On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	28	.678	--
Indians	48	42	.533	12.5
Browns	45	42	.517	14.0
White Sox	43	43	.500	15.5
Athletics	42	45	.483	17.0
Tigers	41	44	.482	17.0
Senators	37	49	.430	21.5
Red Sox	31	53	.369	26.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

Senators 3, Indians 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

Browns 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	31	.652	--
Reds	53	33	.616	3.5
Pirates	52	34	.605	4.5
Cubs	47	43	.522	11.5
Robins	45	43	.511	12.5
Cardinals	46	44	.511	12.5
Phillies	26	61	.299	31.0
Braves	25	63	.284	32.5

Games

Braves 14, Robins 0

Robins 7, Braves 5

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hod Ford	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
3	Hank DeBerry	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	Bob Smith	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Cotton Tierney	1
1	Jack Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	6
2	Earl Sheely	4
2	Bob Smith	4
2	Cotton Tierney	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Al Hermann	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.57
2	Pete Donohue	0.43
3	Walter Johnson	0.42
4	Dixie Leverett	0.38
5	Syl Johnson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Leo Dickerman	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
4	Pete Donohue	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Harry Heilmann	.401
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Pie Traynor	.368

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	73
3	Frankie Frisch	71
4	Cy Williams	70
5	2 tied	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	28
2	George Grantham	27
3	Max Carey	24
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	Cliff Heathcote	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.60
2	Stan Coveleski	2.37
3	Allen Russell	2.42
4	Rollie Naylor	2.58
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	.544
2	Tris Speaker	.500
3	Ken Williams	.450
4	Marty McManus	.443
5	Homer Summa	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
1	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	21
2	Tris Speaker	20
3	Rogers Hornsby	18
3	Marty McManus	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	George Grantham	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Cliff Heathcote	5
3	Wid Matthews	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Decatur	0.69
2	Urban Shocker	0.90
3	Herman Pillette	1.00
3	Eppa Rixey	1.00
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	5
2	Dave Danforth	4
2	Waite Hoyt	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	23
2	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Charlie Robertson	19
4	Pete Donohue	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	Vic Keen	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.473
2	Jimmy Johnston	.444
3	Rogers Hornsby	.443
4	Pie Traynor	.426
5	Homer Summa	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	39
2	Jack Fournier	35
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
4	Harry Heilmann	30
5	Rube Lutzke	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	9
3	Johnny Mostil	9
5	Jigger Statz	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	1.72
2	George Mogridge	1.83
3	Pete Alexander	1.88
4	Dazzy Vance	2.00
5	Eppa Rixey	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Waite Hoyt	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	3 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	.379
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Eddie Collins	.361
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
1	Wally Pipp	125
3	Babe Ruth	121
3	Ken Williams	121
5	Cy Williams	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	29
3	George Grantham	29
5	Johnny Mostil	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.34
2	Stan Coveleski	2.66
3	Bob Shawkey	2.91
4	Bullet Joe Bush	2.95
5	Johnny Morrison	2.99

Wins

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