On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	21	.644	--
Athletics	32	26	.552	5.5
Indians	31	28	.525	7.0
Browns	28	29	.491	9.0
Tigers	28	30	.483	9.5
Senators	26	32	.448	11.5
White Sox	24	30	.444	11.5
Red Sox	21	32	.396	14.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Browns 8, Indians 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	20	.661	--
Pirates	33	23	.589	4.5
Reds	33	24	.579	5.0
Cubs	33	29	.532	7.5
Cardinals	31	29	.517	8.5
Robins	29	28	.509	9.0
Braves	19	41	.317	20.5
Phillies	17	40	.298	21.0

Games

Robins 11, Phillies 5

Phillies 5, Robins 2

Giants 9, Braves 5

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Barnhart	4
1	Cotton Tierney	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Jake Daubert	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bagwell	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.75
2	Rosy Ryan	0.60
3	Rube Walberg	0.57
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.44
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Stuart	5
2	Phil Bedgood	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	George Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.432
2	Zack Wheat	.389
3	Eddie Collins	.372
4	Frankie Frisch	.371
5	Bob O'Farrell	.368

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	50
3	Jim Bottomley	49
4	Irish Meusel	48
4	Tris Speaker	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	24
2	George Grantham	17
3	Sam Bohne	14
3	Johnny Mostil	14
5	Cliff Heathcote	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.26
2	Rube Benton	1.93
3	Stan Coveleski	2.11
4	Rollie Naylor	2.20
5	Elam Vangilder	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	10
1	Pete Donohue	10
1	Howard Ehmke	10
1	Johnny Morrison	10
1	Urban Shocker	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	64
2	Dazzy Vance	60
3	Bullet Joe Bush	59
3	Bob Shawkey	59
5	Red Faber	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
3	Jim Bagby	2
3	Jesse Barnes	2
3	11 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Smith	.500
2	Frankie Frisch	.449
3	Cotton Tierney	.436
4	Fred Haney	.435
5	Cliff Heathcote	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob O'Farrell	4
2	Frank Brower	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Hack Miller	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	19
2	Hack Miller	18
3	Bob Meusel	14
4	Tris Speaker	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	11
2	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	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	0.76
4	Rube Benton	1.29
5	Clyde Barfoot	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Ken Holloway	4
3	Rube Benton	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	21
2	Vic Aldridge	15
2	Walter Johnson	15
2	Jack Quinn	15
2	Rube Walberg	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carson Bigbee	.449
2	Harry Heilmann	.415
3	George Burns	.398
4	Eddie Collins	.388
5	Fred Haney	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Frank Brower	5
2	Joe Hauser	5
2	Hack Miller	5
2	Bob O'Farrell	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	28
2	Stuffy McInnis	27
3	Goose Goslin	26
3	Hack Miller	26
5	Zack Wheat	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
1	George Grantham	11
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	Pat Duncan	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.48
2	Guy Morton	1.03
3	Rube Benton	1.34
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	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	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Ty Cobb	.383
3	Zack Wheat	.362
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Bob O'Farrell	.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	31
5	Bucky Harris	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.40
2	Stan Coveleski	2.49
3	Bob Shawkey	2.78
4	Elam Vangilder	2.80
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	25
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	George Uhle	23
5	5 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	143
2	Red Faber	140
3	Dazzy Vance	127
4	Bullet Joe Bush	126
5	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