On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	43	.659	--
Indians	69	57	.548	14.0
Tigers	65	58	.528	16.5
Browns	63	61	.508	19.0
Senators	61	66	.480	22.5
White Sox	57	67	.460	25.0
Athletics	53	73	.421	30.0
Red Sox	49	75	.395	33.0

Games

White Sox 7, Browns 2

Tigers 11, Indians 9

Red Sox 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	51	.619	--
Reds	77	53	.592	4.0
Pirates	76	54	.585	5.0
Cubs	72	60	.545	10.0
Cardinals	66	66	.500	16.0
Robins	60	67	.472	19.5
Braves	44	85	.341	36.5
Phillies	43	85	.336	37.0

Games

Braves 11, Robins 3

Phillies 10, Giants 6

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Reds 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Pinelli	5
2	Max Flack	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Cotton Tierney	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Casey Stengel	1
2	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Bob Smith	4
3	Tony Boeckel	3
3	Harry Hooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Smith	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	1.00
2	Rube Benton	0.67
3	Vic Keen	0.45
3	Johnny Stuart	0.45
5	Slim Harriss	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Benton	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Ray Steineder	6
4	Vic Keen	5
4	Johnny Stuart	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Holloway	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.387
4	Joe Sewell	.377
5	Tris Speaker	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	34
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Jack Fournier	18
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	114
2	Irish Meusel	112
3	Babe Ruth	108
4	Frankie Frisch	101
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	Bill Piercy	2.93
5	Eppa Rixey	2.95

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	157
2	Dolf Luque	134
3	Urban Shocker	110
4	Bullet Joe Bush	102
4	2 others tied	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	Jack Tobin	.524
2	Joe Sewell	.500
3	Harry Heilmann	.457
4	Ken Williams	.444
5	Goose Goslin	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	16
2	Joe Judge	15
3	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Tony Boeckel	13
4	Joe Sewell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	6
1	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Max Carey	4
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.87
2	Bob Shawkey	1.23
3	Lee Meadows	1.59
4	Urban Shocker	1.60
5	Johnny Cooney	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	18
2	Dazzy Vance	17
3	Dave Danforth	14
3	Dolf Luque	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Bert Cole	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.477
2	Ken Williams	.436
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.410
4	Tris Speaker	.407
5	Harry Heilmann	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	33
2	Joe Judge	27
3	Harry Heilmann	26
4	Goose Goslin	25
5	Joe Hauser	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	George Grantham	12
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Jack Smith	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	1.36
2	Dolf Luque	1.87
3	Joe Genewich	1.92
4	Vic Keen	2.04
5	Urban Shocker	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Syl Johnson	32
3	Jimmy Ring	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	24
5	Tony Kaufmann	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Bert Cole	3
3	Pete Donohue	2
3	Herb Pennock	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Joe Sewell	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	128
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Wally Pipp	118
3	Tris Speaker	118
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	Elam Vangilder	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Johnny Morrison	22
3	Eppa Rixey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	176
2	Dolf Luque	144
3	Urban Shocker	136
4	Bullet Joe Bush	126
5	Red Faber	121

Saves

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