On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	36	.660	--
Indians	59	49	.546	12.0
Browns	53	51	.510	16.0
Tigers	50	51	.495	17.5
White Sox	49	54	.476	19.5
Senators	47	55	.461	21.0
Athletics	45	58	.437	23.5
Red Sox	42	61	.408	26.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 3

Tigers 5, Yankees 2

Senators 9, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	38	.651	--
Reds	62	45	.579	8.0
Pirates	62	45	.579	8.0
Cubs	57	51	.528	13.5
Robins	55	52	.514	15.0
Cardinals	55	55	.500	16.5
Phillies	36	71	.336	34.0
Braves	32	73	.305	37.0

Games

Robins 11, Pirates 2

Robins 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Joe Evans	3
2	Bert Griffith	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank DeBerry	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Bernie Neis	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Joe Harris	4
3	George Burns	2
3	Hank DeBerry	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Johnston	3
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Roy Elsh	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.11
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
3	Syl Johnson	0.33
5	Jimmy Ring	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Bill Piercy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Jimmy Ring	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Walter Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.394
4	Jim Bottomley	.366
5	Jack Fournier	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	29
1	Cy Williams	29
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Jack Fournier	16
5	Hack Miller	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	99
2	Irish Meusel	94
3	Frankie Frisch	90
4	Babe Ruth	88
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	33
2	George Grantham	31
3	Max Carey	29
4	Johnny Mostil	28
5	Cliff Heathcote	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.08
2	Allen Russell	2.34
3	Stan Coveleski	2.37
4	Dazzy Vance	2.63
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	Dazzy Vance	122
2	Dolf Luque	115
3	Bullet Joe Bush	92
3	Walter Johnson	92
5	Urban Shocker	91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.475
2	Ken Williams	.463
3	Babe Ruth	.460
4	Chick Fewster	.457
5	Jim Bottomley	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Tommy Griffith	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Sammy Hale	17
2	Joe Harris	17
4	Frankie Frisch	16
4	Travis Jackson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	7
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	Eddie Collins	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Huck Betts	0.64
3	Eppa Rixey	1.04
4	Joe Oeschger	1.06
5	Clyde Barfoot	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Bullet Joe Bush	17
3	Syl Johnson	16
4	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Dolf Luque	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.444
2	Babe Ruth	.433
3	Jim Bottomley	.407
4	Bernie Friberg	.398
4	Sammy Hale	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Cy Williams	7
3	Hack Miller	6
3	Jack Tobin	6
3	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
2	Frankie Frisch	32
3	Irish Meusel	29
3	Earl Sheely	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Jack Smith	11
3	Max Carey	9
4	George Grantham	8
4	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.35
2	Dazzy Vance	1.60
3	James Edwards	1.77
4	Eppa Rixey	1.81
5	George Mogridge	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
2	George Uhle	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Dolf Luque	28
4	Syl Johnson	27
4	Urban Shocker	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Herb Pennock	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
2	Urban Shocker	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Eddie Collins	.374
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Zack Wheat	.370
5	Tris Speaker	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
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	132
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Wally Pipp	118
3	Cy Williams	118
5	Rogers Hornsby	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	George Grantham	33
3	Johnny Mostil	33
5	Cliff Heathcote	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.44
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	Pete Donohue	24
2	Urban Shocker	24
4	Bullet Joe Bush	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	165
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	136
4	Dolf Luque	132
5	Bob Shawkey	130

Saves

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