On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	22	.681	--
Athletics	35	33	.515	11.5
White Sox	33	32	.508	12.0
Indians	34	35	.493	13.0
Tigers	33	35	.485	13.5
Browns	32	36	.471	14.5
Senators	30	39	.435	17.0
Red Sox	25	37	.403	18.5

Games

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 8, Athletics 1

Indians 10, Tigers 7

Tigers 15, Indians 3

Yankees 12, Senators 2

White Sox 9, Browns 7

White Sox 3, Browns 1

Yankees 12, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	23	.676	--
Pirates	43	25	.632	3.5
Reds	40	28	.588	6.5
Robins	36	31	.537	10.0
Cubs	37	36	.507	12.0
Cardinals	33	39	.458	15.5
Braves	21	47	.309	25.5
Phillies	20	49	.290	27.0

Games

Robins 4, Braves 1

Robins 9, Braves 5

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Giants 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 7, Cardinals 5

Pirates 6, Cardinals 1

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Grimm	6
1	Charlie Jamieson	6
3	Tony Boeckel	5
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Everett Scott	2
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Bubbles Hargrave	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	6
1	Everett Scott	6
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Charlie Grimm	5
3	Aaron Ward	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jigger Statz	3
2	Roy Elsh	2
2	Chick Fewster	2
4	Ossie Bluege	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.57
2	Dazzy Vance	0.45
3	Dave Danforth	0.40
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.40
5	Slim Harriss	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Warmoth	7
2	Rosy Ryan	6
3	Vic Keen	5
3	Herb Pennock	5
3	Dazzy Vance	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.419
2	Zack Wheat	.382
3	Jack Fournier	.378
4	Edd Roush	.374
5	Charlie Jamieson	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	16
3	Ken Williams	12
4	Jack Fournier	10
4	Johnny Mokan	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	63
2	Wally Pipp	60
3	Bob Meusel	59
4	Irish Meusel	58
4	Tris Speaker	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	21
3	Max Carey	18
4	Cliff Heathcote	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.34
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	Johnny Morrison	12
1	Urban Shocker	12
4	Bullet Joe Bush	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	78
1	Dazzy Vance	78
3	Bob Shawkey	67
4	Bullet Joe Bush	66
5	Red Faber	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Claude Jonnard	3
5	16 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.588
2	Jack Fournier	.500
2	Whitey Witt	.500
4	Pie Traynor	.458
5	Max Carey	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	8
2	Harry Heilmann	4
3	Bubbles Hargrave	3
3	Johnny Mokan	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	24
2	Charlie Grimm	15
3	Harry Heilmann	14
3	Ross Youngs	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	George Grantham	7
3	Jigger Statz	6
4	Cliff Heathcote	5
5	Bob Meusel	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.17
2	Joe Shaute	1.26
3	Johnny Morrison	1.42
4	Urban Shocker	1.55
5	Howard Ehmke	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Mike Cvengros	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Eddie Rommel	16
3	Dolf Luque	14
3	Urban Shocker	14
5	5 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.455
2	Edd Roush	.437
3	Whitey Witt	.421
4	Jack Fournier	.420
5	Fred Haney	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	10
2	Bob O'Farrell	7
3	Harry Heilmann	6
4	Johnny Mokan	5
4	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	35
2	Bob O'Farrell	33
3	Tris Speaker	29
4	Bob Meusel	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	15
2	Bucky Harris	10
2	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Max Carey	9
4	Jigger Statz	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.83
2	George Mogridge	1.17
3	Sloppy Thurston	1.43
4	Howard Ehmke	1.71
5	Johnny Morrison	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	41
2	Bob Shawkey	27
2	Dazzy Vance	27
4	Bullet Joe Bush	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Ty Cobb	.375
3	Edd Roush	.365
4	Eddie Collins	.362
5	Zack Wheat	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Rogers Hornsby	31
3	Ken Williams	31
5	Tillie Walker	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	122
1	Cy Williams	122
3	Wally Pipp	118
4	Bob Meusel	116
4	Babe Ruth	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	George Burns	30
3	Frankie Frisch	30
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.67
3	Bob Shawkey	2.68
4	Bullet Joe Bush	2.88
5	Elam Vangilder	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Urban Shocker	24
3	George Uhle	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	140
1	Bob Shawkey	140
3	Dazzy Vance	137
4	Urban Shocker	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	2 others tied	5