On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 27 .675 --
Indians 46 39 .541 11.0
Browns 42 40 .512 13.5
Tigers 40 41 .494 15.0
Athletics 40 42 .488 15.5
White Sox 38 41 .481 16.0
Senators 34 47 .420 21.0
Red Sox 29 48 .377 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 29 .655 --
Reds 50 30 .625 3.0
Pirates 48 33 .593 5.5
Cubs 45 40 .529 10.5
Robins 42 39 .519 11.5
Cardinals 43 42 .506 12.5
Phillies 23 58 .284 30.5
Braves 23 58 .284 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 5
2 Homer Summa 4
3 Gene Bailey 3
3 Marty Callaghan 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Brower 1
1 Cedric Durst 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Frank Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
1 Cedric Durst 3
1 Frank Snyder 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Elsh 2
1 Lew Fonseca 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
4 Tony Boeckel 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Danforth 1.25
2 Fred Toney 1.00
3 Mike Cvengros 0.60
4 Dolf Luque 0.40
5 Jimmy Ring 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 2
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 Syl Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 10
2 Dolf Luque 8
2 Fred Toney 8
4 Tiny Osborne 5
5 Jimmy Ring 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .405
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Charlie Jamieson .376
5 Babe Ruth .374

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 79
2 Irish Meusel 70
3 Cy Williams 68
4 Wally Pipp 66
5 Stuffy McInnis 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 27
2 George Grantham 25
3 Max Carey 23
4 Cliff Heathcote 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.45
2 Rollie Naylor 2.30
3 Allen Russell 2.38
4 Stan Coveleski 2.45
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 15
2 Urban Shocker 14
2 George Uhle 14
4 Bullet Joe Bush 13
4 Johnny Morrison 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 96
2 Dolf Luque 95
3 Bullet Joe Bush 75
4 Bob Shawkey 74
5 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 .590
2 Tris Speaker .519
3 Charlie Hollocher .483
4 Homer Summa .477
5 Max Flack .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bubbles Hargrave 5
2 Irish Meusel 5
2 Jack Tobin 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 26
2 Rogers Hornsby 24
3 Rube Lutzke 22
4 Harry Heilmann 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Henry 1.14
2 Dixie Leverett 1.17
3 Eppa Rixey 1.33
3 Dazzy Vance 1.33
5 Bill Piercy 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 5
2 George Uhle 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Ted Blankenship 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 23
1 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Dolf Luque 21
4 Syl Johnson 16
4 Urban Shocker 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 Dixie Leverett 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .438
2 Rogers Hornsby .432
3 Pie Traynor .421
4 Homer Summa .420
5 Ken Williams .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 10
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Bubbles Hargrave 7
3 Harry Heilmann 7
5 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 36
2 Jack Fournier 32
2 Rube Lutzke 32
4 Harry Heilmann 30
5 Rogers Hornsby 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 14
2 Max Carey 13
3 Cliff Heathcote 11
4 Jigger Statz 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Henry 1.39
2 Dolf Luque 1.52
3 Jesse Barnes 1.87
4 Urban Shocker 1.91
5 Pete Alexander 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Urban Shocker 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Dolf Luque 39
3 Urban Shocker 34
4 Mike Cvengros 28
5 2 tied 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 .409
2 Tris Speaker .372
3 Zack Wheat .370
4 Edd Roush .363
5 Eddie Collins .361

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 124
2 Wally Pipp 123
3 Babe Ruth 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 33
4 George Burns 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.30
2 Stan Coveleski 2.67
3 Elam Vangilder 2.82
4 Johnny Morrison 2.91
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
1 George Uhle 28
3 Urban Shocker 25
4 Johnny Morrison 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

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