On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 43 .659 --
Indians 69 56 .552 13.5
Tigers 64 58 .525 17.0
Browns 63 60 .512 18.5
Senators 61 66 .480 22.5
White Sox 56 67 .455 25.5
Athletics 52 72 .419 30.0
Red Sox 48 74 .393 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 50 .621 --
Reds 76 52 .594 4.0
Pirates 75 53 .586 5.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Gooch 4
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
4 George Burns 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 2
1 Jake Daubert 2
1 Joe Judge 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Pie Traynor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 0.30
2 Hank Hulvey 0.17
3 Alex Ferguson 0.14
4 Dolf Luque 0.13
5 Lee Meadows 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 George Mogridge 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mogridge 3
2 Hank Hulvey 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
4 Alex Ferguson 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .393
2 Harry Heilmann .392
3 Rogers Hornsby .385
4 Joe Sewell .377
5 Jim Bottomley .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
1 Cy Williams 33
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 108
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 2.04
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 134
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 Ken Williams .419
4 Goose Goslin .409
5 Eddie Collins .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 4
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Cy Williams 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 16
2 Joe Judge 15
3 Harry Heilmann 14
4 Joe Sewell 13
4 Howie Shanks 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 0.50
2 Urban Shocker 1.01
3 Lee Meadows 1.42
4 Bob Shawkey 1.50
4 Jesse Haines 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 4
2 Joe Genewich 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 18
2 Jimmy Ring 17
3 Eppa Rixey 16
4 Bob Shawkey 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 3
2 Pete Donohue 2
3 Bert Cole 1
3 Tony Kaufmann 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .456
2 Ken Williams .427
3 Bubbles Hargrave .402
4 Babe Ruth .402
5 Homer Summa .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 33
2 Joe Hauser 29
3 Babe Ruth 28
4 Joe Judge 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Syl Johnson 32
3 Jimmy Ring 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 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 .398
2 Babe Ruth .383
3 Joe Sewell .371
4 Tris Speaker .368
5 Eddie Collins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Cy Williams 39
3 Ken Williams 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 128
2 Babe Ruth 125
3 Wally Pipp 123
4 Tris Speaker 117
5 2 tied 115

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 2.36
2 Allen Russell 2.64
3 Stan Coveleski 2.69
4 Eppa Rixey 2.86
5 Elam Vangilder 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 175
2 Dolf Luque 145
3 Urban Shocker 135
4 Bullet Joe Bush 128
5 Howard Ehmke 124

Saves

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