On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 22 .667 --
Athletics 34 32 .515 10.0
Indians 33 33 .500 11.0
Browns 32 33 .492 11.5
White Sox 30 32 .484 12.0
Tigers 31 34 .477 12.5
Senators 30 36 .455 14.0
Red Sox 24 36 .400 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 23 .662 --
Pirates 40 25 .615 3.5
Reds 38 27 .585 5.5
Robins 34 31 .523 9.5
Cubs 36 34 .514 10.0
Cardinals 33 36 .478 12.5
Braves 21 45 .318 23.0
Phillies 20 46 .303 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Pat Duncan 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Joe Harris 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Bohne 4
1 Wally Pipp 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Clarence Mitchell 3
4 Bob O'Farrell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Harry Riconda 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.55
2 Urban Shocker 0.50
3 Bob Shawkey 0.30
4 Pete Alexander 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Urban Shocker 5
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Jack Scott 3
3 Bob Shawkey 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .423
2 Zack Wheat .394
3 Edd Roush .372
4 Bob O'Farrell .369
5 Jack Fournier .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 22
2 Babe Ruth 15
3 Ken Williams 11
4 Jack Fournier 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 63
2 Wally Pipp 60
3 Bob Meusel 53
3 Irish Meusel 53
3 2 others tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 27
2 George Grantham 20
3 Max Carey 17
4 Cliff Heathcote 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.22
2 Allen Russell 2.01
3 Rollie Naylor 2.20
4 Stan Coveleski 2.26
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 12
1 Urban Shocker 12
3 Pete Donohue 11
3 Johnny Morrison 11
5 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 74
2 Dazzy Vance 73
3 Bob Shawkey 67
4 Bullet Joe Bush 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 Jimmy Johnston .529
2 Cotton Tierney .491
3 Whitey Witt .469
4 Max Carey .463
5 Jack Fournier .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
4 Bob O'Farrell 3
4 Wally Pipp 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 19
2 Bob O'Farrell 15
2 Wally Pipp 15
4 Ross Youngs 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 George Grantham 7
3 Cliff Heathcote 6
4 Eddie Collins 4
4 Bob O'Farrell 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.62
2 Vic Keen 1.06
3 George Mogridge 1.11
4 Ray Kolp 1.38
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Mike Cvengros 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 18
1 Urban Shocker 18
3 Walter Johnson 14
3 Jack Quinn 14
3 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cotton Tierney .453
2 Jimmy Johnston .434
3 Edd Roush .427
4 Fred Haney .417
5 Harry Heilmann .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 9
2 Harry Heilmann 7
2 Bob O'Farrell 7
4 Harry Hooper 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 31
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Wally Pipp 27
4 Tris Speaker 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 14
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
4 Max Carey 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.48
2 Sloppy Thurston 1.45
3 Ray Kolp 1.55
4 Howard Ehmke 1.75
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 7
2 Urban Shocker 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Tony Kaufmann 5
3 Dolf Luque 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 37
2 Red Faber 30
3 Dazzy Vance 28
4 Bob Shawkey 27
5 2 tied 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 .383
2 Ty Cobb .380
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Eddie Collins .360
5 Bob O'Farrell .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Ken Williams 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 30
5 Tillie Walker 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 122
2 Irish Meusel 119
2 Wally Pipp 119
2 Babe Ruth 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Frankie Frisch 31
4 George Burns 30
5 Bucky Harris 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.32
2 Stan Coveleski 2.61
3 Bob Shawkey 2.68
4 Red Faber 2.82
5 Elam Vangilder 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eddie Rommel 24
2 Urban Shocker 24
2 George Uhle 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 140
2 Red Faber 139
3 Dazzy Vance 134
4 Urban Shocker 132
5 Bullet Joe Bush 124

Saves

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