On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	43	.656	--
Indians	69	56	.552	13.0
Tigers	64	58	.525	16.5
Browns	63	60	.512	18.0
Senators	60	66	.476	22.5
White Sox	56	67	.455	25.0
Athletics	52	71	.423	29.0
Red Sox	48	73	.397	32.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	82	50	.621	--
Reds	76	51	.598	3.5
Pirates	74	53	.583	5.5
Cubs	71	59	.546	10.0
Cardinals	65	65	.500	16.0
Robins	60	66	.476	19.0
Braves	43	85	.336	37.0
Phillies	42	84	.333	37.0

Games

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 3, Braves 0

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sparky Adams	3
1	Sam Bohne	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Jigger Statz	3
5	21 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Joe Sewell	3
4	Bill Barrett	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	0.80
2	Eppa Rixey	0.67
3	Dave Danforth	0.33
4	Paul Zahniser	0.30
5	Vic Aldridge	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Jack Scott	4
3	Paul Zahniser	3
4	Vic Aldridge	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tony Kaufmann	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.392
2	Babe Ruth	.392
3	Rogers Hornsby	.385
4	Joe Sewell	.377
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
1	Tris Speaker	112
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	.512
2	Jack Tobin	.451
3	Goose Goslin	.426
4	Ken Williams	.419
5	Eddie Collins	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	4
2	Cy Williams	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	15
1	Goose Goslin	15
3	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Joe Judge	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
4	Bill Barrett	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Keen	0.67
2	Dolf Luque	1.00
3	Urban Shocker	1.01
4	Lee Meadows	1.19
5	Jesse Haines	1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Syl Johnson	18
3	Jimmy Ring	17
4	Eppa Rixey	16
5	Bob Shawkey	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Pete Donohue	2
3	Bert Cole	1
3	Earl Hamilton	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.457
2	Ken Williams	.437
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.415
4	Babe Ruth	.402
5	Ty Cobb	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Cy Williams	5
4	George Burns	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	35
2	Babe Ruth	29
3	Joe Hauser	28
4	Goose Goslin	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	11
4	Jack Smith	10
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.36
2	Vic Keen	1.75
3	Bill Piercy	1.88
4	Joe Genewich	1.92
5	Jesse Haines	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	7
2	Syl Johnson	6
3	Joe Genewich	5
3	Jesse Haines	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Syl Johnson	37
3	Jimmy Ring	27
4	Burleigh Grimes	24
4	Eppa Rixey	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	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.382
3	Tris Speaker	.371
4	Eddie Collins	.367
5	Joe Sewell	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
1	Cy Williams	39
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	128
2	Wally Pipp	123
2	Babe Ruth	123
4	Jim Bottomley	117
4	Tris Speaker	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
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	Allen Russell	2.64
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Eppa Rixey	2.86
5	Elam Vangilder	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
4	2 others tied	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