On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 28 .671 --
Indians 48 40 .545 10.5
Browns 43 42 .506 14.0
Athletics 42 43 .494 15.0
Tigers 41 42 .494 15.0
White Sox 40 43 .482 16.0
Senators 35 49 .417 21.5
Red Sox 31 50 .383 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 31 .644 --
Reds 52 31 .627 2.0
Pirates 50 34 .595 4.5
Cubs 46 42 .523 10.5
Robins 43 41 .512 11.5
Cardinals 45 43 .511 11.5
Phillies 25 59 .298 29.5
Braves 24 60 .286 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 George Burns 4
1 Bing Miller 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Ike Caveney 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Johnny Gooch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Ainsmith 3
1 Ike Caveney 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Jack Smith 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Wid Matthews 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.71
2 Jack Scott 0.29
3 Bill Piercy 0.27
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.22
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Bill Piercy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clarence Mitchell 5
2 Jack Scott 4
3 Dan Boone 3
3 Dixie Leverett 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .407
2 Harry Heilmann .399
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Babe Ruth .381
5 Charlie Jamieson .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 23
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Ken Williams 16
4 Jack Fournier 12
4 Harry Heilmann 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 84
2 Irish Meusel 71
3 Frankie Frisch 69
4 Cy Williams 68
5 2 tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 28
2 George Grantham 26
3 Max Carey 23
4 Cliff Heathcote 21
4 Johnny Mostil 21

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 .569
2 Tris Speaker .493
3 Homer Summa .475
4 Max Flack .460
5 Babe Ruth .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bubbles Hargrave 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 23
2 Frankie Frisch 19
2 Marty McManus 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 18
5 Rube Lutzke 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 George Grantham 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
2 Wid Matthews 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.59
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Dixie Leverett 1.07
4 Eppa Rixey 1.25
5 Tony Kaufmann 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 3 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 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dewey Metivier 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .462
2 Rogers Hornsby .434
3 Pie Traynor .426
4 Babe Ruth .422
5 Jimmy Johnston .418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 38
2 Jack Fournier 34
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Harry Heilmann 29
4 Rube Lutzke 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 George Grantham 12
3 Cliff Heathcote 10
4 Jigger Statz 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Henry 1.39
2 Urban Shocker 1.72
3 Dolf Luque 1.80
4 Pete Alexander 1.82
5 George Mogridge 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
1 Eppa Rixey 6
1 Urban Shocker 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Urban Shocker 34
3 Dolf Luque 31
4 Jack Scott 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Dixie Leverett 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
1 Sloppy Thurston 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .408
2 Tris Speaker .371
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Eddie Collins .366
5 Charlie Jamieson .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 35
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Reb Russell 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 124
2 Wally Pipp 123
3 Babe Ruth 120
4 Reb Russell 118
4 2 others tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 Frankie Frisch 29
4 George Burns 28
4 George Grantham 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.26
2 Stan Coveleski 2.70
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
4 Eddie Rommel 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 152
2 Urban Shocker 141
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