On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	28	.689	--
Indians	50	44	.532	14.0
Browns	47	44	.516	15.5
Tigers	44	44	.500	17.0
White Sox	43	46	.483	18.5
Athletics	42	48	.467	20.0
Senators	38	51	.427	23.5
Red Sox	33	54	.379	27.5

Games

Senators 15, Red Sox 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	32	.648	--
Reds	55	35	.611	3.5
Pirates	55	35	.611	3.5
Cubs	49	43	.533	10.5
Robins	46	44	.511	12.5
Cardinals	47	46	.505	13.0
Phillies	27	62	.303	31.0
Braves	25	66	.275	34.0

Games

Cubs 11, Giants 10

Reds 9, Robins 2

Pirates 8, Braves 7

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Donie Bush	4
1	Joe Evans	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
2	Patsy Gharrity	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	Bing Miller	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	7
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	6
3	Ike Caveney	4
3	Bob Smith	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Johnny Mokan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.43
2	Slim Harriss	0.29
2	Bill Piercy	0.29
4	Alex Ferguson	0.25
5	Sad Sam Jones	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Nick Dumovich	4
2	Slim Harriss	4
4	Rube Marquard	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.401
2	Rogers Hornsby	.395
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Babe Ruth	.374
5	Pie Traynor	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	25
2	Babe Ruth	23
3	Ken Williams	18
4	Harry Heilmann	13
5	5 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	87
2	Irish Meusel	80
3	Frankie Frisch	73
3	Cy Williams	73
5	Babe Ruth	72

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.66
2	Stan Coveleski	2.38
3	Allen Russell	2.42
4	Rollie Naylor	2.58
5	Elam Vangilder	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	100
1	Dazzy Vance	100
3	Bob Shawkey	81
4	Walter Johnson	78
4	Urban Shocker	78

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	Tris Speaker	.464
2	Rogers Hornsby	.446
3	Ossie Bluege	.432
4	Max Flack	.426
5	Joe Sewell	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Tobin	6
2	Frank Brower	4
2	Bubbles Hargrave	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	17
1	Tris Speaker	17
3	Frankie Frisch	16
3	Marty McManus	16
3	Irish Meusel	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Max Carey	5
2	George Grantham	5
4	Roy Elsh	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Decatur	0.69
2	James Edwards	0.96
3	Herman Pillette	1.00
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	5
2	Dolf Luque	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Mike Cvengros	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	24
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Dolf Luque	17
4	Hooks Dauss	15
4	2 others tied	15

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	Rogers Hornsby	.450
3	Pie Traynor	.427
4	Jimmy Johnston	.417
4	Babe Ruth	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Ken Williams	9
3	Jack Tobin	8
4	Jack Fournier	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	39
2	Harry Heilmann	33
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
4	Irish Meusel	29
5	Jack Fournier	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	George Grantham	10
1	Johnny Mostil	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	8
5	Jigger Statz	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.50
2	Waite Hoyt	2.18
3	Pete Alexander	2.20
4	Dolf Luque	2.25
5	George Mogridge	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	George Uhle	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Dolf Luque	33
3	Urban Shocker	30
4	Dave Danforth	28
5	Alex Ferguson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Johnny Stuart	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Eddie Collins	.364
5	Babe Ruth	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	35
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	130
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Wally Pipp	124
4	Reb Russell	120
5	Cy Williams	118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.34
2	Stan Coveleski	2.67
3	Babe Adams	2.89
4	Red Faber	2.92
5	Elam Vangilder	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	George Uhle	27
3	Urban Shocker	25
4	Pete Donohue	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	135
4	Bob Shawkey	129
5	Bullet Joe Bush	126

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