On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 22 .686 --
Athletics 35 34 .507 12.5
Indians 36 35 .507 12.5
White Sox 33 33 .500 13.0
Tigers 33 36 .478 14.5
Browns 33 37 .471 15.0
Senators 30 39 .435 17.5
Red Sox 26 38 .406 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 23 .676 --
Pirates 43 26 .623 4.0
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 21 50 .296 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Butch Henline 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Aaron Ward 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Cliff Lee 2
2 Clarence Mitchell 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Johnny Mitchell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.40
2 Urban Shocker 0.33
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.30
4 George Uhle 0.27
5 Howard Ehmke 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Clarence Mitchell 3
3 George Uhle 3
5 Howard Ehmke 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .416
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 Charlie Jamieson .375
4 Edd Roush .374
5 Jack Fournier .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 22
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Ken Williams 13
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 4 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 2 tied 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 .481
3 Ross Youngs .480
4 Jack Fournier .473
5 Jigger Statz .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 8
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 George Grantham 6
3 Jigger Statz 5
4 Cliff Heathcote 4
4 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 Red Faber 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 18
1 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Jack Quinn 15
4 Howard Ehmke 14
4 Dolf Luque 14

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 .457
2 Whitey Witt .426
3 Edd Roush .421
4 Cotton Tierney .414
5 Jack Fournier .412

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 31
3 Tris Speaker 30
4 Bob Meusel 26
5 Hack Miller 25

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 0.80
2 George Mogridge 1.17
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.45
4 Johnny Morrison 1.47
5 Jesse Barnes 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Vic Aldridge 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Red Faber 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 35
2 Urban Shocker 28
3 Dazzy Vance 27
4 Red Faber 26
5 Mike Cvengros 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Dixie Leverett 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 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 Ken Williams 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 31
5 Tillie Walker 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 122
2 Cy Williams 121
3 Wally Pipp 118
3 Ken Williams 118
5 2 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
2 George Uhle 25
4 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Urban Shocker 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 138
2 Red Faber 136
3 Urban Shocker 135
3 Dazzy Vance 135
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