Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, June 18, 1923

On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	20	.636	--
Athletics	30	23	.566	4.0
Indians	30	25	.545	5.0
Tigers	26	29	.473	9.0
Browns	25	28	.472	9.0
White Sox	22	28	.440	10.5
Senators	23	30	.434	11.0
Red Sox	20	28	.417	11.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 2

Browns 9, Red Sox 0

Tigers 11, Yankees 3

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Senators 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	35	20	.636	--
Pirates	31	21	.596	2.5
Reds	30	23	.566	4.0
Cardinals	30	25	.545	5.0
Robins	28	25	.528	6.0
Cubs	30	27	.526	6.0
Braves	18	38	.321	17.5
Phillies	15	38	.283	19.0

Games

Cubs 9, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Robins 3

Pirates 8, Braves 3

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dutch Schliebner	6
2	Joe Dugan	4
2	Fred Haney	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4
2	Ken Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Barnhart	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Fred Haney	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	5
1	Bob O'Farrell	5
3	Fred Haney	4
3	Dutch Schliebner	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.75
1	Elam Vangilder	0.75
3	Urban Shocker	0.57
4	Mike Cvengros	0.38
5	Eppa Rixey	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Cactus Keck	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Mike Cvengros	5
3	Urban Shocker	4
3	Rube Walberg	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.421
2	Zack Wheat	.402
3	Charlie Grimm	.379
4	Eddie Collins	.377
5	Frankie Frisch	.375

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	Irish Meusel	46
2	Wally Pipp	46
2	Tris Speaker	46
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	23
2	Sam Bohne	14
2	George Grantham	14
4	Johnny Mostil	13
5	Charlie Jamieson	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.39
2	Allen Russell	1.51
3	Stan Coveleski	2.13
4	Rollie Naylor	2.20
5	Elam Vangilder	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	10
1	Johnny Morrison	10
3	Bullet Joe Bush	9
3	Howard Ehmke	9
3	2 others tied	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	Earl Sheely	.486
2	Edd Roush	.476
3	Frankie Frisch	.438
4	Carson Bigbee	.432
5	George Burns	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob O'Farrell	5
2	Hack Miller	4
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	Bing Miller	3
3	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	21
2	Hack Miller	19
3	Tris Speaker	17
4	Goose Goslin	13
4	Bing Miller	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	8
2	Bucky Harris	7
3	Charlie Hollocher	6
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.33
3	Jimmy Ring	0.98
3	Rosy Ryan	0.98
5	Bert Cole	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Ken Holloway	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Vic Aldridge	17
2	Red Faber	17
2	Walter Johnson	17
5	Bob Shawkey	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mokan	.398
2	George Burns	.398
3	Babe Ruth	.396
4	Eddie Collins	.392
5	Carson Bigbee	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Cy Williams	6
3	Joe Hauser	5
3	Hack Miller	5
3	Bob O'Farrell	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	27
2	Tris Speaker	25
3	Goose Goslin	24
3	Bob O'Farrell	24
3	Babe Ruth	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	George Grantham	9
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	Johnny Mostil	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.54
2	Rube Benton	1.26
3	Dazzy Vance	1.56
4	Allen Russell	1.58
5	Dewey Metivier	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	6
2	Vic Aldridge	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Dolf Luque	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Red Faber	31
3	Dazzy Vance	26
4	Bob Shawkey	25
5	2 tied	24

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	.396
2	Ty Cobb	.382
3	Zack Wheat	.363
4	Eddie Collins	.357
5	Bob O'Farrell	.351

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	126
3	Babe Ruth	122
4	Irish Meusel	120
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	2.49
2	Dolf Luque	2.51
3	Elam Vangilder	2.81
4	Bob Shawkey	2.81
5	Red Faber	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	141
2	Red Faber	140
3	Dazzy Vance	132
4	Bullet Joe Bush	124
5	Wilbur Cooper	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