On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	19	.648	--
Athletics	30	22	.577	4.0
Indians	30	24	.556	5.0
Tigers	25	29	.463	10.0
Browns	23	28	.451	10.5
Red Sox	20	26	.435	11.0
White Sox	21	28	.429	11.5
Senators	22	30	.423	12.0

Games

Athletics 6, Indians 4

Yankees 9, Tigers 0

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	20	.630	--
Pirates	30	21	.588	2.5
Reds	29	23	.558	4.0
Cardinals	30	24	.556	4.0
Robins	28	24	.538	5.0
Cubs	29	27	.518	6.0
Braves	18	37	.327	16.5
Phillies	15	37	.288	18.0

Games

Robins 9, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Charlie Jamieson	3
1	Johnny Mokan	3
1	Bob O'Farrell	3
1	Babe Ruth	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mokan	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank DeBerry	4
1	Whitey Witt	4
3	Johnny Mokan	3
4	Ray Blades	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	George Grantham	2
3	Bucky Harris	1
3	Harry Heilmann	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.25
2	Whitey Glazner	0.46
2	Dixie Leverett	0.46
4	Bob Hasty	0.33
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	Dixie Leverett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	6
1	Dixie Leverett	6
3	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Skipper Friday	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sloppy Thurston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.423
2	Zack Wheat	.405
3	Charlie Grimm	.382
4	Eddie Collins	.376
5	George Burns	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	20
2	Babe Ruth	14
3	Hack Miller	9
3	Ken Williams	9
5	Joe Hauser	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	61
2	Bob Meusel	45
2	Irish Meusel	45
2	Wally Pipp	45
2	Tris Speaker	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	23
2	Sam Bohne	13
2	George Grantham	13
2	Johnny Mostil	13
5	Charlie Jamieson	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.39
2	Allen Russell	1.51
3	Stan Coveleski	2.05
4	Rollie Naylor	2.20
5	Claude Jonnard	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	10
2	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Howard Ehmke	9
2	Johnny Morrison	9
2	George Uhle	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	60
2	Dolf Luque	56
2	Bob Shawkey	56
4	Bullet Joe Bush	55
5	Red Faber	51

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	Edd Roush	.488
2	Earl Sheely	.444
3	Eddie Collins	.439
4	Carson Bigbee	.432
5	Ray Schalk	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Miller	4
1	Bob O'Farrell	4
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	Bing Miller	3
3	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Miller	18
2	Tris Speaker	17
3	Bob O'Farrell	16
4	Goose Goslin	13
4	Milt Stock	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Bucky Harris	6
4	Charlie Hollocher	5
4	Jigger Statz	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.33
3	Jimmy Ring	0.98
4	Bert Cole	1.13
5	Rube Benton	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Tony Kaufmann	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	George Uhle	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Red Faber	17
3	Vic Aldridge	16
3	Bob Shawkey	16
5	Bullet Joe Bush	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Decatur	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.417
2	Johnny Mokan	.404
3	Babe Ruth	.402
4	Muddy Ruel	.400
5	Hank Severeid	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Cy Williams	6
3	Joe Hauser	5
3	Hack Miller	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	27
2	Bob Meusel	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Tris Speaker	24
5	Goose Goslin	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	13
2	George Grantham	8
2	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Bucky Harris	7
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.46
2	Rube Benton	1.26
3	Allen Russell	1.55
4	Dazzy Vance	1.82
5	Dewey Metivier	2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	31
2	Dazzy Vance	30
3	Dolf Luque	29
3	Bob Shawkey	29
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Art Decatur	2
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	Walter Johnson	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Zack Wheat	.363
4	Eddie Collins	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Cy Williams	40
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	Ken Williams	32
5	Tillie Walker	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	130
2	Ken Williams	125
3	Babe Ruth	122
4	Irish Meusel	119
5	Bob Meusel	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	George Burns	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.47
2	Dolf Luque	2.51
3	Bob Shawkey	2.86
4	Red Faber	2.90
5	Elam Vangilder	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Eppa Rixey	24
5	George Uhle	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	142
2	Red Faber	140
3	Dazzy Vance	132
4	Bullet Joe Bush	124
5	2 tied	122

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