On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	30	.684	--
Indians	53	45	.541	13.5
Browns	49	44	.527	15.0
Tigers	45	46	.495	18.0
White Sox	45	48	.484	19.0
Athletics	42	51	.452	22.0
Senators	41	52	.441	23.0
Red Sox	34	58	.370	29.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 12, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	34	.649	--
Pirates	58	37	.611	4.0
Reds	59	38	.608	4.0
Robins	49	46	.516	13.0
Cubs	50	47	.515	13.0
Cardinals	49	50	.495	15.0
Phillies	31	65	.323	31.5
Braves	27	69	.281	35.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Reds 1

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 11, Robins 3

Robins 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lu Blue	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Gene Bailey	4
3	Jack Fournier	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Bert Griffith	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Bob Jones	4
4	Patsy Gharrity	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	2
1	Muddy Ruel	2
3	Chick Fewster	1
3	Johnny Gooch	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	0.20
1	Howard Ehmke	0.20
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.20
4	Eppa Rixey	0.18
5	Vic Keen	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	5
2	Johnny Morrison	4
3	Howard Ehmke	3
4	Jesse Barnes	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Harry Heilmann	.392
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Zack Wheat	.380
5	Pie Traynor	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	89
2	Irish Meusel	87
3	Frankie Frisch	81
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	8 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.500
2	Tris Speaker	.458
3	Marty McManus	.431
4	Frankie Frisch	.431
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Hack Miller	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Frankie Frisch	3
4	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	20
2	Frankie Frisch	19
3	Earl Sheely	18
4	Irish Meusel	17
5	Rogers Hornsby	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	0.95
2	George Smith	1.29
3	Stan Coveleski	1.47
4	Red Faber	1.50
5	Dave Danforth	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Dave Danforth	15
4	Rube Marquard	14
5	Urban Shocker	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.489
2	Rogers Hornsby	.488
3	Babe Ruth	.459
4	Charlie Hollocher	.417
5	Pie Traynor	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Tris Speaker	36
3	Irish Meusel	34
4	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Marty McManus	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Smith	1.42
2	Dazzy Vance	1.70
3	Eppa Rixey	2.01
4	James Edwards	2.03
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	George Uhle	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	34
2	Dolf Luque	32
3	Dave Danforth	28
3	Walter Johnson	28
3	Dazzy Vance	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Johnny Stuart	2
5	22 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Zack Wheat	.371
5	Eddie Collins	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	133
2	Wally Pipp	120
2	Babe Ruth	120
2	Cy Williams	120
5	Reb Russell	117

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	26
2	Urban Shocker	25
3	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Pete Donohue	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	151
2	Urban Shocker	147
3	Red Faber	133
3	Bob Shawkey	133
5	Howard Ehmke	127

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