On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	40	.649	--
Indians	63	53	.543	12.0
Tigers	57	53	.518	15.0
Browns	57	56	.504	16.5
Senators	55	58	.487	18.5
White Sox	53	61	.465	21.0
Athletics	49	64	.434	24.5
Red Sox	44	67	.396	28.5

Games

White Sox 10, Athletics 0

Indians 2, Senators 1

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Browns 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	45	.625	--
Reds	70	46	.603	3.0
Pirates	69	48	.590	4.5
Cubs	65	53	.551	9.0
Cardinals	59	60	.496	15.5
Robins	57	60	.487	16.5
Phillies	38	78	.328	35.0
Braves	36	79	.313	36.5

Games

Reds 10, Robins 8

Pirates 8, Braves 3

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Cardinals 7, Giants 4

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Ainsmith	4
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
4	Gene Bailey	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	5
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Jake Daubert	3
4	Eddie Ainsmith	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	2
2	Ike Caveney	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.75
2	Lee Meadows	0.62
3	Ray Kolp	0.33
4	Jack Bentley	0.31
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Lee Meadows	5
3	Jack Bentley	4
3	Eppa Rixey	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Donohue	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.402
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Jim Bottomley	.366
5	Joe Sewell	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Cy Williams	31
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	2 others tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	107
2	Irish Meusel	106
3	Babe Ruth	100
4	Frankie Frisch	95
5	Wally Pipp	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	38
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Max Carey	36
4	Cliff Heathcote	31
5	Johnny Mostil	30

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	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	21
2	Dolf Luque	19
3	Pete Alexander	18
3	Pete Donohue	18
3	2 others tied	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	Babe Ruth	.514
2	Frank Welch	.491
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.487
4	Bibb Falk	.460
5	Joe Sewell	.458

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Clyde Barnhart	3
2	Cliff Lee	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	20
2	Joe Hauser	18
3	Irish Meusel	15
3	Babe Ruth	15
5	Tris Speaker	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.75
2	Ray Kolp	1.59
3	Jack Scott	1.61
4	Joe Genewich	1.75
5	George Mogridge	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Syl Johnson	20
3	Lee Meadows	13
4	Bullet Joe Bush	12
4	3 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	2
1	Slim Harriss	2
1	Herb Pennock	2
4	Jack Bentley	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.489
2	Jim Bottomley	.422
3	Jack Fournier	.408
4	Joe Harris	.404
5	Frank Welch	.402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	33
2	Babe Ruth	32
2	Joe Sewell	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Joe Hauser	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Jack Smith	12
3	George Grantham	10
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
5	Eddie Collins	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.52
2	Allen Russell	2.01
3	Syl Johnson	2.19
4	Huck Betts	2.20
5	Tiny Osborne	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
2	Hooks Dauss	5
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Syl Johnson	30
3	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Dolf Luque	24
5	Walter Johnson	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	.415
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Babe Ruth	.374
4	Tris Speaker	.371
5	Jack Fournier	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	39
3	Ken Williams	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Irish Meusel	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	134
2	Babe Ruth	122
3	Wally Pipp	119
3	Cy Williams	119
5	Jim Bottomley	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	40
4	Johnny Mostil	35
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	2.80
5	Red Faber	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Bullet Joe Bush	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	168
2	Urban Shocker	142
3	Dolf Luque	134
4	Red Faber	133
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