On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 38 .658 --
Indians 62 52 .544 12.5
Tigers 55 52 .514 16.0
Browns 54 55 .495 18.0
Senators 53 57 .482 19.5
White Sox 52 59 .468 21.0
Athletics 48 63 .432 25.0
Red Sox 43 64 .402 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 42 .638 --
Reds 66 46 .589 6.0
Pirates 66 48 .579 7.0
Cubs 62 53 .539 11.5
Cardinals 57 57 .500 16.0
Robins 57 57 .500 16.0
Phillies 38 74 .339 34.0
Braves 34 77 .306 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Uhle 4
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Gene Bailey 3
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Bert Griffith 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Uhle 5
2 Bernie Friberg 4
3 Joe Sewell 3
3 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Gene Bailey 1
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Ferguson 0.43
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.31
3 Urban Shocker 0.29
4 Charlie Robertson 0.27
4 George Uhle 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Herman Pillette 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Alex Ferguson 3
2 Charlie Robertson 3
2 George Uhle 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .401
2 Harry Heilmann .392
3 Rogers Hornsby .389
4 Jim Bottomley .367
5 Tris Speaker .367

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 101
3 Babe Ruth 97
4 Frankie Frisch 94
5 Wally Pipp 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 37
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Max Carey 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Johnny Mostil 29

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 George Mogridge 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 20
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
3 Urban Shocker 97
5 Walter Johnson 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 Bibb Falk .500
2 Frank Welch .491
3 Babe Ruth .489
4 Ken Williams .476
5 Bubbles Hargrave .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Ken Williams 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Tris Speaker 3
5 16 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 23
2 Joe Sewell 22
3 Babe Ruth 20
4 Sammy Hale 18
5 Tris Speaker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
1 George Grantham 9
1 Cliff Heathcote 9
4 Jack Smith 7
5 Eddie Collins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.04
2 George Mogridge 1.69
2 Mule Watson 1.69
4 Bill Piercy 1.83
5 Rosy Ryan 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Dutch Ruether 3
1 Allen Russell 3
1 George Uhle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Syl Johnson 19
3 Bullet Joe Bush 17
4 Hooks Dauss 13
4 Herman Pillette 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Cole 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .466
2 Bubbles Hargrave .429
3 Jim Bottomley .417
4 Tris Speaker .404
5 Joe Sewell .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Hack Miller 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Cy Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 32
2 Irish Meusel 31
2 Babe Ruth 31
4 Joe Hauser 30
5 Frankie Frisch 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 George Grantham 12
1 Jack Smith 12
4 Cliff Heathcote 9
4 Johnny Mostil 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.44
2 Allen Russell 1.72
3 Dave Danforth 1.86
4 Rube Marquard 2.05
5 Mule Watson 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Clarence Mitchell 5
2 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Syl Johnson 27
4 Hooks Dauss 24
5 Dolf Luque 23

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 .414
2 Zack Wheat .376
3 Babe Ruth .372
4 Tris Speaker .371
5 Jack Fournier .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Hack Miller 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 131
2 Babe Ruth 128
3 Wally Pipp 117
3 Cy Williams 117
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 39
4 Johnny Mostil 34
5 Cliff Heathcote 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.42
2 Stan Coveleski 2.52
3 Elam Vangilder 2.73
4 George Mogridge 2.81
5 Eppa Rixey 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 28
2 Pete Donohue 24
3 Johnny Morrison 23
3 Urban Shocker 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 168
2 Urban Shocker 144
3 Dolf Luque 135
4 Red Faber 134
5 Bullet Joe Bush 130

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