On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 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 53 72 .424 29.5
Red Sox 48 75 .390 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 50 .624 --
Reds 76 52 .594 4.5
Pirates 76 53 .589 5.0
Cubs 71 60 .542 11.0
Cardinals 65 65 .500 16.5
Robins 60 66 .476 19.5
Braves 43 85 .336 37.5
Phillies 42 85 .331 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 2
1 Bill Cunningham 2
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cunningham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Clyde Barnhart 2
2 Bill Cunningham 2
2 Walter Mueller 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Pie Traynor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Rommel 0.75
2 Jack Bentley 0.50
3 Earl Hamilton 0.40
4 Jack Quinn 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Bentley 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Jack Quinn 3
4 Earl Hamilton 2
5 2 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 100
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 Dazzy Vance 2.92
5 Bill Piercy 2.93

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 .513
2 Jack Tobin .476
3 Eddie Collins .432
4 Harry Heilmann .426
5 Goose Goslin .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
1 Ken Williams 3
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 16
2 Joe Judge 15
3 Harry Heilmann 14
4 Jim Bottomley 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Johnny Mostil 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
5 3 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 Dolf Luque 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 George Mogridge 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 17
2 Eppa Rixey 16
3 Bob Shawkey 15
4 Dave Danforth 14
4 Dolf Luque 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 .477
2 Ken Williams .423
3 Babe Ruth .398
4 Bubbles Hargrave .397
5 Homer Summa .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 33
2 Joe Judge 27
3 Goose Goslin 25
3 Joe Hauser 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
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 1.71
3 Urban Shocker 1.90
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 Herb Pennock 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Eddie Collins .367
4 Tris Speaker .367
5 Joe Sewell .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 128
2 Babe Ruth 124
3 Wally Pipp 121
4 Tris Speaker 116
5 Jim Bottomley 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 42
4 Johnny Mostil 36
5 Cliff Heathcote 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.33
2 Allen Russell 2.64
3 Stan Coveleski 2.69
4 Eppa Rixey 2.86
5 Dazzy Vance 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 172
2 Dolf Luque 144
3 Urban Shocker 134
4 Bullet Joe Bush 126
5 Bob Shawkey 122

Saves

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