On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 44 .627 --
Reds 69 46 .600 3.5
Pirates 68 48 .586 5.0
Cubs 64 53 .547 9.5
Cardinals 58 58 .500 15.0
Robins 57 59 .491 16.0
Phillies 38 77 .330 34.5
Braves 35 78 .310 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Duncan 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Cliff Lee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Duncan 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Sparky Adams 2
3 Bernie Friberg 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Duncan 2
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.69
2 Johnny Cooney 0.33
3 Jesse Haines 0.10
4 Babe Adams 0.08
4 Pete Donohue 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Vic Keen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Johnny Cooney 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 6 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Hamilton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .402
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Harry Heilmann .391
4 Tris Speaker .367
5 Jim Bottomley .366

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 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 38
2 Max Carey 36
2 Eddie Collins 36
4 Cliff Heathcote 31
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 2.77
5 George Mogridge 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 20
2 Dolf Luque 19
3 Pete Donohue 18
3 Johnny Morrison 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 140
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 Frank Welch .510
2 Bibb Falk .500
2 Bubbles Hargrave .500
4 Babe Ruth .488
5 Joe Sewell .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 George Burns 3
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 Cliff Lee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 20
2 Joe Hauser 19
3 Babe Ruth 17
4 Sammy Hale 15
5 Charlie Grimm 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.78
2 George Mogridge 1.78
3 Rosy Ryan 1.88
4 Joe Genewich 2.00
5 Bill Piercy 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Tony Kaufmann 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Syl Johnson 14
3 Hooks Dauss 13
3 Burleigh Grimes 13
3 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Cole 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
4 Petie Behan 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .477
2 Jim Bottomley .412
3 Bubbles Hargrave .410
4 Frank Welch .405
5 Riggs Stephenson .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 34
2 Joe Sewell 32
3 Irish Meusel 29
4 Joe Hauser 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 George Grantham 11
2 Jack Smith 11
4 Cliff Heathcote 10
5 Eddie Collins 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.44
2 Allen Russell 1.82
3 Rube Marquard 2.04
4 Tiny Osborne 2.39
5 Syl Johnson 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Syl Johnson 27
4 Dolf Luque 24
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 .416
2 Zack Wheat .380
3 Tris Speaker .375
4 Jack Fournier .371
5 Babe Ruth .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
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 129
2 Babe Ruth 123
3 Wally Pipp 118
3 Cy Williams 118
5 Jim Bottomley 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 40
4 Johnny Mostil 34
5 Cliff Heathcote 33

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 2.90

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 177
2 Urban Shocker 143
3 Dolf Luque 134
4 Red Faber 131
5 Bullet Joe Bush 130

Saves

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