On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	37	.664	--
Indians	61	52	.540	13.5
Tigers	54	52	.509	17.0
Browns	54	54	.500	18.0
Senators	52	57	.477	20.5
White Sox	51	59	.464	22.0
Athletics	48	62	.436	25.0
Red Sox	43	63	.406	28.0

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

Athletics 11, Indians 7

Tigers 10, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	42	.635	--
Reds	66	46	.589	5.5
Pirates	66	47	.584	6.0
Cubs	61	53	.535	11.5
Robins	57	56	.504	15.0
Cardinals	57	57	.500	15.5
Phillies	38	74	.339	33.5
Braves	34	77	.306	37.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Robins 1

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	5
2	Butch Henline	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Ike Caveney	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Russ Wrightstone	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Jack Smith	2
2	Pie Traynor	2
4	Spencer Adams	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	0.78
2	Whitey Glazner	0.44
3	Bill Doak	0.43
4	Joe Genewich	0.40
4	Lee Meadows	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	7
2	Mike Cvengros	4
2	Joe Genewich	4
2	Whitey Glazner	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.389
4	Jim Bottomley	.367
5	Tris Speaker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Cy Williams	29
3	Ken Williams	22
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	Hack Miller	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	106
2	Irish Meusel	100
3	Babe Ruth	97
4	Frankie Frisch	94
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	36
1	George Grantham	36
3	Max Carey	35
4	Johnny Mostil	29
5	Cliff Heathcote	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.04
2	Allen Russell	2.28
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	Frank Welch	.491
2	Babe Ruth	.489
3	Ken Williams	.488
4	Bibb Falk	.481
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.463

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Ken Williams	4
3	Frank Brower	3
3	George Burns	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	23
2	Joe Hauser	21
2	Babe Ruth	21
4	Sammy Hale	19
5	Tris Speaker	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	9
2	George Grantham	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	Jack Smith	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	George Mogridge	1.57
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.59
4	Mule Watson	1.69
5	2 tied	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Syl Johnson	19
3	Bullet Joe Bush	17
4	Howard Ehmke	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	2
1	Slim Harriss	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Herb Pennock	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.483
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.429
3	Jim Bottomley	.420
4	Tris Speaker	.404
5	Joe Sewell	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Hack Miller	7
2	Ken Williams	7
4	Tris Speaker	6
4	Cy Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Irish Meusel	30
3	Joe Sewell	29
4	Frankie Frisch	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Jack Smith	12
3	George Grantham	11
3	Johnny Mostil	11
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.32
2	Dave Danforth	1.86
3	Rube Marquard	2.05
4	Allen Russell	2.06
5	Dazzy Vance	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Clarence Mitchell	5
2	Jimmy Ring	5
2	George Uhle	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Syl Johnson	27
4	Dolf Luque	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	3
1	Claude Jonnard	3
3	Slim Harriss	2
3	Herb Pennock	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Zack Wheat	.377
3	Babe Ruth	.375
4	Jack Fournier	.370
5	Tris Speaker	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	137
2	Babe Ruth	132
3	Cy Williams	117
4	Wally Pipp	116
5	3 tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	38
4	Johnny Mostil	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.42
2	Stan Coveleski	2.52
3	Elam Vangilder	2.75
4	George Mogridge	2.84
5	Eppa Rixey	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	168
2	Urban Shocker	142
3	Dolf Luque	135
4	Red Faber	134
5	Bullet Joe Bush	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	8
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	Rosy Ryan	5