On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	42	.644	--
Indians	65	55	.542	12.0
Tigers	60	54	.526	14.0
Browns	60	57	.513	15.5
Senators	56	61	.479	19.5
White Sox	55	63	.466	21.0
Athletics	51	66	.436	24.5
Red Sox	45	70	.391	29.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 10, Indians 3

Tigers 9, Senators 6

Athletics 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	45	.637	--
Reds	73	47	.608	4.0
Pirates	72	48	.600	5.0
Cubs	66	56	.541	12.0
Cardinals	59	63	.484	19.0
Robins	57	63	.475	20.0
Phillies	40	79	.336	36.5
Braves	37	82	.311	39.5

Games

Reds 8, Braves 2

Braves 7, Reds 0

Giants 8, Cubs 4

Phillies 12, Cardinals 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	George Burns	4
1	Harry McCurdy	4
1	Cotton Tierney	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
1	Joe Hauser	2
3	Butch Henline	1
3	Edd Roush	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Boeckel	4
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Joe Hauser	4
4	Walter Holke	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Stuffy McInnis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Blankenship	2.33
2	Ray Kolp	0.57
2	Tiny Osborne	0.57
4	Alex Ferguson	0.43
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Blankenship	7
2	Ray Kolp	4
2	Tiny Osborne	4
4	Hooks Dauss	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Harry Heilmann	.394
3	Rogers Hornsby	.394
4	Joe Sewell	.375
5	Jim Bottomley	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	33
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Ken Williams	25
4	Jack Fournier	17
5	4 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	108
2	Tris Speaker	107
3	Babe Ruth	103
4	Frankie Frisch	98
5	Wally Pipp	94

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	5
3	Rosy Ryan	5
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.545
2	Babe Ruth	.462
3	Jake Daubert	.450
4	Hank Severeid	.432
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Hauser	4
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
4	Clyde Barnhart	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	19
1	Joe Sewell	19
3	Joe Hauser	16
4	Babe Ruth	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	George Grantham	8
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
4	Jack Smith	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.13
2	Dolf Luque	1.33
3	Jack Scott	1.53
4	Bill Doak	1.59
5	Jesse Haines	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
1	Allen Russell	4
1	George Uhle	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Ted Blankenship	18
3	Dave Danforth	16
3	Syl Johnson	16
3	Jimmy Ring	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	4
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Pete Donohue	2
4	Jack Bentley	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.473
2	Joe Sewell	.430
3	Jim Bottomley	.427
4	Jake Daubert	.416
5	Ken Williams	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
1	Cy Williams	8
3	Ken Williams	7
4	Jack Fournier	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	35
2	Joe Hauser	30
2	Babe Ruth	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	Irish Meusel	28

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	Bill Piercy	1.54
2	Clyde Barfoot	1.59
3	Johnny Cooney	1.78
4	George Mogridge	1.80
5	Syl Johnson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	7
2	Allen Russell	6
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Syl Johnson	5
3	Rosy Ryan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	47
2	Syl Johnson	32
3	Dolf Luque	27
4	Jimmy Ring	26
5	Bullet Joe Bush	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	4
1	Slim Harriss	4
3	Claude Jonnard	3
3	Rosy Ryan	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Babe Ruth	.382
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Jack Fournier	.366
5	Charlie Jamieson	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	40
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	Irish Meusel	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	135
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Wally Pipp	122
4	Cy Williams	119
5	Jim Bottomley	116

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	Elam Vangilder	2.84
4	Allen Russell	2.85
5	George Mogridge	2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	175
2	Dolf Luque	141
3	Urban Shocker	140
4	Bullet Joe Bush	129
5	Bob Shawkey	127

Saves

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