On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	31	.680	--
Indians	54	46	.540	13.5
Browns	51	46	.526	15.0
Tigers	46	46	.500	17.5
White Sox	47	49	.490	18.5
Senators	43	52	.453	22.0
Athletics	42	54	.438	23.5
Red Sox	35	60	.368	30.0

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 5

Yankees 4, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Senators 5, Browns 0

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	35	.646	--
Reds	61	38	.616	3.0
Pirates	59	38	.608	4.0
Cubs	52	47	.525	12.0
Robins	49	48	.505	14.0
Cardinals	51	50	.505	14.0
Phillies	31	67	.316	32.5
Braves	27	71	.276	36.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Sam Rice	4
3	Joe Dugan	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Muddy Ruel	3
1	Ray Schalk	3
3	Sparky Adams	2
3	Bucky Harris	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Donohue	0.83
2	Monroe Mitchell	0.57
3	Waite Hoyt	0.38
4	Larry Benton	0.36
5	Vic Aldridge	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Donohue	5
2	Larry Benton	4
2	Monroe Mitchell	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	Waite Hoyt	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.392
3	Babe Ruth	.389
4	Zack Wheat	.382
5	Pie Traynor	.374

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	82
4	Cy Williams	79
5	Babe Ruth	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	29
2	George Grantham	28
3	Max Carey	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
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	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	17
2	Pete Donohue	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
2	George Uhle	16
5	2 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	10 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.477
2	Frankie Frisch	.456
3	Rabbit Maranville	.439
4	Tris Speaker	.431
5	Jim Bottomley	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Miller	5
2	Marty McManus	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hod Ford	19
1	Earl Sheely	19
3	Irish Meusel	18
4	Rogers Hornsby	17
5	Frankie Frisch	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Jack Smith	5
4	Bobby Veach	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.39
2	George Mogridge	1.00
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.04
4	Dave Danforth	1.26
5	Stan Coveleski	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	16
2	James Edwards	13
3	Dolf Luque	12
4	Dixie Leverett	11
4	2 others tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.496
2	Tris Speaker	.475
3	Babe Ruth	.454
4	Charlie Hollocher	.425
5	Pie Traynor	.413

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	42
2	Tris Speaker	37
3	Irish Meusel	35
4	Frankie Frisch	32
5	Marty McManus	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Max Carey	9
3	George Grantham	8
3	Jack Smith	8
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.70
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1.81
3	James Edwards	1.82
4	Dixie Leverett	1.97
5	George Mogridge	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	33
2	Dave Danforth	30
3	Urban Shocker	29
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	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.376
3	Zack Wheat	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.372
5	Eddie Collins	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	130
2	Babe Ruth	122
3	Wally Pipp	120
4	Cy Williams	119
5	Reb Russell	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	39
3	Johnny Mostil	31
4	George Grantham	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	Elam Vangilder	2.92
5	Bob Shawkey	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	151
2	Urban Shocker	147
3	Red Faber	135
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