On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 21 .632 --
Athletics 31 25 .554 4.5
Indians 31 27 .534 5.5
Browns 27 29 .482 8.5
Tigers 27 30 .474 9.0
White Sox 24 29 .453 10.0
Senators 25 31 .446 10.5
Red Sox 21 30 .412 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 20 .649 --
Pirates 32 22 .593 3.5
Reds 32 23 .582 4.0
Cubs 32 28 .533 6.5
Cardinals 30 28 .517 7.5
Robins 28 27 .509 8.0
Braves 19 39 .328 18.5
Phillies 16 39 .291 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Blades 2
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Mike Cvengros 2
1 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Collins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cvengros 2
1 Pinky Hargrave 2
1 Willie Kamm 2
1 Tony Kaufmann 2
1 Sam Rice 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.67
2 Babe Adams 0.38
2 Tony Kaufmann 0.38
4 Ray Kolp 0.33
5 Mike Cvengros 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Paul Zahniser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Mike Cvengros 3
2 Tony Kaufmann 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .428
2 Zack Wheat .389
3 Charlie Grimm .379
4 Frankie Frisch .378
5 Eddie Collins .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Wally Pipp 49
3 Stuffy McInnis 47
3 Tris Speaker 47
5 3 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 24
2 George Grantham 15
3 Sam Bohne 14
3 Johnny Mostil 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.26
2 Allen Russell 1.60
3 Rube Benton 1.96
4 Stan Coveleski 2.13
5 Rollie Naylor 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 10
1 Howard Ehmke 10
1 Johnny Morrison 10
4 Bullet Joe Bush 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 64
2 Dazzy Vance 60
3 Bob Shawkey 56
4 Bullet Joe Bush 55
4 Red Faber 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .471
2 Fred Haney .435
2 Harry Heilmann .435
4 Earl Sheely .429
5 Cliff Heathcote .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob O'Farrell 5
2 Hack Miller 4
3 Frank Brower 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Miller 21
1 Bob O'Farrell 21
3 Goose Goslin 13
3 Bob Meusel 13
3 Tris Speaker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 9
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
4 Eddie Collins 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.46
4 Rosy Ryan 0.98
5 Rube Benton 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 4
1 Ken Holloway 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 21
2 Mike Cvengros 16
3 Red Faber 14
3 Rube Walberg 14
5 Vic Aldridge 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carson Bigbee .398
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Johnny Mokan .393
4 George Burns .389
5 Edd Roush .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Joe Hauser 6
2 Cy Williams 6
4 Frank Brower 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 27
1 Hack Miller 27
3 Tris Speaker 26
4 Goose Goslin 25
4 Bob O'Farrell 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.44
2 Guy Morton 1.03
3 Rube Benton 1.37
4 Ray Kolp 1.78
5 Dazzy Vance 1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 32
2 Red Faber 28
3 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dazzy Vance 26
5 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .393
2 Ty Cobb .385
3 Zack Wheat .361
4 Eddie Collins .356
5 Charlie Hollocher .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 40
3 Rogers Hornsby 32
4 Ken Williams 30
5 Tillie Walker 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 130
2 Ken Williams 123
3 Babe Ruth 121
4 Irish Meusel 120
5 Bob Meusel 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 George Burns 30
5 Bucky Harris 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.40
2 Stan Coveleski 2.54
3 Elam Vangilder 2.80
4 Bob Shawkey 2.81
5 Eddie Rommel 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 141
2 Red Faber 140
3 Dazzy Vance 127
4 Bullet Joe Bush 122
5 3 tied 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
2 Allen Russell 6
5 Lou North 5