On This Day

Tuesday, July 10, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	23	.689	--
Indians	40	36	.526	12.0
Athletics	37	37	.500	14.0
White Sox	35	36	.493	14.5
Tigers	35	38	.479	15.5
Browns	35	39	.473	16.0
Senators	32	42	.432	19.0
Red Sox	27	41	.397	21.0

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Browns 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	25	.667	--
Pirates	44	28	.611	4.5
Reds	43	29	.597	5.5
Robins	39	34	.534	10.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	11.0
Cardinals	38	41	.481	14.0
Phillies	22	52	.297	27.5
Braves	22	52	.297	27.5

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 0

Giants 9, Pirates 8

Reds 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 11, Braves 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Milt Stock	5
3	Max Flack	4
3	Hi Myers	4
3	Jack Smith	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Hank Severeid	4
4	Edd Roush	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Barnhart	1
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Donohue	0.75
2	Urban Shocker	0.67
3	Mike Cvengros	0.64
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.38
5	Dutch Henry	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Stuart	2
2	Clint Blume	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	Dutch Henry	1
2	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Donohue	9
2	Mike Cvengros	7
3	Joe Genewich	4
3	Urban Shocker	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.405
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Jack Fournier	.376
4	Charlie Jamieson	.369
5	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	19
3	Ken Williams	14
4	Jack Fournier	12
5	Harry Heilmann	11

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	23
3	Max Carey	19
4	Cliff Heathcote	17
5	Johnny Mostil	16

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	Urban Shocker	13
2	Bullet Joe Bush	12
2	Pete Donohue	12
2	Howard Ehmke	12
2	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	86
2	Dolf Luque	83
3	Bullet Joe Bush	70
4	Bob Shawkey	68
5	Urban Shocker	64

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	.532
2	Whitey Witt	.488
3	Jack Fournier	.484
4	Tris Speaker	.475
5	Pie Traynor	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Ken Williams	5
5	Harry Heilmann	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	20
1	Tris Speaker	20
3	Harry Heilmann	17
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
5	Ken Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	George Grantham	5
1	Walter Schmidt	5
4	Chick Fewster	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	0.76
2	George Mogridge	0.84
3	Jesse Barnes	0.98
4	Sherry Smith	1.25
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Dolf Luque	16
2	Herb Pennock	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
5	Mike Cvengros	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Clyde Barfoot	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Witt	.446
2	Jack Fournier	.436
3	Jimmy Johnston	.434
4	Max Carey	.417
5	Babe Ruth	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	11
2	Harry Heilmann	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Bob O'Farrell	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	36
2	Tris Speaker	29
3	Bob O'Farrell	28
4	Bob Meusel	26
5	Rube Lutzke	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	17
2	Max Carey	10
2	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.95
2	Dolf Luque	1.11
3	Dutch Henry	1.69
4	Sloppy Thurston	1.74
5	Jesse Barnes	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	40
2	Dazzy Vance	32
3	Urban Shocker	28
4	Mike Cvengros	27
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Ty Cobb	.363
3	Edd Roush	.360
4	Tris Speaker	.360
5	Zack Wheat	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	31
5	Harry Heilmann	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	125
2	Cy Williams	121
3	Wally Pipp	120
4	Ken Williams	118
5	Babe Ruth	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	George Burns	28
4	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Bob Shawkey	2.72
4	George Mogridge	2.84
5	Red Faber	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24
3	Urban Shocker	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	143
2	Red Faber	136
2	Urban Shocker	136
4	Bob Shawkey	132
5	Bullet Joe Bush	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Claude Jonnard	5
2	Dixie Leverett	5
2	2 others tied	5