On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	42	.647	--
Indians	66	55	.545	12.0
Tigers	61	56	.521	15.0
Browns	61	57	.517	15.5
Senators	57	63	.475	20.5
White Sox	55	64	.462	22.0
Athletics	51	67	.432	25.5
Red Sox	46	70	.397	29.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Athletics 1

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Browns 4, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	46	.635	--
Reds	74	48	.607	4.0
Pirates	72	50	.590	6.0
Cubs	68	56	.548	11.0
Cardinals	61	63	.492	18.0
Robins	57	64	.471	20.5
Phillies	40	81	.331	37.5
Braves	39	83	.320	39.0

Games

Giants 5, Robins 4

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Boeckel	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Cliff Lee	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Smith	3
2	Howard Ehmke	2
2	Irish Meusel	2
2	Wally Pipp	2
2	Howie Shanks	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Gharrity	2
1	Howie Shanks	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Chick Fewster	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.75
2	Tom Zachary	0.50
3	Herb Pennock	0.45
4	George Uhle	0.40
5	Mike Cvengros	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Mike Cvengros	5
3	Herb Pennock	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.405
2	Harry Heilmann	.396
3	Rogers Hornsby	.395
4	Joe Sewell	.376
5	Jim Bottomley	.368

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	110
2	Tris Speaker	107
3	Babe Ruth	104
4	Frankie Frisch	98
5	Wally Pipp	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	39
2	Max Carey	37
2	Eddie Collins	37
4	Cliff Heathcote	32
5	Johnny Mostil	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.92
2	Allen Russell	2.34
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Dazzy Vance	2.83
5	Pete Alexander	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	23
2	Dolf Luque	21
3	Urban Shocker	20
4	Pete Alexander	19
4	Johnny Morrison	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	147
2	Dolf Luque	130
3	Urban Shocker	105
4	Bullet Joe Bush	100
5	Howard Ehmke	99

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	.571
2	Babe Ruth	.500
3	Jake Daubert	.414
4	Harry Heilmann	.408
5	Bernie Friberg	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	17
2	Bernie Friberg	16
3	Joe Sewell	15
4	Jim Bottomley	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	George Grantham	5
2	Jack Smith	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Blankenship	0.99
2	Vic Keen	1.00
2	Dolf Luque	1.00
4	Johnny Cooney	1.13
5	Charlie Robertson	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	5
2	Herb Pennock	4
2	Allen Russell	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Syl Johnson	19
3	Herb Pennock	18
3	Jimmy Ring	18
5	Dave Danforth	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	4
2	Pete Donohue	2
3	Bert Cole	1
3	Earl Hamilton	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.463
2	Joe Sewell	.457
3	Ken Williams	.425
4	Jim Bottomley	.412
5	Jake Daubert	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	34
2	Joe Hauser	30
2	Babe Ruth	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	George Grantham	11
1	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Eddie Collins	9
4	Jack Smith	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	2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Syl Johnson	36
3	Jimmy Ring	28
4	Howard Ehmke	27
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	4
1	Slim Harriss	4
3	Rosy Ryan	3
4	Pete Donohue	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Tris Speaker	.373
4	Joe Sewell	.368
5	Jim Bottomley	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	134
2	Wally Pipp	123
2	Babe Ruth	123
4	Cy Williams	119
5	Jim Bottomley	115

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	Allen Russell	2.79
4	Elam Vangilder	2.82
5	Red Faber	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Pete Donohue	23
2	Dolf Luque	23
2	Johnny Morrison	23
2	Urban Shocker	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Dolf Luque	144
3	Urban Shocker	139
4	Bullet Joe Bush	129
5	Howard Ehmke	128

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