On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	41	.647	--
Indians	64	54	.542	12.0
Tigers	58	54	.518	15.0
Browns	59	56	.513	15.5
Senators	56	59	.487	18.5
White Sox	54	62	.466	21.0
Athletics	50	65	.435	24.5
Red Sox	44	69	.389	29.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 0

Indians 5, Yankees 2

Browns 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	45	.631	--
Reds	72	46	.610	3.0
Pirates	71	48	.597	4.5
Cubs	66	54	.550	10.0
Cardinals	59	62	.488	17.5
Robins	57	62	.479	18.5
Phillies	39	79	.331	36.0
Braves	36	81	.308	38.5

Games

Reds 5, Robins 1

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	Harry Hooper	3
2	Heinie Mueller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Heinie Mueller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Del Pratt	3
3	Sammy Hale	2
3	Travis Jackson	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Al DeVormer	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Wally Gerber	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Ring	1.33
2	Rube Benton	1.00
3	Dave Danforth	0.67
4	Dazzy Vance	0.64
5	Vic Keen	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dan Boone	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Claral Gillenwater	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	12
2	Dave Danforth	8
3	Dazzy Vance	7
4	Rube Benton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Donohue	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.401
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Harry Heilmann	.389
4	Joe Sewell	.371
5	Jim Bottomley	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
1	Cy Williams	32
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Jack Fournier	17
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	107
1	Tris Speaker	107
3	Babe Ruth	101
4	Frankie Frisch	96
5	2 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	39
2	Max Carey	37
2	Eddie Collins	37
4	Cliff Heathcote	31
5	Johnny Mostil	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.00
2	Allen Russell	2.39
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Dazzy Vance	2.83
5	George Mogridge	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	21
2	Dolf Luque	20
3	Johnny Morrison	19
4	Pete Alexander	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	147
2	Dolf Luque	127
3	Bullet Joe Bush	99
3	Urban Shocker	99
5	Walter Johnson	97

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	Joe Sewell	.491
2	Babe Ruth	.488
3	Jake Daubert	.483
4	Bubbles Hargrave	.439
5	Bernie Friberg	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Clyde Barnhart	3
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	Cliff Lee	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	22
2	Joe Judge	20
3	Joe Hauser	16
3	Babe Ruth	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Barfoot	0.00
2	Jack Scott	0.84
3	Johnny Cooney	1.13
4	Dolf Luque	1.33
5	Art Nehf	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Vic Keen	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Jimmy Ring	20
3	Syl Johnson	19
4	Dave Danforth	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	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	Jake Daubert	.425
3	Joe Sewell	.419
4	Bernie Friberg	.412
4	Frank Welch	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Cy Williams	9
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	34
1	Joe Sewell	34
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Joe Hauser	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Jack Smith	12
3	George Grantham	11
4	Cliff Heathcote	10
5	Eddie Collins	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Barfoot	1.05
2	George Mogridge	1.80
3	Johnny Cooney	1.98
4	Huck Betts	2.20
5	Syl Johnson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Pete Donohue	5
3	Syl Johnson	5
5	18 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	47
2	Syl Johnson	32
3	Jimmy Ring	30
4	Dolf Luque	27
5	Walter Johnson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Claude Jonnard	3
4	Pete Donohue	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Zack Wheat	.379
3	Babe Ruth	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.369
5	Jack Fournier	.368

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	135
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	45
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.32
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.85
4	Red Faber	2.86
5	George Mogridge	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	24
2	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Dolf Luque	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	175
2	Urban Shocker	142
3	Dolf Luque	141
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