On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	42	.650	--
Indians	66	55	.545	12.5
Tigers	61	56	.521	15.5
Browns	61	57	.517	16.0
Senators	57	64	.471	21.5
White Sox	55	64	.462	22.5
Athletics	52	67	.437	25.5
Red Sox	46	71	.393	30.5

Games

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	47	.630	--
Reds	74	49	.602	4.0
Pirates	72	51	.585	6.0
Cubs	69	56	.552	10.0
Cardinals	62	63	.496	17.0
Robins	58	64	.475	19.5
Phillies	40	82	.328	37.5
Braves	40	83	.325	38.0

Games

Robins 5, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Braves 3, Phillies 0

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Evans	3
1	Muddy Ruel	3
1	Jigger Statz	3
4	Sparky Adams	2
4	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howard Freigau	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank DeBerry	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	20 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.30
2	Jack Bentley	0.25
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.25
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.23
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
4	Bill Harris	2
4	2 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.401
2	Harry Heilmann	.396
3	Rogers Hornsby	.393
4	Joe Sewell	.376
5	Jim Bottomley	.369

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	38
3	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	Slim Harriss	5
3	Rosy Ryan	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.553
2	Babe Ruth	.476
3	Joe Evans	.438
4	Jake Daubert	.431
5	Jack Smith	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.00
2	Johnny Cooney	0.90
3	Ted Blankenship	0.99
4	Vic Keen	1.00
4	Dolf Luque	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Syl Johnson	19
3	Jimmy Ring	18
4	Herb Pennock	15
5	George Uhle	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
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	Joe Sewell	.456
2	Babe Ruth	.442
3	Ken Williams	.425
4	Jim Bottomley	.411
5	Harry Heilmann	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Cy Williams	6
4	Frank Brower	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	33
2	Joe Hauser	30
2	Babe Ruth	30
4	Harry Heilmann	23
4	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	George Grantham	11
2	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Eddie Collins	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.31
2	Vic Aldridge	1.35
3	Lou North	1.44
4	Bill Piercy	1.82
5	Vic Keen	1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Syl Johnson	31
3	Jimmy Ring	27
4	Howard Ehmke	24
4	Dolf Luque	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Bert Cole	3
3	Pete Donohue	2
3	Claude Jonnard	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Babe Ruth	.387
3	Tris Speaker	.372
4	Joe Sewell	.366
5	Jim Bottomley	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	40
2	Babe Ruth	39
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	133
2	Wally Pipp	123
3	Babe Ruth	121
4	Cy Williams	118
5	Jim Bottomley	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	44
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	2.84
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