On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	43	.648	--
Indians	66	56	.541	13.0
Browns	63	57	.525	15.0
Tigers	61	58	.513	16.5
Senators	58	65	.472	21.5
White Sox	56	64	.467	22.0
Athletics	52	68	.433	26.0
Red Sox	47	71	.398	30.0

Games

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Senators 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	49	.620	--
Reds	75	50	.600	3.0
Pirates	73	52	.584	5.0
Cubs	69	58	.543	10.0
Cardinals	64	63	.504	15.0
Robins	59	65	.476	18.5
Braves	42	83	.336	36.0
Phillies	41	83	.331	36.5

Games

Phillies 12, Robins 3

Pirates 8, Cubs 6

Cardinals 4, Reds 1

Braves 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Bailey	3
1	Clyde Barnhart	3
1	Al Nixon	3
1	Bob O'Farrell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	1
1	Russ Wrightstone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	3
1	Bernie Friberg	3
1	Walter Holke	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Joe Evans	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Hamilton	1.00
2	Syl Johnson	0.56
3	Leo Dickerman	0.33
4	Jesse Haines	0.25
5	George Mogridge	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	5
2	Earl Hamilton	4
3	Petie Behan	2
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2
3	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Oeschger	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.398
2	Rogers Hornsby	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.391
4	Joe Sewell	.376
5	Jim Bottomley	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	33
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Ken Williams	26
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	106
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	102
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	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.556
2	Jake Daubert	.456
3	Bernie Friberg	.407
4	Rogers Hornsby	.400
4	Edd Roush	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Joe Hauser	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bernie Friberg	19
2	Jim Bottomley	16
3	George Grantham	13
4	Jake Daubert	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
1	Bill Barrett	5
3	George Grantham	4
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Blankenship	0.47
1	Vic Keen	0.47
3	Johnny Cooney	0.90
4	Lee Meadows	1.19
5	Jesse Haines	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	George Uhle	4
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Syl Johnson	17
3	Dave Danforth	15
3	Herb Pennock	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Pete Donohue	2
3	Bert Cole	1
3	Earl Hamilton	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.455
2	Babe Ruth	.432
3	Ken Williams	.425
4	Bubbles Hargrave	.407
5	Frank Welch	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	34
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Joe Hauser	28
4	Wally Pipp	24
5	Goose Goslin	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Eddie Collins	9
4	Jack Smith	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.35
2	Lou North	1.44
3	Joe Genewich	1.83
4	Vic Keen	1.85
5	Bill Piercy	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	7
2	Joe Genewich	6
2	Allen Russell	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	52
2	Syl Johnson	36
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.387
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	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	131
2	Wally Pipp	124
3	Babe Ruth	123
4	Cy Williams	119
5	Jim Bottomley	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	2.30
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Elam Vangilder	2.86
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
4	Johnny Morrison	22
4	Urban Shocker	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	175
2	Dolf Luque	143
3	Urban Shocker	139
4	Bullet Joe Bush	128
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