On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	22	.645	--
Athletics	34	28	.548	6.0
Indians	33	29	.532	7.0
Browns	30	31	.492	9.5
Tigers	29	33	.468	11.0
White Sox	26	31	.456	11.5
Senators	27	35	.435	13.0
Red Sox	23	33	.411	14.0

Games

Yankees 4, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Tigers 2

Red Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	44	20	.688	--
Pirates	37	23	.617	5.0
Reds	35	25	.583	7.0
Cubs	34	32	.515	11.0
Robins	31	30	.508	11.5
Cardinals	32	33	.492	12.5
Braves	20	44	.313	24.0
Phillies	18	44	.290	25.0

Games

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 8, Robins 7

Giants 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
2	Leo Dickerman	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Joe Harris	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	3
2	Dana Fillingim	2
2	Jack Fournier	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Wid Matthews	1
1	Ivy Olson	1
1	Wally Pipp	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.50
2	Syl Johnson	0.43
3	Jack Scott	0.33
3	Urban Shocker	0.33
5	Fred Toney	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Jack Scott	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Leo Dickerman	3
2	Dana Fillingim	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Winters	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.429
2	Zack Wheat	.396
3	Charlie Grimm	.372
4	Frankie Frisch	.372
5	Charlie Jamieson	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	20
2	Babe Ruth	14
3	Ken Williams	11
4	Joe Hauser	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	61
2	Wally Pipp	54
3	Irish Meusel	53
4	Frankie Frisch	50
4	3 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	Howard Ehmke	11
1	Johnny Morrison	11
1	Urban Shocker	11
4	Bullet Joe Bush	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	67
2	Dazzy Vance	66
3	Bob Shawkey	64
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	.521
2	Whitey Witt	.480
3	Earl Smith	.447
4	Bob O'Farrell	.442
5	Dutch Schliebner	.442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	18
2	Jack Fournier	17
3	Willie Kamm	14
3	Ross Youngs	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	10
2	Max Carey	6
2	Eddie Collins	6
2	Hervey McClellan	6
5	Cliff Heathcote	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.67
2	George Mogridge	1.17
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.26
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.35
5	Sloppy Thurston	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Ken Holloway	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	17
1	Jack Quinn	17
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	Bob Shawkey	15
3	Rube Walberg	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
1	Sloppy Thurston	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cotton Tierney	.434
2	Harry Heilmann	.429
3	Fred Haney	.420
4	Carson Bigbee	.417
5	Earl Sheely	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	7
2	Jack Fournier	6
2	Bob O'Farrell	6
4	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	27
2	Stuffy McInnis	26
2	Ross Youngs	26
4	Hack Miller	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	12
2	Eddie Collins	11
3	Bucky Harris	9
4	Max Carey	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.83
2	Ray Kolp	1.65
3	Rube Benton	1.93
4	Howard Ehmke	2.13
5	Guy Morton	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Urban Shocker	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

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	.391
2	Ty Cobb	.380
3	Zack Wheat	.362
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Frankie Frisch	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
4	Ken Williams	31
5	Tillie Walker	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	125
2	Irish Meusel	122
3	Babe Ruth	119
4	Bob Meusel	117
4	Ken Williams	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
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	2.77
4	Elam Vangilder	2.83
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	24
2	George Uhle	24
4	Johnny Morrison	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	142
2	Red Faber	137
3	Dazzy Vance	131
4	Urban Shocker	127
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