On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	28	.671	--
Indians	48	39	.552	10.0
Browns	43	41	.512	13.5
Tigers	41	42	.494	15.0
Athletics	41	43	.488	15.5
White Sox	40	42	.488	15.5
Senators	34	49	.410	22.0
Red Sox	30	50	.375	24.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Senators 2

Tigers 9, Yankees 2

Athletics 7, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	31	.640	--
Reds	51	31	.622	2.0
Pirates	50	33	.602	3.5
Cubs	46	41	.529	9.5
Robins	43	40	.518	10.5
Cardinals	45	42	.517	10.5
Phillies	24	59	.289	29.5
Braves	23	60	.277	30.5

Games

Robins 1, Reds 0

Pirates 8, Braves 6

Cardinals 3, Giants 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	3
1	Hod Ford	3
1	Sammy Hale	3
1	John Happenny	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Mueller	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Tris Speaker	1
2	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	3
1	Bob Fothergill	3
3	Carson Bigbee	2
3	John Happenny	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Roy Elsh	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.67
2	Pete Alexander	0.56
3	Rube Benton	0.50
3	Stan Coveleski	0.50
3	Herman Pillette	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Red Faber	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Allen Russell	5
3	Mule Watson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.399
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.381
5	Charlie Jamieson	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	23
2	Babe Ruth	22
3	Ken Williams	15
4	Jack Fournier	12
4	Harry Heilmann	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	81
2	Irish Meusel	70
3	Cy Williams	68
4	Frankie Frisch	66
4	2 others tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	28
2	George Grantham	25
3	Max Carey	23
4	Cliff Heathcote	21
5	Johnny Mostil	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.45
2	Rollie Naylor	2.30
3	Stan Coveleski	2.42
4	Allen Russell	2.45
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	15
1	Urban Shocker	15
3	George Uhle	14
4	Pete Alexander	13
4	4 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	98
2	Dolf Luque	95
3	Urban Shocker	76
4	Bullet Joe Bush	75
5	2 tied	74

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	.576
2	Tris Speaker	.521
3	Max Flack	.500
4	Homer Summa	.477
5	Charlie Hollocher	.471

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Bubbles Hargrave	4
3	Clyde Barnhart	3
3	Frank Brower	3
3	11 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	23
2	Rogers Hornsby	22
3	Rube Lutzke	19
4	Marty McManus	18
5	Frankie Frisch	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Cliff Heathcote	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
4	Roy Elsh	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.59
2	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Dutch Henry	1.14
4	Dixie Leverett	1.21
5	Art Decatur	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Waite Hoyt	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	21
2	Urban Shocker	20
2	Dazzy Vance	20
4	Dolf Luque	17
5	Charlie Robertson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dewey Metivier	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Pie Traynor	.441
3	Rogers Hornsby	.429
4	Babe Ruth	.419
5	Homer Summa	.410

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	35
2	Jack Fournier	33
3	Rube Lutzke	31
4	Harry Heilmann	30
5	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	George Grantham	11
2	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Jigger Statz	9
5	Johnny Mostil	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	1.39
2	Dolf Luque	1.52
3	Urban Shocker	1.66
4	Pete Alexander	1.82
5	George Mogridge	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Urban Shocker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	39
2	Dazzy Vance	38
3	Urban Shocker	34
4	Pete Alexander	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.370
3	Zack Wheat	.367
4	Edd Roush	.363
5	Charlie Jamieson	.363

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	123
1	Wally Pipp	123
3	Babe Ruth	120
4	Cy Williams	118
4	Ken Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	30
4	George Burns	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.30
2	Stan Coveleski	2.65
3	Elam Vangilder	2.89
4	Johnny Morrison	2.90
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	George Uhle	27
3	Urban Shocker	26
4	Johnny Morrison	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	152
2	Urban Shocker	143
3	Red Faber	139
4	Bullet Joe Bush	127
5	Bob Shawkey	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Claude Jonnard	5
2	Allen Russell	5
5	7 tied	4