On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	44	.654	--
Indians	70	57	.551	13.0
Tigers	65	59	.524	16.5
Browns	65	61	.516	17.5
Senators	62	66	.484	21.5
White Sox	57	69	.452	25.5
Athletics	53	73	.421	29.5
Red Sox	49	75	.395	32.5

Games

Browns 7, White Sox 3

Browns 1, White Sox 0

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Senators 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	51	.622	--
Pirates	77	54	.588	5.0
Reds	77	55	.583	5.5
Cubs	72	61	.541	11.0
Cardinals	68	66	.507	15.5
Robins	62	67	.481	19.0
Braves	44	87	.336	38.0
Phillies	43	86	.333	38.0

Games

Robins 7, Braves 4

Robins 5, Braves 4

Giants 9, Phillies 6

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Cardinals 13, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Taylor	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Ray Blades	4
3	Jack Fournier	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Casey Stengel	1
1	Cy Williams	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Blades	5
1	Zack Taylor	5
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Bert Griffith	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Ruether	0.71
2	Herb Pennock	0.64
3	Johnny Morrison	0.60
3	Charlie Robertson	0.60
5	Ray Kolp	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	Charlie Robertson	6
4	Ray Kolp	5
4	Dutch Ruether	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.388
4	Joe Sewell	.374
5	Tris Speaker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	35
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Jack Fournier	19
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	114
2	Irish Meusel	113
3	Babe Ruth	108
4	Frankie Frisch	102
5	Wally Pipp	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	41
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	39
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	Eppa Rixey	2.92
5	Bill Piercy	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Dolf Luque	22
3	Johnny Morrison	21
4	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	Ken Williams	.463
2	Joe Sewell	.447
3	Harry Heilmann	.444
4	Tris Speaker	.421
5	Jack Tobin	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Cy Williams	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	15
2	Tony Boeckel	13
2	Goose Goslin	13
4	Bucky Harris	12
4	Rogers Hornsby	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	5
4	Johnny Mostil	4
4	Pie Traynor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Dumovich	0.00
2	Slim Harriss	1.20
3	Bob Shawkey	1.23
4	Lee Meadows	1.59
5	Urban Shocker	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	18
1	Eppa Rixey	18
3	Dave Danforth	17
3	Dazzy Vance	17
5	Syl Johnson	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	2
2	Bert Cole	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.462
2	Ken Williams	.434
3	Tris Speaker	.411
4	Harry Heilmann	.407
4	Babe Ruth	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	33
2	Joe Judge	27
3	Goose Goslin	25
4	Joe Hauser	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.87
2	Joe Genewich	1.92
3	Ray Kolp	1.93
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	Vic Keen	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Syl Johnson	34
3	Herb Pennock	28
3	Eppa Rixey	28
5	Jimmy Ring	26

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	.399
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Tris Speaker	.372
4	Jim Bottomley	.364
5	Joe Sewell	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Cy Williams	38
3	Ken Williams	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	Jack Fournier	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	126
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Wally Pipp	118
3	Tris Speaker	118
5	Jim Bottomley	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	Eddie Collins	45
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	2.77
5	Red Faber	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Dolf Luque	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Donohue	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	176
2	Dolf Luque	144
3	Urban Shocker	136
4	Bullet Joe Bush	126
5	Bob Shawkey	119

Saves

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