On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 45 .656 --
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 50 78 .391 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 52 .623 --
Pirates 79 55 .590 5.0
Reds 78 57 .578 6.5
Cubs 72 62 .537 12.0
Cardinals 69 66 .511 15.5
Robins 64 68 .485 19.0
Phillies 44 87 .336 38.5
Braves 44 89 .331 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Cliff Lee 3
2 Jack Scott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2
2 High Pockets Kelly 1
2 Cliff Lee 1
2 Bernie Neis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Jack Scott 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Bernie Neis 3
4 Cy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Irish Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 2.50
2 Dutch Ruether 0.56
3 Jack Scott 0.50
4 Johnny Morrison 0.43
5 George Pipgras 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Jack Scott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 5
1 Dutch Ruether 5
3 Jack Scott 4
4 Johnny Morrison 3
4 George Pipgras 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Joe Sewell .374
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 37
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Jack Fournier 20
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 116
1 Tris Speaker 116
3 Babe Ruth 110
4 Frankie Frisch 104
5 Cy Williams 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
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 22
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 .467
2 Ken Williams .459
3 Zack Taylor .436
4 Bob O'Farrell .419
5 Goose Goslin .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Babe Ruth 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 13
2 Bucky Harris 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
2 Aaron Ward 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Dumovich 0.00
2 Bob Shawkey 0.41
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
4 Paul Zahniser 1.04
5 Ray Kolp 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 15
1 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Howard Ehmke 14
3 Dutch Ruether 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Lou North 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .456
2 Tris Speaker .418
3 Harry Heilmann .400
4 Riggs Stephenson .395
5 Ken Williams .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Ken Williams 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 28
2 Joe Judge 26
3 Irish Meusel 23
3 Babe Ruth 23
5 Goose Goslin 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Grantham 10
3 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Jack Smith 8
3 Pie Traynor 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.13
2 Ray Kolp 1.51
3 Jack Scott 1.88
4 Bill Doak 2.01
5 Lee Meadows 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Jack Scott 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Syl Johnson 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 5
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Pete Donohue 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Tris Speaker .371
4 Joe Sewell .362
5 Jim Bottomley .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 40
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Jack Fournier 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 126
2 Irish Meusel 124
3 Tris Speaker 119
4 Frankie Frisch 112
4 Cy Williams 112

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 2.30
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 24
4 Eppa Rixey 21
4 Urban Shocker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Dolf Luque 144
3 Urban Shocker 131
4 Bullet Joe Bush 126
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