On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	31	.677	--
Indians	54	45	.545	12.5
Browns	51	44	.537	13.5
Tigers	45	46	.495	17.5
White Sox	46	49	.484	18.5
Athletics	42	53	.442	22.5
Senators	41	52	.441	22.5
Red Sox	35	59	.372	29.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3

Indians 5, Yankees 3

Browns 2, Athletics 0

Browns 8, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	35	.643	--
Pirates	59	37	.615	3.0
Reds	60	38	.612	3.0
Cubs	51	47	.520	12.0
Robins	49	48	.505	13.5
Cardinals	51	50	.505	13.5
Phillies	31	66	.320	31.5
Braves	27	70	.278	35.5

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 2

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 11, Robins 10

Cardinals 7, Robins 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Earl Sheely	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Ira Flagstead	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Lutzke	1
1	Hack Miller	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Stock	5
2	Joe Harris	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Gene Bailey	3
3	Max Flack	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	Beauty McGowan	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Danforth	0.67
2	Charlie Robertson	0.44
3	Slim Harriss	0.38
4	Alex Ferguson	0.30
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Clyde Barfoot	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Charlie Robertson	4
3	Alex Ferguson	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	10 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.392
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Zack Wheat	.382
5	Pie Traynor	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	27
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Ken Williams	18
4	Hack Miller	14
5	4 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	90
2	Irish Meusel	88
3	Frankie Frisch	81
4	Cy Williams	79
5	Babe Ruth	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	28
1	George Grantham	28
3	Max Carey	26
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Cliff Heathcote	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.62
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 Alexander	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	107
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	9 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.489
2	Tris Speaker	.448
3	Frankie Frisch	.446
4	Rabbit Maranville	.439
5	Jim Bottomley	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty McManus	5
1	Hack Miller	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	Cy Williams	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	19
2	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Irish Meusel	18
2	Earl Sheely	18
5	Frankie Frisch	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Jack Smith	5
4	Bobby Veach	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	James Edwards	0.95
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1.04
3	Dave Danforth	1.26
4	Stan Coveleski	1.47
5	Red Faber	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	18
2	Rube Marquard	14
2	Charlie Robertson	14
4	Urban Shocker	13
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.489
2	Rogers Hornsby	.484
3	Babe Ruth	.464
4	Charlie Hollocher	.417
5	Pie Traynor	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
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	42
2	Tris Speaker	37
3	Irish Meusel	35
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	Marty McManus	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	11
2	Max Carey	10
3	George Grantham	9
4	Jack Smith	8
5	Jigger Statz	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.70
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1.81
3	Eppa Rixey	2.01
4	Dave Danforth	2.08
5	Waite Hoyt	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	34
2	Dolf Luque	33
3	Dave Danforth	30
4	Walter Johnson	28
4	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	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.382
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Zack Wheat	.372
5	Eddie Collins	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	131
2	Babe Ruth	122
3	Wally Pipp	119
3	Cy Williams	119
5	Reb Russell	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	George Grantham	30
3	Johnny Mostil	30
5	George Burns	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.15
2	Stan Coveleski	2.43
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2.88
4	Red Faber	2.90
5	Elam Vangilder	2.92

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
4	Bob Shawkey	131
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