Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, July 15, 1923

On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	25	.688	--
Indians	44	38	.537	12.0
Browns	40	40	.500	15.0
Tigers	39	40	.494	15.5
Athletics	39	41	.488	16.0
White Sox	37	40	.481	16.5
Senators	33	46	.418	21.5
Red Sox	29	46	.387	23.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 4, Indians 2

Browns 11, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 6, Browns 6

Tigers 10, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	28	.654	--
Reds	48	30	.615	3.5
Pirates	48	31	.608	4.0
Cubs	44	38	.537	9.5
Robins	40	39	.506	12.0
Cardinals	41	42	.494	13.0
Phillies	23	56	.291	29.0
Braves	23	56	.291	29.0

Games

Pirates 3, Robins 2

Cubs 9, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
4	Pat Collins	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Tobin	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Allen Elliott	1
2	Bernie Friberg	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bernie Friberg	4
2	Pat Collins	3
2	Joe Hauser	3
2	Pinky Pittenger	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wid Matthews	2
2	Norm McMillan	1
2	Johnny Mostil	1
2	Heinie Scheer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Rommel	0.67
2	Dutch Ruether	0.40
3	Red Faber	0.33
4	Elam Vangilder	0.29
5	George Murray	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Herman Pillette	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
3	Red Faber	3
3	George Murray	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Harry Heilmann	.390
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Edd Roush	.376
5	Babe Ruth	.373

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	Irish Meusel	68
2	Cy Williams	68
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	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.36
2	Rollie Naylor	2.25
3	Allen Russell	2.38
4	Hugh McQuillan	2.56
5	Stan Coveleski	2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

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	Rogers Hornsby	.567
2	Tris Speaker	.529
3	Charlie Hollocher	.490
4	Max Flack	.455
5	Homer Summa	.442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	24
2	Tris Speaker	22
3	Rube Lutzke	20
4	Harry Heilmann	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Jigger Statz	6
3	George Grantham	5
4	Chick Fewster	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.67
2	Dutch Henry	1.14
3	Dazzy Vance	1.33
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Tiny Osborne	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Ted Blankenship	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Urban Shocker	21
3	Mike Cvengros	16
3	Dixie Davis	16
5	Dutch Ruether	15

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	.447
2	Whitey Witt	.435
3	Rogers Hornsby	.431
4	Jack Fournier	.431
5	Pie Traynor	.422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	35
2	Tris Speaker	34
3	Rube Lutzke	33
4	Harry Heilmann	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	16
2	Max Carey	14
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Jigger Statz	8
5	Eddie Collins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.11
2	Dutch Henry	1.39
3	Lee Meadows	1.77
4	Urban Shocker	1.91
5	Johnny Morrison	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Dolf Luque	37
3	Urban Shocker	34
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	.405
2	Tris Speaker	.373
3	Edd Roush	.367
4	Zack Wheat	.364
5	Ty Cobb	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	35
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
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	118
4	Ken Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	George Burns	28
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.25
2	Stan Coveleski	2.67
3	Johnny Morrison	2.80
4	Elam Vangilder	2.82
5	Bob Shawkey	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	George Uhle	27
3	Johnny Morrison	25
3	Urban Shocker	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	152
2	Red Faber	140
3	Urban Shocker	139
4	Bob Shawkey	134
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