On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	25	.684	--
Indians	44	37	.543	11.0
Browns	39	40	.494	15.0
Tigers	38	40	.487	15.5
White Sox	37	39	.487	15.5
Athletics	38	41	.481	16.0
Senators	33	45	.423	20.5
Red Sox	29	45	.392	22.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 6, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Yankees 10, Indians 7

Browns 4, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 9, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	27	.663	--
Reds	48	30	.615	4.0
Pirates	47	31	.603	5.0
Cubs	43	38	.531	10.5
Robins	40	38	.513	12.0
Cardinals	41	42	.494	13.5
Phillies	23	56	.291	29.5
Braves	23	56	.291	29.5

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Braves 3, Reds 1

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Phillies 15, Cardinals 12

Reds 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	Max Carey	5
3	Jack Fournier	4
3	Fred Haney	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walter Holke	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Frank Brower	1
2	Cedric Durst	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	5
2	Allen Elliott	4
2	Fred Haney	4
2	Butch Henline	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Gene Bailey	1
2	Hank DeBerry	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.11
2	Dave Danforth	0.78
3	Urban Shocker	0.75
4	Hugh McQuillan	0.71
5	George Uhle	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Ray Francis	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Dave Danforth	7
3	Urban Shocker	6
4	Walter Johnson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sloppy Thurston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Harry Heilmann	.392
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Edd Roush	.376
5	Jack Fournier	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	23
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Ken Williams	15
4	Jack Fournier	12
4	Harry Heilmann	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	75
2	Cy Williams	68
3	Irish Meusel	67
4	Wally Pipp	64
4	Babe Ruth	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	24
3	Max Carey	23
4	Cliff Heathcote	18
5	Jigger Statz	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.36
2	Rollie Naylor	2.25
3	Allen Russell	2.38
4	Stan Coveleski	2.39
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	14
2	Dolf Luque	13
2	Johnny Morrison	13
2	George Uhle	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	96
2	Dolf Luque	87
3	Bob Shawkey	74
4	Bullet Joe Bush	72
5	Urban Shocker	70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.554
2	Rogers Hornsby	.531
3	Charlie Hollocher	.469
4	Babe Ruth	.458
5	Jigger Statz	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Bubbles Hargrave	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	26
2	Rogers Hornsby	24
3	Harry Heilmann	20
3	Rube Lutzke	20
5	Babe Ruth	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	George Grantham	6
2	Jigger Statz	6
4	Chick Fewster	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.67
2	Jesse Barnes	1.37
3	Tiny Osborne	1.45
4	Dutch Henry	1.47
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
1	Dazzy Vance	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Guy Morton	19
2	Urban Shocker	19
4	Herb Pennock	17
5	Mike Cvengros	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.460
2	Whitey Witt	.444
3	Jack Fournier	.443
4	Pie Traynor	.431
5	Rogers Hornsby	.425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	36
2	Jack Fournier	35
3	Rube Lutzke	32
4	Harry Heilmann	31
5	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	16
2	Max Carey	14
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Jigger Statz	8
5	Eddie Collins	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.11
2	George Mogridge	1.61
3	Lee Meadows	1.84
4	Pete Alexander	1.91
5	Johnny Morrison	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Dolf Luque	37
3	Urban Shocker	32
4	Guy Morton	27
5	Mike Cvengros	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sloppy Thurston	3
2	Claude Jonnard	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.374
3	Edd Roush	.367
4	Zack Wheat	.361
5	Ty Cobb	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	29
5	Reb Russell	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	122
1	Babe Ruth	122
3	Wally Pipp	121
4	Cy Williams	119
5	Ken Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	George Burns	28
4	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
1	George Uhle	27
3	Johnny Morrison	25
3	Urban Shocker	25
5	Eppa Rixey	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	152
2	Urban Shocker	139
3	Bob Shawkey	138
4	Red Faber	137
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