On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 28 .682 --
Indians 50 43 .538 12.5
Browns 46 44 .511 15.0
Tigers 43 44 .494 16.5
White Sox 43 45 .489 17.0
Athletics 42 46 .477 18.0
Senators 37 50 .425 22.5
Red Sox 32 53 .376 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 31 .656 --
Reds 54 34 .614 4.0
Pirates 52 35 .598 5.5
Cubs 48 43 .527 11.5
Robins 45 43 .511 13.0
Cardinals 47 45 .511 13.0
Phillies 26 62 .295 32.0
Braves 25 63 .284 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ike Caveney 4
1 Harry Hooper 4
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 Val Picinich 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 2
2 Frank Brower 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Bubbles Hargrave 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Pat Duncan 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Marty McManus 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ike Caveney 2
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Fred Haney 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Edwards 0.71
2 Ted Blankenship 0.33
2 Rip Collins 0.33
2 Herman Pillette 0.33
5 Dan Boone 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 James Edwards 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Edwards 10
2 Ted Blankenship 4
3 Dan Boone 3
3 Herman Pillette 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .400
2 Rogers Hornsby .399
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
1 Cy Williams 23
3 Ken Williams 18
4 Harry Heilmann 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 87
2 Irish Meusel 73
3 Frankie Frisch 72
3 Babe Ruth 72
5 Cy Williams 70

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 Elam Vangilder 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 .516
2 Tris Speaker .493
3 Marty McManus .436
4 Max Flack .433
5 Bubbles Hargrave .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 6
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Frank Brower 4
3 Bubbles Hargrave 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 21
2 Frankie Frisch 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Tris Speaker 19
5 Jack Tobin 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 7
2 Max Carey 5
2 George Grantham 5
2 Wid Matthews 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.50
2 Art Decatur 0.69
3 James Edwards 0.96
4 Herman Pillette 1.00
5 Tony Kaufmann 1.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 21
2 Pete Donohue 18
2 Urban Shocker 18
4 James Edwards 14
4 Charlie Robertson 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .478
2 Jimmy Johnston .465
3 Rogers Hornsby .455
4 Babe Ruth .433
5 Joe Sewell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Ken Williams 9
4 Bubbles Hargrave 8
4 Jack Tobin 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 39
2 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Rogers Hornsby 33
4 Jack Fournier 32
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 George Grantham 11
3 Johnny Mostil 9
4 Cliff Heathcote 8
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 George Uhle 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Urban Shocker 33
3 Dolf Luque 32
4 Dave Danforth 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Dixie Leverett 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Johnny Stuart 2
1 Sloppy Thurston 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Tris Speaker .384
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Eddie Collins .362
5 Babe Ruth .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Ken Williams 36
3 Cy Williams 35
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 125
1 Babe Ruth 125
3 Wally Pipp 124
4 Ken Williams 120
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 2.32
2 Stan Coveleski 2.66
3 Elam Vangilder 2.93
4 Bullet Joe Bush 2.94
5 2 tied 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
1 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 126
5 Bob Shawkey 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Allen Russell 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Claude Jonnard 5
5 6 tied 4