Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 9, 1923

On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	44	.659	--
Indians	71	57	.555	13.5
Tigers	65	60	.520	18.0
Browns	65	62	.512	19.0
Senators	62	67	.481	23.0
White Sox	58	69	.457	26.0
Athletics	54	73	.425	30.0
Red Sox	49	77	.389	34.5

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 2

Indians 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	52	.618	--
Reds	78	55	.586	4.5
Pirates	77	55	.583	5.0
Cubs	72	62	.537	11.0
Cardinals	69	66	.511	14.5
Robins	63	67	.485	18.0
Braves	44	87	.336	37.5
Phillies	43	86	.333	37.5

Games

Robins 6, Giants 3

Reds 8, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	4
2	Gene Bailey	3
2	Lew Fonseca	3
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Witt	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Everett Scott	3
1	Whitey Witt	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	2
3	Ike Caveney	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Fred Haney	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	2.00
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.55
3	Eddie Dyer	0.50
3	Bob Hasty	0.50
5	Ted Blankenship	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Eddie Dyer	1
1	James Edwards	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
3	Eddie Dyer	5
3	Dazzy Vance	5
5	Ted Blankenship	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Joe Sewell	.374
5	Tris Speaker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	35
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Jack Fournier	20
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	116
2	Irish Meusel	114
3	Babe Ruth	109
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	2.07
2	Allen Russell	2.60
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	23
3	Johnny Morrison	21
4	Urban Shocker	20
5	Pete Alexander	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	162
2	Dolf Luque	134
3	Urban Shocker	110
4	Bullet Joe Bush	108
4	Bob Shawkey	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	7
2	Claude Jonnard	6
3	Bert Cole	5
3	Slim Harriss	5
3	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.459
2	Harry Heilmann	.444
3	Ken Williams	.442
4	Jack Tobin	.417
5	Max Flack	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Cy Williams	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	14
2	Goose Goslin	13
3	Tony Boeckel	12
3	Bucky Harris	12
3	Rogers Hornsby	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Dumovich	0.00
2	Bob Shawkey	0.87
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
4	Bob Hasty	1.08
5	Slim Harriss	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Bob Hasty	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	18
2	Bob Shawkey	15
2	Dazzy Vance	15
4	Herb Pennock	13
4	Jack Scott	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	2
2	Bert Cole	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	Tony Kaufmann	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.456
2	Tris Speaker	.427
3	Harry Heilmann	.412
4	Ken Williams	.410
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Cy Williams	6
2	Ken Williams	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	Tris Speaker	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	32
2	Joe Judge	27
3	Goose Goslin	24
3	Babe Ruth	24
5	Tris Speaker	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	George Grantham	11
3	Jack Smith	10
4	Cliff Heathcote	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	1.77
2	Ray Kolp	1.93
3	Bill Doak	2.01
4	Dolf Luque	2.03
5	Urban Shocker	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Syl Johnson	5
3	George Mogridge	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Syl Johnson	31
3	Herb Pennock	28
4	Jimmy Ring	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Tris Speaker	.370
4	Jim Bottomley	.365
5	Joe Sewell	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Cy Williams	38
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Jack Fournier	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	127
2	Babe Ruth	125
3	Tris Speaker	120
4	Wally Pipp	115
5	Jim Bottomley	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.72
4	Eppa Rixey	2.77
5	Red Faber	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	29
2	Dolf Luque	25
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Bullet Joe Bush	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Dolf Luque	144
3	Bullet Joe Bush	132
4	Urban Shocker	131
5	Bob Shawkey	125

Saves

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