On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 21 .638 --
Athletics 31 26 .544 5.5
Indians 31 27 .534 6.0
Browns 27 29 .482 9.0
Tigers 27 30 .474 9.5
Senators 26 31 .456 10.5
White Sox 24 29 .453 10.5
Red Sox 21 31 .404 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 20 .655 --
Pirates 33 22 .600 3.5
Reds 32 24 .571 5.0
Cubs 33 28 .541 6.5
Robins 28 27 .509 8.5
Cardinals 30 29 .508 8.5
Braves 19 40 .322 19.5
Phillies 16 39 .291 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Felix 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 Earl Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Gus Felix 2
2 Ira Flagstead 2
2 Irish Meusel 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 0.70
2 Lee Meadows 0.60
3 Walter Johnson 0.57
4 Slim Harriss 0.40
5 Jack Scott 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 7
2 Lee Meadows 6
3 Slim Harriss 4
3 Walter Johnson 4
3 Jack Scott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .428
2 Zack Wheat .389
3 Frankie Frisch .373
4 Eddie Collins .369
4 Charlie Grimm .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 Irish Meusel 48
4 Stuffy McInnis 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 24
2 George Grantham 17
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 Vic Aldridge 9
4 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 64
2 Dazzy Vance 60
3 Bob Shawkey 59
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 Earl Smith .548
2 Frankie Frisch .469
3 Fred Haney .442
4 Earl Sheely .429
5 Bob O'Farrell .418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 22
2 Hack Miller 18
3 Bob Meusel 14
4 Eddie Collins 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 11
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
4 Eddie Collins 5
4 Hervey McClellan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.46
4 Rosy Ryan 0.63
5 Rube Benton 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Ken Holloway 4
3 Rube Benton 3
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 21
2 Mike Cvengros 16
2 Walter Johnson 16
4 Vic Aldridge 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carson Bigbee .429
2 Harry Heilmann .407
3 Eddie Collins .383
4 George Burns .382
5 Charlie Jamieson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Frank Brower 5
2 Joe Hauser 5
2 Hack Miller 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
1 George Grantham 11
3 Bucky Harris 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.48
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
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 31
2 Walter Johnson 30
3 Red Faber 28
3 Bob Shawkey 28
5 Dazzy Vance 26

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 .391
2 Ty Cobb .384
3 Zack Wheat .362
4 Eddie Collins .356
5 Charlie Hollocher .351

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 Irish Meusel 122
4 Babe Ruth 121
5 Bob Meusel 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 Bucky Harris 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.40
2 Stan Coveleski 2.54
3 Bob Shawkey 2.78
4 Elam Vangilder 2.80
5 Red Faber 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eddie Rommel 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 143
2 Red Faber 140
3 Dazzy Vance 127
4 Bullet Joe Bush 122
4 Walter Johnson 122

Saves

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