On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	35	.660	--
Indians	57	48	.543	12.0
Browns	53	50	.515	15.0
Tigers	49	49	.500	16.5
White Sox	48	53	.475	19.0
Senators	46	54	.460	20.5
Athletics	45	56	.446	22.0
Red Sox	40	61	.396	27.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 11, Yankees 3

Athletics 21, White Sox 5

Senators 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	37	.651	--
Pirates	62	42	.596	6.0
Reds	61	44	.581	7.5
Cubs	56	49	.533	12.5
Cardinals	54	53	.505	15.5
Robins	52	52	.500	16.0
Phillies	34	70	.327	34.0
Braves	31	72	.301	36.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Braves 1, Reds 0

Pirates 6, Robins 2

Cardinals 13, Giants 12

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Milt Stock	4
1	Frank Welch	4
1	Whitey Witt	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Hale	6
2	Bing Miller	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Ainsmith	2
2	Johnny Bassler	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	0.71
2	Howard Ehmke	0.55
3	Joe Genewich	0.43
3	Vic Keen	0.43
3	Eppa Rixey	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	6
2	Stan Coveleski	5
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Mike Cvengros	3
3	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.391
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Pie Traynor	.365
5	Jack Fournier	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	93
2	Irish Meusel	92
3	Frankie Frisch	89
4	Babe Ruth	85
5	Cy Williams	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	31
2	Max Carey	29
2	George Grantham	29
4	Johnny Mostil	28
5	Cliff Heathcote	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.08
2	Allen Russell	2.17
3	Stan Coveleski	2.37
4	Dazzy Vance	2.67
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.78

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	Walter Johnson	89
5	3 tied	87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.489
2	Ken Williams	.440
3	Jim Bottomley	.429
4	Jack Fournier	.426
5	Sammy Hale	.420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
1	Irish Meusel	19
3	Frankie Frisch	17
3	Sammy Hale	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Jack Smith	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Johnny Mostil	4
3	Sam Rice	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.39
3	Tiny Osborne	0.56
4	George Mogridge	0.92
5	Eppa Rixey	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	Jimmy Ring	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	17
2	Howard Ehmke	16
3	Dolf Luque	15
4	Syl Johnson	13
4	Urban Shocker	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.463
2	Babe Ruth	.442
3	Sammy Hale	.424
4	Ken Williams	.404
5	Jim Bottomley	.402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Frankie Frisch	36
3	Irish Meusel	31
4	Earl Sheely	28
5	Babe Ruth	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Max Carey	10
3	Jack Smith	9
4	Sam Rice	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.28
2	Dazzy Vance	1.53
3	James Edwards	1.82
4	Eppa Rixey	1.83
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	32
2	Urban Shocker	31
3	Walter Johnson	29
4	Howard Ehmke	28
5	Pete Donohue	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Eddie Collins	.372
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Charlie Jamieson	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Irish Meusel	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	130
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Cy Williams	120
4	Wally Pipp	114
5	Rogers Hornsby	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Johnny Mostil	33
4	George Grantham	31
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.51
2	Stan Coveleski	2.55
3	Eppa Rixey	2.83
4	George Mogridge	2.85
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	25
3	Eddie Rommel	24
3	Urban Shocker	24
5	2 tied	23

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