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

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

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