On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	35	.667	--
Indians	59	48	.551	12.0
Browns	53	51	.510	16.5
Tigers	49	51	.490	18.5
White Sox	49	53	.480	19.5
Senators	46	55	.455	22.0
Athletics	45	58	.437	24.0
Red Sox	41	61	.402	27.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Yankees 10, Tigers 4

Yankees 9, Tigers 8

Indians 9, Athletics 5

Indians 10, Athletics 2

White Sox 10, Senators 7

White Sox 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	37	.657	--
Pirates	62	43	.590	7.5
Reds	62	45	.579	8.5
Cubs	57	50	.533	13.5
Robins	53	52	.505	16.5
Cardinals	54	55	.495	17.5
Phillies	35	71	.330	35.0
Braves	32	73	.305	37.5

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 6

Reds 10, Braves 6

Braves 3, Reds 0

Robins 7, Pirates 6

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Harry Heilmann	5
1	Walter Holke	5
1	Charlie Jamieson	5
1	7 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	2
2	Fred Haney	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	Fred Hofmann	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	6
2	High Pockets Kelly	5
3	Gene Bailey	4
3	Bibb Falk	4
3	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
1	Charlie Jamieson	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
1	Jack Smith	2
1	Cy Williams	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.43
2	Tiny Osborne	0.38
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
3	Red Faber	0.33
3	Joe Oeschger	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dan Boone	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	Pete Alexander	4
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.394
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Jim Bottomley	.363
5	Jack Fournier	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	29
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Jack Fournier	15
4	Hack Miller	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	99
2	Irish Meusel	93
3	Frankie Frisch	89
4	Babe Ruth	87
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	32
2	George Grantham	30
3	Max Carey	29
4	Johnny Mostil	28
5	Cliff Heathcote	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.08
2	Stan Coveleski	2.37
3	Allen Russell	2.37
4	Dazzy Vance	2.67
5	Elam Vangilder	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	18
2	Pete Alexander	17
2	Dolf Luque	17
2	Johnny Morrison	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	115
2	Dazzy Vance	112
3	Urban Shocker	91
4	Bullet Joe Bush	89
4	Walter Johnson	89

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	Ken Williams	.463
2	Babe Ruth	.460
3	Jim Bottomley	.452
4	Jack Fournier	.446
5	Joe Hauser	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Jack Fournier	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	20
2	Rogers Hornsby	19
3	Sammy Hale	17
4	Frankie Frisch	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	7
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	Sam Rice	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Huck Betts	0.64
3	Bill Piercy	1.00
4	Eppa Rixey	1.04
5	Joe Oeschger	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Clarence Mitchell	3
1	Rosy Ryan	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	15
1	Dolf Luque	15
3	Bullet Joe Bush	14
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	.436
2	Babe Ruth	.419
3	Sammy Hale	.404
3	Ken Williams	.404
5	2 tied	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Cy Williams	7
3	Frank Brower	6
3	Hack Miller	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	32
1	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	Irish Meusel	29
3	Earl Sheely	29
3	Tris Speaker	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Jack Smith	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.28
2	Dazzy Vance	1.53
3	James Edwards	1.77
4	Eppa Rixey	1.81
5	George Mogridge	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Clarence Mitchell	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	32
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Urban Shocker	27
4	Dave Danforth	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Herb Pennock	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.418
2	Eddie Collins	.376
3	Zack Wheat	.369
4	Babe Ruth	.366
5	Tris Speaker	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	131
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Cy Williams	120
4	Wally Pipp	118
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Johnny Mostil	33
4	George Grantham	32
5	Cliff Heathcote	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.51
2	Stan Coveleski	2.55
3	Eppa Rixey	2.83
4	Elam Vangilder	2.85
5	George Mogridge	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
2	Pete Donohue	24
2	Urban Shocker	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	155
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	136
4	Dolf Luque	132
5	2 tied	130

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