On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 28 .692 --
Indians 50 44 .532 14.5
Browns 47 44 .516 16.0
Tigers 44 44 .500 17.5
White Sox 43 46 .483 19.0
Athletics 42 49 .462 21.0
Senators 39 51 .433 23.5
Red Sox 33 55 .375 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 32 .648 --
Reds 56 35 .615 3.0
Pirates 56 35 .615 3.0
Cubs 49 43 .533 10.5
Robins 46 45 .505 13.0
Cardinals 47 47 .500 13.5
Phillies 28 62 .311 30.5
Braves 25 67 .272 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Charlie Grimm 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 George Burns 2
2 Charlie Grimm 2
2 Bubbles Hargrave 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Ring 0.67
2 Bill Sherdel 0.44
3 Herb Pennock 0.27
4 Lee Meadows 0.22
5 Rollie Naylor 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Harris 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 Paul Zahniser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 4
1 Jimmy Ring 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
4 Herb Pennock 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Monroe Mitchell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .401
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Babe Ruth .379
5 Pie Traynor .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 25
2 Babe Ruth 24
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 Cy Williams 74
4 Frankie Frisch 73
4 Babe Ruth 73

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 Elam Vangilder 2.67
5 Rollie Naylor 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 .462
2 Rogers Hornsby .436
3 Max Flack .417
4 Frank Brower .404
5 Joe Sewell .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Frank Brower 3
3 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 17
2 Marty McManus 16
3 Hod Ford 15
3 Frankie Frisch 15
3 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 George Grantham 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Roy Elsh 4
3 2 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 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Mike Cvengros 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 22
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Hooks Dauss 15
3 Jimmy Ring 15
5 4 tied 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 .492
2 Rogers Hornsby .454
3 Babe Ruth .438
4 Pie Traynor .424
5 Jimmy Johnston .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jack Tobin 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Jack Fournier 7
4 Irish Meusel 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 39
2 Harry Heilmann 32
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Irish Meusel 29
5 Jack Fournier 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 10
1 Johnny Mostil 10
3 Max Carey 9
4 Cliff Heathcote 8
5 Jigger Statz 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.50
2 Dixie Leverett 1.96
3 Waite Hoyt 1.97
4 Pete Alexander 2.20
5 Dolf Luque 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 10 others 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 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Tris Speaker .382
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Eddie Collins .367
5 Babe Ruth .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
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 129
2 Wally Pipp 125
3 Babe Ruth 122
4 Reb Russell 120
5 Cy Williams 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
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 26
1 George Uhle 26
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 125

Saves

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