On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	37	.657	--
Indians	61	51	.545	12.0
Tigers	53	51	.510	16.0
Browns	54	52	.509	16.0
White Sox	51	57	.472	20.0
Senators	50	57	.467	20.5
Athletics	46	62	.426	25.0
Red Sox	43	62	.410	26.5

Games

Senators 9, White Sox 2

Indians 12, Red Sox 3

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Yankees 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	40	.646	--
Reds	64	46	.582	7.5
Pirates	64	47	.577	8.0
Cubs	60	52	.536	12.5
Robins	57	54	.514	15.0
Cardinals	55	57	.491	17.5
Phillies	38	72	.345	33.5
Braves	33	76	.303	38.0

Games

Robins 3, Cardinals 0

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Giants 7, Reds 1

Phillies 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Hooper	4
1	Homer Summa	4
1	Ross Youngs	4
4	Tony Boeckel	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	5
2	Curt Walker	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
4	Tony Boeckel	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	2
2	Frank Brower	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Joe Judge	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.83
2	Dave Danforth	0.67
3	Mule Watson	0.62
4	Hooks Dauss	0.50
5	Fred Heimach	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
1	Mule Watson	5
3	Dave Danforth	4
3	Hooks Dauss	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.365
5	Jim Bottomley	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Cy Williams	29
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	Hack Miller	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	105
2	Irish Meusel	97
3	Frankie Frisch	94
4	Babe Ruth	90
5	Cy Williams	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	36
2	Eddie Collins	35
3	Max Carey	32
4	Johnny Mostil	29
5	Cliff Heathcote	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.04
2	Allen Russell	2.31
3	Dazzy Vance	2.63
4	Stan Coveleski	2.69
5	Elam Vangilder	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	19
2	Dolf Luque	18
3	Pete Alexander	17
3	Johnny Morrison	17
3	Urban Shocker	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	122
2	Dolf Luque	118
3	Walter Johnson	94
3	Urban Shocker	94
5	Bullet Joe Bush	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	6
1	Allen Russell	6
3	Bert Cole	4
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.476
2	Frank Welch	.457
3	Charlie Jamieson	.435
4	Bibb Falk	.429
4	3 others tied	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Frank Brower	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	23
2	Joe Hauser	21
3	Sammy Hale	17
4	Tris Speaker	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	8
2	Eddie Collins	7
3	Max Carey	6
4	Cliff Heathcote	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Dazzy Vance	1.33
3	George Mogridge	1.41
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.59
4	Tiny Osborne	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Dutch Ruether	3
1	Allen Russell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Howard Ehmke	14
3	Bullet Joe Bush	12
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
3	2 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Petie Behan	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.455
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.419
3	Jim Bottomley	.410
4	Sammy Hale	.398
5	Tris Speaker	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Earl Sheely	31
3	Joe Sewell	30
4	Tris Speaker	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.32
2	Dave Danforth	1.54
3	Dazzy Vance	1.70
4	Allen Russell	2.15
5	Sherry Smith	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Dazzy Vance	26
4	Howard Ehmke	24
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	3
1	Claude Jonnard	3
3	Rosy Ryan	2
3	Urban Shocker	2
5	26 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Zack Wheat	.377
3	Eddie Collins	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.371
5	Jack Fournier	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	135
2	Babe Ruth	127
3	Wally Pipp	119
4	Cy Williams	117
5	Tris Speaker	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	George Grantham	38
4	Johnny Mostil	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.42
2	Elam Vangilder	2.66
3	Stan Coveleski	2.67
4	Eppa Rixey	2.81
5	George Mogridge	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Urban Shocker	24
3	Bullet Joe Bush	23
3	Pete Donohue	23
3	Johnny Morrison	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	162
2	Urban Shocker	143
3	Red Faber	136
4	Dolf Luque	135
5	2 tied	127

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