On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 22 .672 --
Athletics 34 32 .515 10.5
Indians 33 34 .493 12.0
White Sox 31 32 .492 12.0
Tigers 32 34 .485 12.5
Browns 32 34 .485 12.5
Senators 30 37 .448 15.0
Red Sox 24 36 .400 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 23 .667 --
Pirates 41 25 .621 3.5
Reds 39 27 .591 5.5
Robins 34 31 .523 10.0
Cubs 36 35 .507 11.0
Cardinals 33 37 .471 13.5
Braves 21 45 .318 23.5
Phillies 20 47 .299 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Topper Rigney 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Frank Brower 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
3 Ike Caveney 3
3 George Cutshaw 3
3 Del Pratt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Evans 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Specs Toporcer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elam Vangilder 0.86
2 Rube Benton 0.43
3 Lee Meadows 0.40
4 George Mogridge 0.29
5 Mule Watson 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 6
1 Elam Vangilder 6
3 George Mogridge 5
4 Lee Meadows 4
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .425
2 Zack Wheat .394
3 Edd Roush .378
4 Jack Fournier .369
5 Charlie Jamieson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 22
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Ken Williams 11
4 Johnny Mokan 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 63
2 Wally Pipp 60
3 Irish Meusel 57
3 Tris Speaker 57
5 2 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 Hugh McQuillan 2.30
5 Stan Coveleski 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 12
1 Urban Shocker 12
3 Bullet Joe Bush 11
3 Pete Donohue 11
3 Johnny Morrison 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 74
2 Dazzy Vance 73
3 Bob Shawkey 67
4 Bullet Joe Bush 66
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 .553
2 Jack Fournier .490
3 Max Carey .481
4 Pie Traynor .481
5 Cotton Tierney .473

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 7
2 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Johnny Mokan 3
3 Wally Pipp 3
3 Cotton Tierney 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 19
2 Wally Pipp 14
3 Jimmy Johnston 13
3 Willie Kamm 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 George Grantham 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 5
4 Eddie Collins 4
4 Joe Evans 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.62
2 Vic Keen 1.06
3 George Mogridge 1.17
4 Ray Kolp 1.38
5 Urban Shocker 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Mike Cvengros 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 18
2 Jack Quinn 14
2 Jimmy Ring 14
2 Eddie Rommel 14
2 Urban Shocker 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 Jimmy Johnston .453
2 Edd Roush .449
3 Cotton Tierney .426
4 Fred Haney .412
5 Whitey Witt .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 9
2 Bob O'Farrell 7
3 Harry Heilmann 6
4 Johnny Mokan 5
4 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 31
2 Jack Fournier 30
3 Tris Speaker 29
4 Hack Miller 26
4 Wally Pipp 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 14
2 Eddie Collins 10
3 Bucky Harris 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.48
2 George Mogridge 1.17
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.43
4 Ray Kolp 1.44
5 Howard Ehmke 1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 37
2 Bob Shawkey 27
3 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Urban Shocker 26
5 Red Faber 25

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 .381
3 Zack Wheat .365
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Frankie Frisch .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
3 Ken Williams 30
5 Tillie Walker 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 123
2 Cy Williams 122
3 Wally Pipp 119
4 Babe Ruth 117
5 Bob Meusel 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 39
3 Frankie Frisch 31
4 George Burns 30
5 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.33
2 Stan Coveleski 2.67
3 Bob Shawkey 2.68
4 Red Faber 2.82
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
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 Urban Shocker 132
3 Dazzy Vance 132
5 Bullet Joe Bush 126

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