On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 28 .678 --
Indians 49 42 .538 12.0
Browns 45 43 .511 14.5
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 59 31 .656 --
Reds 53 34 .609 4.5
Pirates 52 35 .598 5.5
Cubs 48 43 .527 11.5
Cardinals 47 44 .516 12.5
Robins 45 43 .511 13.0
Phillies 26 62 .295 32.0
Braves 25 63 .284 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Joe Sewell 4
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 Ike Caveney 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Brower 4
2 Otto Vogel 3
3 Ray Blades 2
3 Ike Caveney 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Jimmy O'Connell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.50
2 Lefty Weinert 0.44
3 Earl Hamilton 0.36
4 George Uhle 0.25
5 Urban Shocker 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Weinert 8
2 Earl Hamilton 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 4
4 Urban Shocker 2
4 George Uhle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .401
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Pie Traynor .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 23
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Ken Williams 18
4 Jack Fournier 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 87
2 Irish Meusel 73
3 Frankie Frisch 72
4 Cy Williams 70
5 2 tied 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 28
1 George Grantham 28
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
2 George Uhle 15
4 Pete Alexander 14
4 Johnny Morrison 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 98
2 Dolf Luque 96
3 Urban Shocker 78
4 Bob Shawkey 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 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .508
2 Tris Speaker .500
3 Marty McManus .458
4 Joe Sewell .453
5 Ken Williams .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Jack Tobin 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 22
2 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Tris Speaker 19
4 Marty McManus 18
5 Jack Tobin 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 George Grantham 7
3 Max Carey 5
3 Cliff Heathcote 5
3 Wid Matthews 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 0.69
2 Herman Pillette 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
4 Tony Kaufmann 1.01
5 Dixie Leverett 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 George Uhle 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 21
2 Dazzy Vance 20
3 Pete Donohue 18
3 Urban Shocker 18
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .478
2 Jimmy Johnston .444
3 Rogers Hornsby .439
4 Babe Ruth .423
5 Joe Sewell .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 10
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Bubbles Hargrave 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 40
2 Jack Fournier 35
3 Rogers Hornsby 33
4 Harry Heilmann 30
5 Rube Lutzke 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.83
2 Pete Alexander 1.94
3 Dazzy Vance 2.00
4 Waite Hoyt 2.18
5 Dolf Luque 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Eppa Rixey 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Urban Shocker 36
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 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Tris Speaker .381
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Eddie Collins .362
5 Babe Ruth .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Ken Williams 36
3 Cy 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 Reb Russell 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 George Grantham 30
4 Frankie Frisch 29
5 Johnny Mostil 28

ERA

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

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 151
2 Urban Shocker 143
3 Red Faber 135
4 Bullet Joe Bush 127
5 Howard Ehmke 125

Saves

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