On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	43	.653	--
Indians	68	56	.548	13.0
Tigers	63	58	.521	16.5
Browns	63	59	.516	17.0
Senators	59	66	.472	22.5
White Sox	56	66	.459	24.0
Athletics	52	70	.426	28.0
Red Sox	48	72	.400	31.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Senators 7, Red Sox 3

Indians 4, Browns 2

Indians 5, Browns 2

Tigers 14, White Sox 4

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	50	.618	--
Reds	75	51	.595	3.5
Pirates	74	52	.587	4.5
Cubs	70	59	.543	10.0
Cardinals	65	64	.504	15.0
Robins	60	66	.476	18.5
Braves	43	84	.339	36.0
Phillies	42	84	.333	36.5

Games

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 7, Reds 2

Phillies 4, Robins 2

Robins 5, Phillies 4

Giants 3, Braves 2

Braves 8, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bassler	6
1	Goose Goslin	6
1	Jack Tobin	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Shanks	5
1	Aaron Ward	5
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Heinie Manush	4
3	Tris Speaker	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Johnny Mostil	2
4	Gene Bailey	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh McQuillan	1.12
2	Rube Marquard	0.67
2	Johnny Morrison	0.67
4	Bob Shawkey	0.50
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rufe Clarke	1
1	Nick Dumovich	1
1	James Edwards	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	9
2	Johnny Morrison	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Burleigh Grimes	5
5	Charlie Robertson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herman Pillette	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.393
2	Harry Heilmann	.390
3	Rogers Hornsby	.388
4	Joe Sewell	.375
5	Jim Bottomley	.367

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	112
2	Tris Speaker	111
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Frankie Frisch	99
5	Wally Pipp	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	40
1	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	38
4	Johnny Mostil	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.96
2	Allen Russell	2.51
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Pete Alexander	2.86
5	Dazzy Vance	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Dolf Luque	22
3	Johnny Morrison	20
3	Urban Shocker	20
5	Pete Alexander	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Dolf Luque	132
3	Urban Shocker	108
4	Bullet Joe Bush	102
4	Bob Shawkey	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	7
2	Claude Jonnard	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	.500
2	Jake Daubert	.433
3	Jack Tobin	.431
4	Joe Harris	.420
5	Ken Williams	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	16
2	Bernie Friberg	15
2	Aaron Ward	15
4	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Howie Shanks	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
1	Max Carey	5
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Keen	0.67
2	Johnny Cooney	0.90
3	Urban Shocker	1.01
4	Lee Meadows	1.19
5	Jesse Haines	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
1	George Uhle	4
4	Joe Genewich	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Syl Johnson	18
3	Jimmy Ring	17
4	Herb Pennock	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Pete Donohue	2
3	Bert Cole	1
3	Earl Hamilton	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.443
2	Joe Sewell	.442
3	Babe Ruth	.406
4	Bubbles Hargrave	.402
5	Joe Harris	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	36
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Joe Hauser	28
4	Goose Goslin	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Jack Smith	10
5	Eddie Collins	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.35
2	Vic Keen	1.75
3	Joe Genewich	1.83
4	Bill Piercy	1.88
5	Lou North	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	8
2	Joe Genewich	6
2	Syl Johnson	6
2	Allen Russell	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	52
2	Syl Johnson	37
3	Jimmy Ring	30
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
5	Howard Ehmke	26

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	.401
2	Babe Ruth	.383
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Eddie Collins	.365
5	Joe Sewell	.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	123
2	Babe Ruth	123
4	Jim Bottomley	118
4	Cy Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.30
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Elam Vangilder	2.86
4	Allen Russell	2.92
5	Pete Alexander	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	30
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
4	Urban Shocker	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	175
2	Dolf Luque	143
3	Urban Shocker	142
4	Bullet Joe Bush	128
5	Red Faber	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	7
1	Allen Russell	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Rosy Ryan	6
5	4 tied	5