On This Day

Friday, July 13, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 24 .688 --
Indians 43 36 .544 11.0
White Sox 36 38 .486 15.5
Tigers 37 40 .481 16.0
Athletics 37 40 .481 16.0
Browns 37 40 .481 16.0
Senators 33 44 .429 20.0
Red Sox 29 43 .403 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 27 .658 --
Reds 47 29 .618 3.5
Pirates 46 30 .605 4.5
Cubs 43 37 .538 9.5
Robins 39 37 .513 11.5
Cardinals 41 41 .500 12.5
Braves 22 55 .286 29.0
Phillies 22 56 .282 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Max Flack 4
2 Billy Southworth 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bubbles Hargrave 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Sam Bohne 3
3 Max Carey 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
1 Jigger Statz 2
3 Marty Callaghan 1
3 Max Carey 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 0.56
1 Johnny Morrison 0.56
3 Leo Dickerman 0.50
4 Charlie Robertson 0.44
5 Bill Piercy 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leo Dickerman 6
2 Syl Johnson 5
2 Johnny Morrison 5
2 Hub Pruett 5
2 Joe Shaute 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .398
2 Harry Heilmann .396
3 Zack Wheat .379
4 Edd Roush .373
5 Babe Ruth .373

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 74
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 24
3 Max Carey 21
4 Cliff Heathcote 18
5 Jigger Statz 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.36
2 Allen Russell 2.03
3 Rollie Naylor 2.25
4 Stan Coveleski 2.39
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 13
1 Johnny Morrison 13
1 Urban Shocker 13
4 Bullet Joe Bush 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 87
2 Dazzy Vance 86
3 Bob Shawkey 74
4 Bullet Joe Bush 72
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 .536
2 Rogers Hornsby .508
3 Charlie Hollocher .480
4 Jigger Statz .475
5 Pie Traynor .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Bubbles Hargrave 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 26
2 Rogers Hornsby 22
3 Harry Heilmann 20
4 Rube Lutzke 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 George Grantham 6
1 Jigger Statz 6
4 Cliff Heathcote 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 0.67
2 Dutch Henry 0.76
3 Jesse Barnes 0.98
4 Hub Pruett 1.17
5 Sherry Smith 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 Waite Hoyt 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Clyde Barfoot 1
3 Sad Sam Jones 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Witt .459
2 Tris Speaker .443
3 Pie Traynor .429
4 Rogers Hornsby .425
5 Jimmy Johnston .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 11
2 Bubbles Hargrave 8
2 Harry Heilmann 8
4 Babe Ruth 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 35
1 Tris Speaker 35
3 Rube Lutzke 31
4 Harry Heilmann 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 18
2 Max Carey 12
3 Cliff Heathcote 10
4 Eddie Collins 8
4 Jigger Statz 8

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 Pete Alexander 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 37
2 Dazzy Vance 32
3 Urban Shocker 28
4 Mike Cvengros 27
4 Guy Morton 27

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 .402
2 Tris Speaker .367
3 Edd Roush .365
4 Zack Wheat .361
5 Charlie Jamieson .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 35
3 Ken Williams 33
4 Rogers Hornsby 29
5 Harry Heilmann 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 120
1 Wally Pipp 120
1 Babe Ruth 120
4 Ken Williams 118
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 37
3 Frankie Frisch 31
4 George Burns 29
5 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.25
2 Stan Coveleski 2.54
3 Bob Shawkey 2.79
4 Johnny Morrison 2.80
5 Elam Vangilder 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 George Uhle 26
3 Johnny Morrison 25
4 Urban Shocker 24
5 Eppa Rixey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 143
2 Bob Shawkey 138
3 Red Faber 137
4 Urban Shocker 133
5 Bullet Joe Bush 127

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