On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 19 .635 --
Athletics 29 21 .580 3.0
Indians 29 23 .558 4.0
Tigers 25 27 .481 8.0
Browns 23 27 .460 9.0
Senators 22 28 .440 10.0
Red Sox 19 26 .422 10.5
White Sox 19 28 .404 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 18 .654 --
Pirates 29 21 .580 4.0
Reds 28 22 .560 5.0
Robins 27 23 .540 6.0
Cardinals 28 24 .538 6.0
Cubs 28 26 .519 7.0
Braves 18 36 .333 17.0
Phillies 14 36 .280 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Flack 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Wid Matthews 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Hack Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Bernie Friberg 3
1 Ray Schalk 3
1 Aaron Ward 3
1 Zack Wheat 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Charlie Hollocher 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.86
2 Syl Johnson 0.71
3 Sherry Smith 0.57
4 Dutch Ruether 0.50
5 Jack Quinn 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
2 Dutch Ruether 5
4 Art Decatur 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .426
2 Zack Wheat .409
3 Charlie Grimm .389
4 Eddie Collins .382
5 George Burns .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Irish Meusel 45
3 Wally Pipp 44
4 Jim Bottomley 43
4 Frankie Frisch 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 21
2 Sam Bohne 13
2 Johnny Mostil 13
4 Charlie Jamieson 12
5 George Grantham 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.39
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 8 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 56
2 Dazzy Vance 55
3 Bullet Joe Bush 52
4 Bob Shawkey 49
5 Red Faber 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Stan Coveleski 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .543
2 Edd Roush .512
3 Carson Bigbee .474
4 Eddie Collins .444
4 Harry Heilmann .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Bob O'Farrell 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Miller 18
2 Goose Goslin 15
2 Tris Speaker 15
2 Bill Wambsganss 15
5 Bob O'Farrell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 5
1 Jigger Statz 5
3 Eddie Collins 4
3 George Grantham 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.33
2 Bert Cole 0.69
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.75
4 Pete Donohue 1.00
5 Rube Benton 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 19
2 Vic Aldridge 17
2 Red Faber 17
4 Bullet Joe Bush 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Decatur 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .421
2 Edd Roush .398
3 Zack Wheat .394
4 Ross Youngs .390
5 Johnny Mokan .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Cy Williams 7
3 Joe Hauser 5
3 Hack Miller 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 27
2 Zack Wheat 26
3 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Stuffy McInnis 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.46
2 Rube Benton 1.32
3 Allen Russell 1.69
4 Whitey Glazner 2.08
5 Dewey Metivier 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 6
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Johnny Morrison 5
2 Rollie Naylor 5
2 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 29
2 Red Faber 26
3 Hub Pruett 25
3 Dazzy Vance 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Stan Coveleski 2
3 Art Decatur 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Ty Cobb .384
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Bob O'Farrell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
1 Cy Williams 42
3 Rogers Hornsby 33
3 Ken Williams 33
5 Tillie Walker 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 133
2 Ken Williams 128
3 Irish Meusel 122
4 Babe Ruth 119
5 Rogers Hornsby 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 George Burns 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.47
2 Dolf Luque 2.66
3 Bob Shawkey 2.82
4 Elam Vangilder 2.88
5 Red Faber 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 135
1 Bob Shawkey 135
3 Dazzy Vance 127
4 Johnny Morrison 122
5 Bullet Joe Bush 121

Saves

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