On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	28	.674	--
Indians	48	41	.539	11.5
Browns	44	42	.512	14.0
White Sox	42	43	.494	15.5
Athletics	42	44	.488	16.0
Tigers	41	43	.488	16.0
Senators	36	49	.424	21.5
Red Sox	31	52	.373	25.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 1

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Senators 7, Indians 5

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Browns 10, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	31	.648	--
Reds	53	32	.624	2.5
Pirates	52	34	.605	4.0
Cubs	47	43	.522	11.0
Robins	44	42	.512	12.0
Cardinals	45	44	.506	12.5
Phillies	26	60	.302	30.0
Braves	24	62	.279	32.0

Games

Reds 10, Robins 6

Robins 5, Reds 2

Pirates 14, Braves 4

Pirates 6, Braves 4

Giants 14, Cardinals 7

Phillies 17, Cubs 4

Cubs 16, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Allen Elliott	6
1	Bernie Friberg	6
1	Curt Walker	6
4	Rube Bressler	5
4	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Southworth	2
2	Max Flack	1
2	Bernie Friberg	1
2	Joe Hauser	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carson Bigbee	5
1	Hank DeBerry	5
1	Walter Holke	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
5	3 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Moe Berg	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Hank DeBerry	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Ferguson	0.75
2	Hooks Dauss	0.71
3	Charlie Robertson	0.43
4	Guy Morton	0.33
4	George Smith	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	Guy Morton	4
4	Alex Ferguson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.399
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.379
5	Charlie Jamieson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	23
2	Babe Ruth	22
3	Ken Williams	17
4	Jack Fournier	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	86
2	Irish Meusel	72
3	Frankie Frisch	71
4	Cy Williams	70
5	Wally Pipp	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	28
2	George Grantham	27
3	Max Carey	24
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Cliff Heathcote	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.60
2	Rollie Naylor	2.30
3	Allen Russell	2.42
4	Stan Coveleski	2.42
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	16
2	Urban Shocker	15
3	Johnny Morrison	14
3	George Uhle	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	98
2	Dolf Luque	96
3	Bob Shawkey	76
3	Urban Shocker	76
5	Bullet Joe Bush	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.548
2	Tris Speaker	.521
3	Homer Summa	.508
4	Babe Ruth	.464
5	Max Flack	.456

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bubbles Hargrave	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	25
2	Frankie Frisch	21
3	Rogers Hornsby	20
4	Marty McManus	19
5	Rube Lutzke	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	George Grantham	6
4	Cliff Heathcote	5
4	Wid Matthews	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.59
2	Urban Shocker	0.90
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
4	Dixie Leverett	1.07
5	Art Decatur	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Dave Danforth	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	23
2	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Charlie Robertson	19
4	Dolf Luque	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	Vic Keen	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.469
2	Rogers Hornsby	.443
3	Jimmy Johnston	.431
4	Pie Traynor	.429
5	2 tied	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	10
2	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ken Williams	8
4	Bubbles Hargrave	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	40
2	Jack Fournier	35
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
4	Harry Heilmann	28
4	Rube Lutzke	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Jigger Statz	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	1.39
2	Urban Shocker	1.72
3	Waite Hoyt	1.81
4	George Mogridge	1.83
5	Pete Alexander	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Mike Cvengros	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Urban Shocker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	Urban Shocker	34
3	Dolf Luque	32
4	Dave Danforth	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.405
2	Tris Speaker	.375
3	Zack Wheat	.368
4	Eddie Collins	.366
5	Charlie Jamieson	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	35
2	Ken Williams	35
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	Reb Russell	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	125
2	Wally Pipp	124
3	Babe Ruth	120
3	Cy Williams	120
3	Ken Williams	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	29
3	George Grantham	29
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.34
2	Stan Coveleski	2.70
3	Johnny Morrison	2.90
4	Bob Shawkey	2.91
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Urban Shocker	26
2	George Uhle	26
4	Johnny Morrison	25
5	Eddie Rommel	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	152
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	135
4	Bullet Joe Bush	127
5	Bob Shawkey	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	10
2	Allen Russell	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Claude Jonnard	5
5	7 tied	4