On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	37	.661	--
Indians	61	51	.545	12.5
Tigers	53	52	.505	17.0
Browns	54	53	.505	17.0
Senators	51	57	.472	20.5
White Sox	51	58	.468	21.0
Athletics	47	62	.431	25.0
Red Sox	43	62	.410	27.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	41	.640	--
Reds	65	46	.586	6.5
Pirates	65	47	.580	7.0
Cubs	61	52	.540	11.5
Robins	57	55	.509	15.0
Cardinals	56	57	.496	16.5
Phillies	38	73	.342	33.5
Braves	33	77	.300	38.0

Games

Cardinals 8, Robins 5

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Reds 5, Giants 4

Pirates 11, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	4
1	Frank Welch	4
3	Joe Dugan	3
3	Max Flack	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	4
2	Eddie Ainsmith	3
2	Milt Stock	3
4	Pete Donohue	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	2
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	Ray Grimes	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Sherdel	0.58
2	Dazzy Vance	0.53
3	Jack Bentley	0.38
4	Ray Steineder	0.33
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Bill Sherdel	7
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	Jack Bentley	3
4	Pete Donohue	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.396
2	Harry Heilmann	.394
3	Rogers Hornsby	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.365
5	Jack Fournier	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
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	98
3	Frankie Frisch	94
4	Babe Ruth	92
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	36
1	George Grantham	36
3	Max Carey	32
4	Johnny Mostil	29
5	Cliff Heathcote	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.04
2	Allen Russell	2.31
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Dazzy Vance	2.79
5	Pete Alexander	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	19
2	Dolf Luque	18
3	Pete Alexander	17
3	Pete Donohue	17
3	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	131
2	Dolf Luque	118
3	Bullet Joe Bush	97
4	Walter Johnson	95
4	Urban Shocker	95

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	.500
2	Frank Welch	.490
3	Bibb Falk	.490
4	Babe Ruth	.452
5	Charlie Jamieson	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
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	20
3	Sammy Hale	17
4	Babe Ruth	16
5	Tris Speaker	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	George Mogridge	1.57
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.59
3	Tiny Osborne	1.59
5	Mule Watson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Dutch Ruether	3
1	Allen Russell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Bullet Joe Bush	17
3	Howard Ehmke	14
4	Herman Pillette	13
5	3 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	.467
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.417
3	Jim Bottomley	.415
4	Frankie Frisch	.400
4	Rabbit Maranville	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
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	30
2	Joe Sewell	29
2	Earl Sheely	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	George Grantham	11
3	Jack Smith	10
4	Max Carey	9
4	Eddie Collins	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.32
2	Dave Danforth	1.67
3	Allen Russell	2.15
4	Sherry Smith	2.20
5	Dazzy Vance	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Howard Ehmke	24
4	Dolf Luque	23
4	Urban Shocker	23

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	.418
2	Zack Wheat	.375
3	Babe Ruth	.373
4	Jack Fournier	.372
5	Eddie Collins	.372

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	128
3	Wally Pipp	118
4	Cy Williams	117
5	Frankie Frisch	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	38
4	Johnny Mostil	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.42
2	Stan Coveleski	2.52
3	Elam Vangilder	2.75
4	George Mogridge	2.86
5	Eppa Rixey	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	171
2	Urban Shocker	142
3	Red Faber	136
4	Dolf Luque	135
5	Bullet Joe Bush	132

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