On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 22 .656 --
Athletics 34 30 .531 8.0
Indians 33 32 .508 9.5
Tigers 31 33 .484 11.0
White Sox 29 31 .483 11.0
Browns 30 33 .476 11.5
Senators 29 35 .453 13.0
Red Sox 23 35 .397 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 21 .682 --
Pirates 39 24 .619 4.5
Reds 36 27 .571 7.5
Cubs 36 32 .529 10.0
Robins 33 31 .516 11.0
Cardinals 32 35 .478 13.5
Braves 21 45 .318 24.0
Phillies 19 46 .292 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 8
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Edd Roush 4
2 Tris Speaker 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Butch Henline 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Harry Hooper 3
3 Ted Blankenship 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Fournier 2
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 1.00
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Guy Morton 0.88
4 Vic Keen 0.67
5 Herb Pennock 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 7
1 Dazzy Vance 7
3 Jimmy Ring 6
4 Dutch Henry 5
4 Herb Pennock 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .429
2 Zack Wheat .395
3 Edd Roush .373
4 Jack Fournier .370
5 Eddie Collins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 21
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Ken Williams 11
4 Joe Hauser 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 62
2 Wally Pipp 55
3 Irish Meusel 53
3 Tris Speaker 53
3 Zack Wheat 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 26
2 George Grantham 19
3 Max Carey 16
4 Cliff Heathcote 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.24
2 Allen Russell 2.01
3 Rollie Naylor 2.20
4 Stan Coveleski 2.26
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 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 74
2 Dazzy Vance 73
3 Bullet Joe Bush 64
3 Bob Shawkey 64
5 Red Faber 59

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 .518
2 Jack Fournier .491
3 Jimmy Johnston .483
4 Fred Haney .479
5 Whitey Witt .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
4 Bubbles Hargrave 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 20
2 Jimmy Johnston 14
2 Willie Kamm 14
2 Cotton Tierney 14
2 Zack Wheat 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 9
2 Max Carey 7
2 Cliff Heathcote 7
4 Eddie Collins 5
4 Hervey McClellan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.36
2 Dolf Luque 0.67
3 Vic Keen 1.06
4 George Mogridge 1.11
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Tony Kaufmann 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 18
1 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Guy Morton 15
3 Bob Shawkey 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
1 Sloppy Thurston 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Johnston .439
2 Harry Heilmann .433
3 Cotton Tierney .429
4 Edd Roush .426
5 Carson Bigbee .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 8
2 Harry Heilmann 7
3 Bob O'Farrell 6
4 Harry Hooper 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 29
2 Jack Fournier 28
3 Bob O'Farrell 27
3 Zack Wheat 27
5 Ross Youngs 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 13
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
4 Bucky Harris 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.71
2 Ray Kolp 1.55
3 Howard Ehmke 1.86
4 Rube Benton 2.00
4 Johnny Morrison 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 37
2 Red Faber 30
3 Bob Shawkey 29
4 Dazzy Vance 28
5 Walter Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Art Decatur 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 Urban Shocker 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .385
2 Ty Cobb .380
3 Zack Wheat .363
4 Eddie Collins .361
5 Frankie Frisch .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 122
2 Irish Meusel 120
3 Babe Ruth 119
4 Ken Williams 117
5 Bob Meusel 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 George Burns 31
3 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Bucky Harris 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.34
2 Stan Coveleski 2.65
3 Bob Shawkey 2.77
4 Red Faber 2.82
5 Elam Vangilder 2.93

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 140
3 Dazzy Vance 134
4 Bullet Joe Bush 128
5 Urban Shocker 127

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