On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 38 .661 --
Indians 62 52 .544 13.0
Tigers 55 53 .509 17.0
Browns 54 56 .491 19.0
Senators 54 57 .486 19.5
White Sox 52 60 .464 22.0
Athletics 48 63 .432 25.5
Red Sox 44 64 .407 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 43 .632 --
Reds 68 46 .596 4.5
Pirates 67 48 .583 6.0
Cubs 63 53 .543 10.5
Cardinals 57 58 .496 16.0
Robins 57 58 .496 16.0
Phillies 38 76 .333 34.5
Braves 35 77 .313 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 6
2 Ike Caveney 4
2 Tommy Griffith 4
2 Harry Hooper 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Aaron Ward 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Friberg 4
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
1 Aaron Ward 4
4 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.60
2 Johnny Morrison 0.45
3 Herman Pillette 0.43
4 Art Nehf 0.40
5 Rube Benton 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 5
1 Johnny Morrison 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Art Nehf 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .402
2 Harry Heilmann .391
3 Rogers Hornsby .391
4 Tris Speaker .367
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Cy Williams 30
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 100
4 Frankie Frisch 95
5 Wally Pipp 89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.07
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 19
3 Johnny Morrison 18
4 Pete Alexander 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 131
2 Dolf Luque 120
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 Bubbles Hargrave .513
2 Bibb Falk .500
3 Frank Welch .491
4 Babe Ruth .489
5 Jack Fournier .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 George Burns 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Ken Williams 3
5 17 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 23
2 Babe Ruth 20
2 Joe Sewell 20
4 Sammy Hale 18
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 George Grantham 9
3 Cliff Heathcote 8
4 Jack Smith 7
5 Eddie Collins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.69
1 Mule Watson 1.69
3 Rosy Ryan 1.88
4 Bill Piercy 1.88
5 Joe Genewich 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Tony Kaufmann 3
1 Bill Piercy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Bullet Joe Bush 17
3 Herman Pillette 16
4 Syl Johnson 14
5 3 tied 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 .467
2 Bubbles Hargrave .430
3 Bernie Friberg .410
4 Heinie Groh .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 34
2 Joe Sewell 32
3 Irish Meusel 30
4 Joe Hauser 29
4 Earl Sheely 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Grantham 11
2 Jack Smith 11
4 Cliff Heathcote 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.44
2 Allen Russell 1.72
3 Rube Marquard 2.04
4 Mule Watson 2.16
5 Pete Donohue 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Johnny Morrison 5
2 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Syl Johnson 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
4 Dolf Luque 25

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 .416
2 Zack Wheat .376
3 Tris Speaker .373
4 Babe Ruth .373
5 Jack Fournier .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 38
3 Ken Williams 29
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 118
3 Cy Williams 118
5 Tris Speaker 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 39
4 Johnny Mostil 34
5 Cliff Heathcote 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.39
2 Stan Coveleski 2.62
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
2 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Bullet Joe Bush 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 168
2 Urban Shocker 143
3 Red Faber 137
4 Dolf Luque 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