On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 22 .639 --
Athletics 34 27 .557 5.0
Indians 33 29 .532 6.5
Browns 29 31 .483 9.5
Tigers 29 32 .475 10.0
White Sox 26 31 .456 11.0
Senators 27 34 .443 12.0
Red Sox 22 33 .400 14.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 20 .683 --
Pirates 37 23 .617 4.5
Reds 35 25 .583 6.5
Cubs 34 31 .523 10.0
Robins 31 29 .517 10.5
Cardinals 31 33 .484 12.5
Braves 20 43 .317 23.0
Phillies 17 44 .279 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Bernie Neis 4
3 Gene Bailey 3
3 Max Carey 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Bernie Neis 1
1 Ross Youngs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
2 Bernie Neis 4
3 Jocko Conlon 3
3 Ivy Olson 3
3 Ross Youngs 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Sherdel 0.27
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.17
3 Jack Scott 0.10
4 Dutch Ruether 0.08
4 Lefty Weinert 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clarence Mitchell 4
2 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 1
3 Joe Genewich 1
3 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .425
2 Zack Wheat .392
3 Frankie Frisch .377
4 Charlie Grimm .372
5 Charlie Jamieson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Ken Williams 10
4 Joe Hauser 9
4 Hack Miller 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Irish Meusel 53
3 Wally Pipp 51
4 Frankie Frisch 50
4 2 others tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 26
2 George Grantham 18
3 Max Carey 15
4 Sam Bohne 14
4 Johnny Mostil 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.34
2 Stan Coveleski 2.11
3 Allen Russell 2.15
4 Rollie Naylor 2.20
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 11
2 Bullet Joe Bush 10
2 Pete Donohue 10
2 Howard Ehmke 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 67
2 Dazzy Vance 66
3 Bob Shawkey 60
4 Bullet Joe Bush 59
5 Red Faber 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Claude Jonnard 3
5 13 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cotton Tierney .479
2 Earl Smith .459
3 Whitey Witt .458
4 Max Carey .447
5 Frankie Frisch .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob O'Farrell 5
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 18
2 Jack Fournier 16
3 Willie Kamm 14
3 Bob Meusel 14
3 Ross Youngs 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 12
2 Eddie Collins 7
3 Max Carey 6
3 Hervey McClellan 6
5 Cliff Heathcote 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.67
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.93
3 George Mogridge 1.17
4 Urban Shocker 1.29
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 18
2 Dolf Luque 17
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Rube Walberg 15
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
1 Sloppy Thurston 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .420
2 Fred Haney .412
3 Earl Sheely .409
4 Carson Bigbee .406
5 Charlie Jamieson .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 6
1 Bob O'Farrell 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Joe Hauser 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 28
1 Bob O'Farrell 28
3 Ross Youngs 27
4 Hack Miller 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 12
2 Eddie Collins 11
3 Max Carey 9
3 Bucky Harris 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.83
2 Ray Kolp 1.65
3 Rube Benton 1.93
4 Guy Morton 2.27
5 Howard Ehmke 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 30
2 Dazzy Vance 29
3 Red Faber 27
3 Walter Johnson 27
5 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Art Decatur 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Ty Cobb .380
3 Zack Wheat .362
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Frankie Frisch .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 32
4 Ken Williams 30
5 Tillie Walker 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 125
2 Irish Meusel 123
3 Babe Ruth 119
4 Ken Williams 118
5 Bob Meusel 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 George Burns 31
3 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Bucky Harris 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.42
2 Stan Coveleski 2.58
3 Bob Shawkey 2.79
4 Bullet Joe Bush 2.84
5 Red Faber 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 138
2 Red Faber 137
3 Dazzy Vance 131
4 Urban Shocker 124
5 Bullet Joe Bush 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
4 Claude Jonnard 5
4 2 others tied 5