On This Day

Wednesday, July 11, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 23 .693 --
Indians 41 36 .532 12.0
Tigers 37 38 .493 15.0
Athletics 37 38 .493 15.0
White Sox 35 37 .486 15.5
Browns 36 39 .480 16.0
Senators 32 43 .427 20.0
Red Sox 27 43 .386 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 25 .671 --
Reds 45 29 .608 5.0
Pirates 44 29 .603 5.5
Robins 39 35 .527 11.0
Cubs 41 37 .526 11.0
Cardinals 39 41 .488 14.0
Braves 22 53 .293 28.5
Phillies 22 54 .289 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 5
2 Pat Duncan 4
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 Marty McManus 4
2 Babe Ruth 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Topper Rigney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Haney 6
2 Ike Caveney 5
2 Marty McManus 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 Doc Lavan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.55
2 Elam Vangilder 0.50
3 Pete Alexander 0.43
3 Red Faber 0.43
5 Stan Coveleski 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Clarence Mitchell 4
2 Elam Vangilder 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .400
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 Babe Ruth .378
4 Jack Fournier .373
5 Edd Roush .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 22
2 Babe Ruth 19
3 Ken Williams 15
4 Jack Fournier 12
4 Harry Heilmann 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 70
2 Irish Meusel 64
2 Cy Williams 64
4 Wally Pipp 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 2.39
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 Red Faber 65

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 Tris Speaker .525
3 Babe Ruth .500
4 Pie Traynor .480
5 Whitey Witt .472

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 22
2 Jack Fournier 20
3 Harry Heilmann 18
4 Rogers Hornsby 17
4 Ken Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Chick Fewster 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Henry 0.76
2 Jesse Barnes 0.98
3 Lee Meadows 1.00
4 Sherry Smith 1.25
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 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 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 Dolf Luque 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Witt .466
2 Babe Ruth .436
3 Jimmy Johnston .434
4 Jack Fournier .430
5 Homer Summa .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 11
2 Harry Heilmann 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 36
2 Tris Speaker 31
3 Bob O'Farrell 28
4 Harry Heilmann 26
4 Bob Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 17
2 Max Carey 10
3 Cliff Heathcote 9
4 Eddie Collins 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.29
2 George Mogridge 1.61
3 Dutch Henry 1.69
4 Jesse Barnes 1.77
5 Sloppy Thurston 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 33
2 Dazzy Vance 32
3 Urban Shocker 28
4 Mike Cvengros 27
5 Pete Alexander 25

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 .395
2 Edd Roush .364
3 Tris Speaker .363
4 Ty Cobb .361
5 Zack Wheat .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 30
5 Harry Heilmann 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 120
1 Wally Pipp 120
1 Cy Williams 120
4 Ken Williams 119
5 Babe Ruth 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Eddie Collins 37
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 George Burns 28
4 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.35
2 Stan Coveleski 2.66
3 Bob Shawkey 2.72
4 Red Faber 2.85
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.92

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 139
3 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 Allen Russell 5