On This Day

Monday, July 30, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	30	.684	--
Indians	52	45	.536	14.0
Browns	49	44	.527	15.0
Tigers	44	46	.489	18.5
White Sox	45	48	.484	19.0
Athletics	42	51	.452	22.0
Senators	41	51	.446	22.5
Red Sox	34	57	.374	29.0

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Browns 5, Athletics 2

Browns 4, Athletics 2

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	34	.646	--
Reds	59	36	.621	2.5
Pirates	58	36	.617	3.0
Cubs	50	46	.521	12.0
Robins	48	45	.516	12.5
Cardinals	48	49	.495	14.5
Phillies	29	65	.309	32.0
Braves	26	69	.274	35.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 5

Reds 7, Phillies 5

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Giants 17, Pirates 2

Robins 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Fewster	5
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Riggs Stephenson	5
4	Tommy Griffith	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty McManus	2
2	Hod Ford	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Sammy Hale	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	4
1	Tommy Griffith	4
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Marty McManus	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Jack Smith	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	Hank Gowdy	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Urban Shocker	1.17
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
3	Art Nehf	0.57
4	Bob Hasty	0.50
4	Walter Johnson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Bill Harris	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Dixie Leverett	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Frank Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.397
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Zack Wheat	.380
5	Tris Speaker	.370

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	89
2	Irish Meusel	86
3	Frankie Frisch	80
4	Cy Williams	79
5	Babe Ruth	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	28
1	George Grantham	28
3	Max Carey	26
4	Johnny Mostil	24
5	Cliff Heathcote	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.63
2	Stan Coveleski	2.28
3	Allen Russell	2.42
4	Elam Vangilder	2.65
5	Rollie Naylor	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	17
2	Urban Shocker	16
2	George Uhle	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
4	Johnny Morrison	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	106
2	Dazzy Vance	101
3	Bob Shawkey	85
3	Urban Shocker	85
5	Walter Johnson	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Claude Jonnard	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.481
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.455
3	Tris Speaker	.452
4	Harry Heilmann	.450
5	Marty McManus	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Hack Miller	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
2	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	19
1	Frankie Frisch	19
1	Earl Sheely	19
4	Irish Meusel	18
5	Marty McManus	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	7
2	Jack Smith	6
3	Roy Elsh	4
3	George Grantham	4
3	Bobby Veach	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	1.08
2	Stan Coveleski	1.18
3	George Smith	1.29
4	Red Faber	1.50
4	Clarence Mitchell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
2	Jack Bentley	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Dave Danforth	15
4	Hooks Dauss	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.493
2	Babe Ruth	.469
3	Rogers Hornsby	.467
4	Charlie Hollocher	.414
5	Pie Traynor	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Irish Meusel	8
2	Jack Tobin	8
4	Marty McManus	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	34
3	Irish Meusel	33
4	Marty McManus	31
5	Frankie Frisch	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	George Grantham	10
1	Johnny Mostil	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Smith	1.42
2	Dazzy Vance	1.89
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2.14
4	Waite Hoyt	2.17
5	George Mogridge	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	George Uhle	6
5	13 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Urban Shocker	34
3	Dolf Luque	32
4	Dave Danforth	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Johnny Stuart	2
4	Clyde Barfoot	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Babe Ruth	.371
4	Zack Wheat	.368
5	Eddie Collins	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	132
2	Wally Pipp	122
3	Babe Ruth	120
3	Cy Williams	120
5	Reb Russell	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
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	2.43
3	Elam Vangilder	2.85
4	Red Faber	2.90
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	151
2	Urban Shocker	147
3	Red Faber	133
3	Bob Shawkey	133
5	Howard Ehmke	124

Saves

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