On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	42	.653	--
Indians	66	56	.541	13.5
Browns	62	57	.521	16.0
Tigers	61	57	.517	16.5
Senators	57	65	.467	22.5
White Sox	56	64	.467	22.5
Athletics	52	68	.433	26.5
Red Sox	47	71	.398	30.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

White Sox 14, Indians 6

Yankees 6, Senators 1

Browns 6, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	48	.625	--
Reds	75	49	.605	3.0
Pirates	72	52	.581	6.0
Cubs	69	57	.548	10.0
Cardinals	63	63	.500	16.0
Robins	59	64	.480	18.5
Braves	41	83	.331	37.0
Phillies	40	83	.325	37.5

Games

Robins 6, Giants 5

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Braves 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Tobin	4
2	Carson Bigbee	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	Johnny Mostil	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	999.00
2	Waite Hoyt	1.67
3	Dazzy Vance	0.50
4	Mule Watson	0.43
5	Dave Danforth	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Jesse Barnes	4
3	Dave Danforth	4
3	Bill Sherdel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sloppy Thurston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.402
2	Rogers Hornsby	.396
3	Harry Heilmann	.394
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	18
5	4 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	110
2	Tris Speaker	107
3	Babe Ruth	105
4	Frankie Frisch	99
5	Wally Pipp	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	40
2	Max Carey	38
2	Eddie Collins	38
4	Cliff Heathcote	32
4	Johnny Mostil	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.96
2	Allen Russell	2.57
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Pete Alexander	2.86
5	Dazzy Vance	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	23
2	Dolf Luque	22
3	Urban Shocker	20
4	Pete Alexander	19
4	Johnny Morrison	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Dolf Luque	132
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	.537
2	Jake Daubert	.464
3	Babe Ruth	.452
4	Jack Smith	.439
5	Rogers Hornsby	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
5	15 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	17
2	Bernie Friberg	16
3	Joe Judge	15
4	Jake Daubert	13
4	Babe Ruth	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	Bill Barrett	5
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Pie Traynor	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Blankenship	0.47
1	Vic Keen	0.47
3	Johnny Cooney	0.90
4	Dolf Luque	1.50
4	2 others tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	George Uhle	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Syl Johnson	19
3	Jimmy Ring	17
4	Dave Danforth	16
5	Herb Pennock	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	4
2	Pete Donohue	2
3	Bert Cole	1
3	Earl Hamilton	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.451
2	Babe Ruth	.448
3	Ken Williams	.427
4	Frank Welch	.407
5	Bibb Falk	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
1	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
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Wally Pipp	25
5	Harry Heilmann	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
5	Jack Smith	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.31
2	Vic Aldridge	1.35
3	Lou North	1.44
4	Joe Genewich	1.81
5	Vic Keen	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	52
2	Syl Johnson	31
3	Jimmy Ring	27
4	Dolf Luque	25
5	Howard Ehmke	24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Joe Sewell	.365
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	132
2	Wally Pipp	124
3	Babe Ruth	122
4	Jim Bottomley	118
4	Cy Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	36
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.28
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Elam Vangilder	2.84
4	Pete Alexander	2.98
5	Allen Russell	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Pete Donohue	23
3	Johnny Morrison	23
3	Urban Shocker	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	146
3	Urban Shocker	139
4	Howard Ehmke	128
5	2 tied	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