On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	39	.655	--
Indians	62	53	.539	13.0
Tigers	56	53	.514	16.0
Browns	56	56	.500	17.5
Senators	55	57	.491	18.5
White Sox	52	61	.460	22.0
Athletics	49	63	.438	24.5
Red Sox	44	66	.400	28.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Senators 8, Indians 5

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Browns 8, Red Sox 7

Browns 6, Red Sox 1

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	59	.496	15.5
Robins	57	59	.491	16.0
Phillies	38	77	.330	34.5
Braves	36	78	.316	36.0

Games

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Harris	6
2	Homer Ezzell	4
2	Hervey McClellan	4
2	Norm McMillan	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Howie Shanks	1
1	Ken Williams	1
1	Whitey Witt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Genewich	3
1	Val Picinich	3
1	Sam Rice	3
1	Topper Rigney	3
1	Ken Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Hank Severeid	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	0.55
2	Ted Blankenship	0.36
3	Joe Genewich	0.25
4	Urban Shocker	0.22
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	Allen Russell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	6
1	Sloppy Thurston	6
3	Ted Blankenship	4
4	Joe Genewich	3
5	3 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.404
2	Rogers Hornsby	.395
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Tris Speaker	.368
5	Jim Bottomley	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Cy Williams	30
3	Ken Williams	23
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	Hack Miller	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	107
2	Irish Meusel	101
3	Babe Ruth	100
4	Frankie Frisch	95
5	Wally Pipp	90

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	2.32
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
3	Urban Shocker	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	140
2	Dolf Luque	120
3	Bullet Joe Bush	99
3	Urban Shocker	99
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	.529
2	Babe Ruth	.500
2	Frank Welch	.500
4	Bibb Falk	.481
5	Joe Sewell	.455

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	19
2	Joe Hauser	18
3	Babe Ruth	15
4	Tris Speaker	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Genewich	1.75
2	Jack Scott	1.78
3	George Mogridge	1.78
4	Dolf Luque	2.00
5	Rosy Ryan	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Syl Johnson	4
1	Allen Russell	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Syl Johnson	20
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	Jack Bentley	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.500
2	Jim Bottomley	.412
3	Joe Harris	.411
4	Tony Boeckel	.410
5	Jack Fournier	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Cy Williams	7
3	Hack Miller	6
3	Ken Williams	6
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
1	Joe Sewell	32
3	Irish Meusel	28
4	Joe Hauser	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	27

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	2.01
3	Syl Johnson	2.19
4	Tiny Osborne	2.39
5	Rube Marquard	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	Allen Russell	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Syl Johnson	30
3	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Dolf Luque	24
5	2 tied	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	.417
2	Zack Wheat	.380
3	Tris Speaker	.376
4	Babe Ruth	.372
5	Jack Fournier	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	38
3	Ken Williams	30
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	119
4	Cy Williams	118
5	Jim Bottomley	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
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	2.80
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	Urban Shocker	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	177
2	Urban Shocker	145
3	Dolf Luque	134
4	Bullet Joe Bush	132
5	Red Faber	131

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