On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	23	.681	--
Indians	39	35	.527	11.0
Athletics	36	36	.500	13.0
White Sox	34	35	.493	13.5
Tigers	35	37	.486	14.0
Browns	34	38	.472	15.0
Senators	32	40	.444	17.0
Red Sox	26	41	.388	20.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 2

Indians 15, Red Sox 10

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Athletics 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	25	.658	--
Pirates	44	26	.629	2.5
Reds	42	28	.600	4.5
Robins	37	34	.521	10.0
Cubs	39	36	.520	10.0
Cardinals	36	40	.474	13.5
Braves	22	49	.310	25.0
Phillies	21	51	.292	26.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Robins 0

Reds 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Homer Summa	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Ike Caveney	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Ike Caveney	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Fred Haney	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bing Miller	4
2	Frank Brower	3
2	Earl Sheely	3
2	Homer Summa	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Chick Fewster	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Irish Meusel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Robertson	0.70
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.57
4	Dolf Luque	0.56
5	Slim Harriss	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Barfoot	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Robertson	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Dolf Luque	5
4	Bullet Joe Bush	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.407
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Jack Fournier	.377
4	Charlie Jamieson	.372
5	Edd Roush	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	18
3	Ken Williams	13
4	Jack Fournier	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	68
2	Cy Williams	63
3	Wally Pipp	62
4	Bob Meusel	60
5	Irish Meusel	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	21
3	Max Carey	19
4	Cliff Heathcote	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.44
2	Allen Russell	2.01
3	Rollie Naylor	2.20
4	Stan Coveleski	2.41
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	12
1	Howard Ehmke	12
1	Dolf Luque	12
1	Johnny Morrison	12
1	Urban Shocker	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	83
2	Dazzy Vance	78
3	Bullet Joe Bush	70
4	Bob Shawkey	68
5	Red Faber	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.574
2	Jack Fournier	.500
2	Whitey Witt	.500
4	Jigger Statz	.464
5	Max Carey	.462

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Bubbles Hargrave	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	23
2	Tris Speaker	20
3	Riggs Stephenson	17
4	Charlie Grimm	16
4	Rube Lutzke	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Chick Fewster	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Hamilton	0.50
2	George Mogridge	0.66
3	Dutch Henry	1.23
4	Sherry Smith	1.25
5	Jesse Barnes	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Pete Alexander	16
4	Guy Morton	15
4	Urban Shocker	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Clyde Barfoot	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.437
2	Jack Fournier	.434
3	Whitey Witt	.424
4	Cotton Tierney	.419
5	Pie Traynor	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	10
2	Harry Heilmann	7
2	Bob O'Farrell	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
5	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	34
2	Tris Speaker	33
3	Bob O'Farrell	32
4	Bob Meusel	27
5	Rube Lutzke	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	15
2	Max Carey	10
2	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	Jigger Statz	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.95
2	Dolf Luque	1.11
3	Johnny Morrison	1.47
4	Jesse Barnes	1.53
5	Sloppy Thurston	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	40
2	Urban Shocker	28
3	Dazzy Vance	27
4	Bullet Joe Bush	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Zack Wheat	.363
3	Edd Roush	.362
4	Tris Speaker	.361
5	Ty Cobb	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	31
5	Tillie Walker	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	121
1	Cy Williams	121
3	Wally Pipp	119
3	Ken Williams	119
5	Bob Meusel	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
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	2.63
3	Bob Shawkey	2.78
4	Red Faber	2.83
5	George Mogridge	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	George Uhle	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	138
2	Bob Shawkey	135
2	Dazzy Vance	135
4	Urban Shocker	132
5	Bullet Joe Bush	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Hub Pruett	6
4	Claude Jonnard	5
4	2 others tied	5