Shawkey 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Eddie Rommel 26
3 George Uhle 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
4 Eppa Rixey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 136
1 Bob Shawkey 136
3 Dazzy Vance 132
4 Wilbur Cooper 121
5 Howard Ehmke 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 8
3 Allen Russell 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5