On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	34	.667	--
Indians	57	47	.548	12.0
Browns	53	49	.520	15.0
Tigers	48	49	.495	17.5
White Sox	48	52	.480	19.0
Senators	45	54	.455	21.5
Athletics	44	56	.440	23.0
Red Sox	39	61	.390	28.0

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 0

Browns 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	36	.657	--
Pirates	61	42	.592	7.0
Reds	61	43	.587	7.5
Cubs	55	49	.529	13.5
Robins	52	51	.505	16.0
Cardinals	53	53	.500	16.5
Phillies	34	69	.330	34.0
Braves	30	72	.294	37.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Robins 9, Pirates 2

Pirates 5, Robins 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
4	Carson Bigbee	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Ainsmith	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Bailey	3
1	Max Carey	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Wid Matthews	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Tony Kaufmann	0.83
3	Red Faber	0.44
4	Alex Ferguson	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Kaufmann	5
1	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Red Faber	4
3	Alex Ferguson	4
3	Fred Heimach	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.391
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Zack Wheat	.382
5	Jim Bottomley	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	29
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Jack Fournier	15
5	Hack Miller	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	93
2	Irish Meusel	91
3	Frankie Frisch	86
4	Babe Ruth	85
5	Cy Williams	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	31
2	Max Carey	29
3	George Grantham	28
3	Johnny Mostil	28
5	Cliff Heathcote	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.08
2	Allen Russell	2.17
3	Stan Coveleski	2.36
4	Dazzy Vance	2.67
5	Rollie Naylor	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	18
2	Dolf Luque	17
2	Johnny Morrison	17
4	Pete Alexander	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	115
2	Dazzy Vance	112
3	Urban Shocker	91
4	Bullet Joe Bush	87
4	2 others tied	87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.468
2	Jim Bottomley	.464
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.426
4	Rabbit Maranville	.424
5	Jack Fournier	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Tommy Griffith	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	18
2	Rogers Hornsby	16
2	Riggs Stephenson	16
4	Frankie Frisch	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
1	Jack Smith	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	Pie Traynor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.39
2	Dave Danforth	0.46
3	Tiny Osborne	0.56
4	George Mogridge	0.92
5	Eppa Rixey	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	4
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Clarence Mitchell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Walter Johnson	15
2	Johnny Morrison	15
4	Dazzy Vance	14
5	Urban Shocker	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.467
2	Babe Ruth	.448
3	Tris Speaker	.418
4	Jim Bottomley	.414
5	Sammy Hale	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Frank Brower	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	36
2	Rogers Hornsby	35
3	Irish Meusel	32
4	Babe Ruth	30
5	Earl Sheely	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	13
2	Max Carey	10
3	Jack Smith	9
4	George Grantham	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.28
2	Dazzy Vance	1.60
3	James Edwards	1.82
4	Eppa Rixey	1.93
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Dave Danforth	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Dolf Luque	32
3	Urban Shocker	31
4	Johnny Morrison	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Eddie Collins	.378
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Tris Speaker	.365
5	Babe Ruth	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Irish Meusel	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	129
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Cy Williams	121
4	Wally Pipp	114
5	Jim Bottomley	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Johnny Mostil	33
4	George Grantham	30
5	Jigger Statz	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.51
2	Stan Coveleski	2.55
3	George Mogridge	2.85
4	Eppa Rixey	2.87
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24
3	Urban Shocker	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	158
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	137
4	Dolf Luque	132
4	Bob Shawkey	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	8
1	Claude Jonnard	8
3	Allen Russell	6
4	Walter Johnson	5
4	Rosy Ryan	5