On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	19	.627	--
Athletics	29	20	.592	2.0
Indians	28	23	.549	4.0
Tigers	24	27	.471	8.0
Browns	23	26	.469	8.0
Red Sox	19	25	.432	9.5
Senators	21	28	.429	10.0
White Sox	19	27	.413	10.5

Games

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, Indians 3

White Sox 7, Senators 3

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	17	.667	--
Pirates	29	21	.580	4.5
Reds	27	22	.551	6.0
Robins	26	23	.531	7.0
Cardinals	27	24	.529	7.0
Cubs	28	25	.528	7.0
Braves	18	35	.340	17.0
Phillies	14	36	.280	19.5

Games

Cubs 9, Robins 6

Reds 6, Giants 5

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Braves 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob O'Farrell	4
2	Pat Duncan	3
2	Roy Elsh	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob O'Farrell	2
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Bernie Friberg	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	5
2	Roy Elsh	3
2	Babe Pinelli	3
4	Pat Duncan	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	3
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	Hervey McClellan	1
2	Homer Summa	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hub Pruett	0.36
2	Ken Holloway	0.33
3	Vic Aldridge	0.23
4	Lee Meadows	0.22
5	Eppa Rixey	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Hub Pruett	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hub Pruett	5
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Dutch Henry	3
2	Eppa Rixey	3
2	Rube Walberg	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.436
2	Zack Wheat	.406
3	Charlie Grimm	.389
4	Eddie Collins	.385
5	George Burns	.376

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	43
3	Frankie Frisch	43
5	2 tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	21
2	Sam Bohne	13
2	Johnny Mostil	13
4	Charlie Jamieson	11
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.53
2	Allen Russell	1.60
3	Stan Coveleski	2.05
4	Rollie Naylor	2.20
5	Claude Jonnard	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	10
2	Johnny Morrison	9
2	George Uhle	9
4	Bullet Joe Bush	8
4	7 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	55
2	Bullet Joe Bush	52
3	Dolf Luque	50
4	Bob Shawkey	49
5	Red Faber	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Art Decatur	2
2	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.513
2	Eddie Collins	.488
3	Harry Heilmann	.467
4	Carson Bigbee	.463
4	Edd Roush	.463

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Bing Miller	3
1	Hack Miller	3
1	Bob O'Farrell	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	17
2	Hack Miller	16
2	Bill Wambsganss	16
4	Goose Goslin	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
1	Jigger Statz	5
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Cole	0.69
2	Pete Donohue	1.00
2	Dolf Luque	1.00
4	Rube Benton	1.50
5	Jimmy Ring	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	17
1	Red Faber	17
3	Jack Bentley	14
3	Bob Shawkey	14
5	Dolf Luque	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Decatur	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.429
2	Ross Youngs	.406
3	Babe Ruth	.398
4	Johnny Mokan	.389
5	Edd Roush	.389

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	26
3	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Stuffy McInnis	24
5	Zack Wheat	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	Bucky Harris	6
4	Sam Bohne	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.54
2	Rube Benton	1.32
3	Allen Russell	1.60
4	Dewey Metivier	1.86
5	Whitey Glazner	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	5
1	Dolf Luque	5
1	Johnny Morrison	5
1	Rollie Naylor	5
1	George Uhle	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	26
2	Hub Pruett	25
2	Dazzy Vance	25
4	Dolf Luque	23
4	Johnny Morrison	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Art Decatur	2
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Ty Cobb	.388
3	Zack Wheat	.366
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Bob O'Farrell	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	133
2	Ken Williams	128
3	Irish Meusel	124
4	Babe Ruth	119
5	Rogers Hornsby	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	33
4	George Burns	30
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.39
2	Dolf Luque	2.76
3	Bob Shawkey	2.82
4	Red Faber	2.90
5	Elam Vangilder	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
4	George Uhle	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	136
2	Bob Shawkey	135
3	Dazzy Vance	133
4	Johnny Morrison	122
5	Bullet Joe Bush	121

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