On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 42 .641 --
Indians 65 54 .546 11.0
Tigers 59 54 .522 14.0
Browns 60 56 .517 14.5
Senators 56 60 .483 18.5
White Sox 54 63 .462 21.0
Athletics 50 66 .431 24.5
Red Sox 45 69 .395 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 45 .634 --
Reds 72 46 .610 3.5
Pirates 72 48 .600 4.5
Cubs 66 55 .545 11.0
Cardinals 59 62 .488 18.0
Robins 57 63 .475 19.5
Phillies 39 79 .331 36.5
Braves 36 81 .308 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Lu Blue 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 George Burns 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
4 Jack Bentley 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Rube Lutzke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.00
2 Jack Scott 0.50
3 Fred Heimach 0.36
4 George Uhle 0.23
5 Vic Aldridge 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Herman Pillette 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Heimach 4
1 Jack Scott 4
3 Urban Shocker 3
3 George Uhle 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .403
2 Harry Heilmann .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .393
4 Joe Sewell .374
5 Jim Bottomley .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
1 Cy Williams 32
3 Ken Williams 25
4 Jack Fournier 17
5 3 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 Wally Pipp 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 39
2 Max Carey 37
2 Eddie Collins 37
4 Cliff Heathcote 32
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 22
2 Dolf Luque 20
3 Johnny Morrison 19
3 Urban Shocker 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 147
2 Dolf Luque 127
3 Urban Shocker 102
4 Bullet Joe Bush 100
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 Babe Ruth .526
2 Joe Sewell .511
3 Jake Daubert .481
4 Hank Severeid .444
5 Bubbles Hargrave .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Bernie Friberg 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 19
1 Joe Sewell 19
3 Bernie Friberg 15
4 Irish Meusel 14
4 Babe Ruth 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.54
2 Johnny Cooney 1.13
3 Dolf Luque 1.33
4 Jack Scott 1.53
5 Bill Doak 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allen Russell 5
2 George Uhle 4
3 Babe Adams 3
3 Syl Johnson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 3
2 Pete Donohue 2
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 Bert Cole 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .500
2 Joe Sewell .427
3 Jake Daubert .425
4 Frank Welch .417
5 Bernie Friberg .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Cy Williams 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Jack Fournier 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 35
2 Babe Ruth 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 28
4 Irish Meusel 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Barfoot 1.05
2 Bill Piercy 1.54
3 George Mogridge 1.80
4 Johnny Cooney 1.98
5 Huck Betts 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Allen Russell 6
3 Syl Johnson 5
3 Rosy Ryan 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Syl Johnson 32
3 Jimmy Ring 30
4 Dolf Luque 27
5 Bullet Joe Bush 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 .410
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Tris Speaker .370
4 Jack Fournier .367
5 Charlie Jamieson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 39
3 Ken Williams 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 Irish Meusel 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 134
2 Babe Ruth 121
3 Wally Pipp 120
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 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.32
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Elam Vangilder 2.84
4 Allen Russell 2.85
5 Red Faber 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 28
2 Pete Donohue 24
2 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Dolf Luque 23
5 Urban Shocker 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 175
2 Dolf Luque 141
3 Urban Shocker 140
4 Red Faber 133
5 Bullet Joe Bush 129

Saves

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