On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 30 .681 --
Indians 50 45 .526 14.5
Browns 47 44 .516 15.5
Tigers 44 45 .494 17.5
White Sox 45 47 .489 18.0
Athletics 42 49 .462 20.5
Senators 40 51 .440 22.5
Red Sox 34 55 .382 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 33 .649 --
Pirates 57 35 .620 3.0
Reds 57 36 .613 3.5
Cubs 50 45 .526 11.5
Robins 47 45 .511 13.0
Cardinals 48 48 .500 14.0
Phillies 29 63 .315 31.0
Braves 25 69 .266 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Travis Jackson 4
3 Bill Cunningham 3
3 Joe Dugan 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2
2 Max Flack 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Elmer Smith 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Bucky Harris 3
3 Elmer Smith 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Jack Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.67
2 Bob Shawkey 0.57
3 George Mogridge 0.46
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.43
5 Larry Benton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 George Mogridge 6
3 Larry Benton 4
3 Whitey Glazner 4
3 Bob Shawkey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .403
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Babe Ruth .391
4 Zack Wheat .381
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 27
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Ken Williams 18
4 Harry Heilmann 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 88
2 Irish Meusel 82
3 Cy Williams 79
4 Frankie Frisch 77
5 Babe Ruth 74

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 1.63
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 17
2 Johnny Morrison 15
2 Urban Shocker 15
2 George Uhle 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 106
2 Dazzy Vance 100
3 Bob Shawkey 85
4 Bullet Joe Bush 78
4 2 others tied 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .490
2 Harry Heilmann .475
3 Bubbles Hargrave .463
4 Tris Speaker .456
5 Marty McManus .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 6
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Hack Miller 4
2 Cy Williams 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 19
2 Frankie Frisch 18
3 Hod Ford 15
3 Irish Meusel 15
3 Aaron Ward 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Roy Elsh 4
2 George Grantham 4
2 Jack Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 0.96
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Dixie Leverett 1.10
4 George Smith 1.29
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jack Bentley 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 19
2 Dave Danforth 15
3 James Edwards 14
4 Hooks Dauss 13
4 Walter Johnson 13

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 .511
2 Babe Ruth .469
3 Rogers Hornsby .450
4 Pie Traynor .415
5 Charlie Hollocher .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 40
2 Rogers Hornsby 33
3 Harry Heilmann 30
4 Irish Meusel 29
5 Babe Ruth 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 George Smith 1.42
2 Dazzy Vance 1.50
3 Dixie Leverett 1.96
4 George Mogridge 2.03
5 Dolf Luque 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 8
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 39
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Dave Danforth 28
3 Guy Morton 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 Dixie Leverett 2
2 Johnny Stuart 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Babe Ruth .371
4 Zack Wheat .371
5 Eddie Collins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 128
2 Wally Pipp 122
3 Babe Ruth 121
4 Reb Russell 120
4 Cy Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 43
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 George Grantham 30
4 Johnny Mostil 29
5 George Burns 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.16
2 Stan Coveleski 2.64
3 Elam Vangilder 2.87
4 Red Faber 2.90
5 Babe Adams 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 26
2 Bullet Joe Bush 25
2 Urban Shocker 25
4 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Eddie Rommel 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 150
2 Urban Shocker 141
3 Red Faber 133
3 Bob Shawkey 133
5 Bullet Joe Bush 127

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