On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 42 .644 --
Indians 65 55 .542 12.0
Tigers 60 55 .522 14.5
Browns 60 57 .513 15.5
Senators 57 61 .483 19.0
White Sox 55 63 .466 21.0
Athletics 51 66 .436 24.5
Red Sox 45 70 .391 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 79 46 .632 --
Reds 74 47 .612 3.0
Pirates 72 48 .600 4.5
Cubs 67 56 .545 11.0
Cardinals 60 63 .488 18.0
Robins 57 63 .475 19.5
Phillies 40 80 .333 36.5
Braves 37 83 .308 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Jigger Statz 3
1 Larry Woodall 3
4 Ike Caveney 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Cotton Tierney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Harris 3
1 Walter Holke 3
1 Milt Stock 3
4 Lu Blue 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.75
2 Pete Alexander 0.40
3 Johnny Stuart 0.23
4 Joe Oeschger 0.17
5 Johnny Couch 0.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Couch 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Johnny Stuart 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .400
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Rogers Hornsby .392
4 Joe Sewell .375
5 Jim Bottomley .371

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 1.92
2 Allen Russell 2.39
3 Stan Coveleski 2.69
4 Dazzy Vance 2.83
5 Pete Alexander 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 22
2 Dolf Luque 21
3 Pete Alexander 19
3 Johnny Morrison 19
3 Urban Shocker 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 147
2 Dolf Luque 130
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 .564
2 Babe Ruth .462
3 Hank Severeid .432
4 Butch Henline .429
5 Jake Daubert .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Bernie Friberg 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 19
2 Bernie Friberg 16
3 Babe Ruth 15
3 Joe Sewell 15
3 Curt Walker 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Blankenship 0.99
2 Dolf Luque 1.00
3 Johnny Cooney 1.13
4 Jack Scott 1.53
5 Bill Doak 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
1 Allen Russell 4
1 George Uhle 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Dave Danforth 16
2 Syl Johnson 16
2 Jimmy Ring 16
5 2 tied 15

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 .461
2 Joe Sewell .432
3 Jim Bottomley .427
4 Jack Fournier .415
5 Bernie Friberg .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 34
2 Joe Hauser 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
4 Sammy Hale 26
4 Irish Meusel 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 Lou North 1.38
2 Clyde Barfoot 1.59
3 Johnny Cooney 1.78
4 Bill Piercy 1.82
5 Syl Johnson 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Allen Russell 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Syl Johnson 32
3 Dolf Luque 30
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 .405
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Tris Speaker .370
4 Jack Fournier .367
5 Charlie Jamieson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 40
3 Ken Williams 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Irish Meusel 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 132
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 2.25
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Elam Vangilder 2.84
4 Allen Russell 2.85
5 Red Faber 2.95

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 144
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