On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 22 .681 --
Athletics 35 34 .507 12.0
White Sox 33 33 .500 12.5
Indians 35 35 .500 12.5
Tigers 33 36 .478 14.0
Browns 33 36 .478 14.0
Senators 30 39 .435 17.0
Red Sox 26 37 .413 18.0

Games

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 32 .529 10.5
Cubs 37 36 .507 12.0
Cardinals 34 39 .466 15.0
Braves 22 47 .319 25.0
Phillies 20 50 .286 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 4
1 Cotton Tierney 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Freddy Leach 1
2 Heinie Mueller 1
2 Cotton Tierney 1
2 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Russ Wrightstone 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Freddy Leach 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Riconda 2
2 Chick Fewster 1
2 Norm McMillan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dixie Davis 0.40
2 Mike Cvengros 0.33
3 Lou North 0.29
4 Jesse Barnes 0.20
5 Bob Hasty 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Lou North 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 4
1 Dutch Henry 4
1 Lou North 4
4 Mike Cvengros 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .416
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 Edd Roush .374
4 Charlie Jamieson .374
5 Jack Fournier .370

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 Tris Speaker 61
3 Wally Pipp 60
4 Bob Meusel 59
5 Irish Meusel 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 .592
2 Whitey Witt .480
2 Ross Youngs .480
4 Jack Fournier .473
5 Max Carey .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 8
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
4 Bubbles Hargrave 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 23
2 Tris Speaker 15
3 Charlie Grimm 14
4 Jimmy Johnston 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Hamilton 0.50
2 George Mogridge 0.84
3 Dutch Henry 1.10
4 Sherry Smith 1.25
5 Joe Shaute 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Mike Cvengros 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Jack Quinn 15
3 Dolf Luque 14
3 Urban Shocker 14
5 Vic Keen 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Dixie Leverett 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Johnston .459
2 Edd Roush .429
3 Whitey Witt .417
4 Cotton Tierney .411
5 Jack Fournier .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 9
2 Bob O'Farrell 7
3 Harry Heilmann 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 33
2 Jack Fournier 32
3 Tris Speaker 30
4 Bob Meusel 26
4 Wally Pipp 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.83
2 George Mogridge 1.17
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.43
4 Johnny Morrison 1.47
5 Howard Ehmke 1.71

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 Red Faber 26
4 Urban Shocker 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 .392
2 Ty Cobb .370
3 Edd Roush .365
4 Zack Wheat .362
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 32
4 Ken Williams 31
5 Tillie Walker 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 122
2 Cy Williams 121
3 Wally Pipp 118
4 Bob Meusel 116
4 2 others tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 George Burns 29
5 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.35
2 Stan Coveleski 2.62
3 Bob Shawkey 2.69
4 Red Faber 2.88
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.88

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 Bob Shawkey 138
2 Red Faber 136
3 Dazzy Vance 135
4 Urban Shocker 131
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