On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 45 .662 --
Indians 71 57 .555 14.5
Tigers 66 60 .524 18.5
Browns 65 62 .512 20.0
Senators 62 68 .477 24.5
White Sox 58 71 .450 28.0
Athletics 54 73 .425 31.0
Red Sox 50 78 .391 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 52 .623 --
Pirates 79 55 .590 5.0
Reds 79 57 .581 6.0
Cubs 72 63 .533 12.5
Cardinals 69 66 .511 15.5
Robins 65 68 .489 18.5
Phillies 44 88 .333 39.0
Braves 44 89 .331 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Nemo Leibold 4
3 Bucky Harris 3
3 Andy High 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Dugan 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Bubbles Hargrave 2
2 Ivy Olson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nemo Leibold 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Babe Pinelli 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Zack Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.55
2 Charlie Robertson 0.44
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
4 Mike Cvengros 0.27
5 Waite Hoyt 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Mike Cvengros 4
3 Charlie Robertson 4
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Babe Ruth .385
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 35
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 2.83
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 .442
4 Bob O'Farrell .419
5 Jack Tobin .415

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
1 Aaron Ward 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 11
4 Harry Heilmann 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Stuart 0.00
2 Bob Shawkey 0.41
3 Nick Dumovich 0.66
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
5 Paul Zahniser 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 19
2 Eppa Rixey 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Dazzy Vance 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .473
2 Tris Speaker .432
3 Harry Heilmann .400
4 Ken Williams .392
5 Riggs Stephenson .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 28
2 Joe Judge 27
3 Irish Meusel 22
3 Babe Ruth 22
3 Aaron Ward 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Grantham 9
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 Earl Hamilton 1.78
4 Jack Scott 1.88
5 Bill Doak 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
1 Eppa Rixey 6
1 Jack Scott 6
1 George Uhle 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 40
2 Herb Pennock 32
3 Syl Johnson 28
4 Burleigh Grimes 27
4 Eppa Rixey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 5
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Pete Donohue 2
4 Jack Bentley 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Babe Ruth .373
3 Tris Speaker .371
4 Joe Sewell .362
5 Jim Bottomley .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 40
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Jack Fournier 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 122
2 Babe Ruth 121
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 36
5 Cliff Heathcote 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.30
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Eppa Rixey 2.69
4 Allen Russell 2.72
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 29
2 Dolf Luque 25
3 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Eppa Rixey 22
5 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 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 7
1 Allen Russell 7
3 Rosy Ryan 6
4 Bert Cole 5
4 5 others tied 5