On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	23	.697	--
Indians	42	36	.538	12.0
Tigers	37	39	.487	16.0
Athletics	37	39	.487	16.0
Browns	37	39	.487	16.0
White Sox	35	38	.479	16.5
Senators	32	44	.421	21.0
Red Sox	28	43	.394	22.5

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 6

Indians 11, Athletics 0

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Browns 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	26	.667	--
Reds	46	29	.613	4.5
Pirates	45	30	.600	5.5
Cubs	42	37	.532	10.5
Robins	39	36	.520	11.5
Cardinals	40	41	.494	13.5
Braves	22	54	.289	29.0
Phillies	22	55	.286	29.5

Games

Cubs 2, Robins 0

Cardinals 9, Braves 6

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Smith	4
1	Pie Traynor	4
1	Ken Williams	4
4	Chick Fewster	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Lutzke	4
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Dutch Schliebner	3
2	Bob Shawkey	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	0.67
2	Dolf Luque	0.57
3	Jack Scott	0.50
4	Dixie Davis	0.44
5	Bob Shawkey	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Guy Morton	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Alex Ferguson	5
4	Jack Scott	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.402
2	Zack Wheat	.379
3	Babe Ruth	.378
4	Jack Fournier	.376
5	Pie Traynor	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	20
3	Ken Williams	15
4	Jack Fournier	12
4	Harry Heilmann	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	72
2	Irish Meusel	65
3	Cy Williams	64
4	Wally Pipp	63
5	Babe Ruth	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	23
3	Max Carey	20
4	Cliff Heathcote	18
5	Johnny Mostil	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.36
2	Rollie Naylor	2.20
3	Allen Russell	2.20
4	Stan Coveleski	2.39
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	13
1	Urban Shocker	13
3	Bullet Joe Bush	12
3	Pete Donohue	12
3	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	87
2	Dazzy Vance	86
3	Bob Shawkey	74
4	Bullet Joe Bush	70
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	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.523
2	Jimmy Johnston	.512
3	Babe Ruth	.491
4	Jigger Statz	.483
5	Pie Traynor	.481

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Ken Williams	5
4	Harry Heilmann	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	24
2	Harry Heilmann	21
3	Jack Fournier	19
4	Rogers Hornsby	18
4	Ken Williams	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.67
2	Dutch Henry	0.76
3	Jesse Barnes	0.98
4	Sherry Smith	1.25
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	20
1	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Guy Morton	19
4	Alex Ferguson	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
3	Clyde Barfoot	1
3	Sad Sam Jones	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Witt	.466
2	Jimmy Johnston	.434
3	Jack Fournier	.432
4	Babe Ruth	.429
5	Tris Speaker	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	11
2	Harry Heilmann	8
2	Babe Ruth	8
4	Bubbles Hargrave	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	36
2	Tris Speaker	33
3	Harry Heilmann	29
4	Rube Lutzke	28
5	Bob O'Farrell	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	17
2	Max Carey	11
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
5	Jigger Statz	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.11
2	George Mogridge	1.61
3	Dutch Henry	1.69
4	Lee Meadows	1.84
5	Sloppy Thurston	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	37
2	Dazzy Vance	32
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Slim Harriss	28
4	Urban Shocker	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Claude Jonnard	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Eddie Rommel	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.366
3	Edd Roush	.362
4	Ty Cobb	.360
5	Zack Wheat	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
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	121
2	Wally Pipp	120
2	Babe Ruth	120
2	Cy Williams	120
5	Ken Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	George Burns	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.25
2	Stan Coveleski	2.66
3	Bob Shawkey	2.79
4	Red Faber	2.85
5	Johnny Morrison	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Urban Shocker	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	143
2	Red Faber	139
3	Bob Shawkey	138
4	Urban Shocker	133
5	Bullet Joe Bush	125

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