On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 42 .644 --
Indians 65 55 .542 12.0
Tigers 61 55 .526 14.0
Browns 60 57 .513 15.5
Senators 57 62 .479 19.5
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 48 .607 3.5
Pirates 72 49 .595 5.0
Cubs 68 56 .548 10.5
Cardinals 60 63 .488 18.0
Robins 57 63 .475 19.5
Phillies 40 80 .333 36.5
Braves 38 83 .314 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Joe Evans 3
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Topper Rigney 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bassler 3
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
4 Joe Evans 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.36
2 Syl Johnson 0.33
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.17
4 Rube Benton 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Genewich 4
1 Syl Johnson 4
3 Tony Kaufmann 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Riggs Stephenson .419
5 Tris Speaker .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Bernie Friberg 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
3 4 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
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 George Grantham 5
2 Jack Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Blankenship 0.99
2 Dolf Luque 1.00
2 Vic Keen 1.00
4 Johnny Cooney 1.13
5 Jack Scott 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
1 Allen Russell 4
1 George Uhle 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Syl Johnson 20
3 Dave Danforth 16
3 Jimmy Ring 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 4
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Pete Donohue 2
4 Howard Ehmke 1
4 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .439
2 Jim Bottomley .439
3 Joe Sewell .432
4 Jack Fournier .415
5 Ken Williams .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Cy Williams 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 34
2 Joe Hauser 30
3 Babe Ruth 29
4 Sammy Hale 26
4 Irish Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Barfoot 0.71
2 Lou North 1.38
3 Johnny Cooney 1.78
4 Bill Piercy 1.82
5 Allen Russell 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Syl Johnson 6
2 Allen Russell 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Syl Johnson 36
3 Jimmy Ring 26
4 Dolf Luque 24
4 Urban Shocker 24

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 .386
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 49
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 172
2 Dolf Luque 144
3 Urban Shocker 136
4 Bullet Joe Bush 129
5 Red Faber 126

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