On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	46	.659	--
Indians	71	59	.546	15.5
Tigers	67	61	.523	18.5
Browns	65	63	.508	20.5
Senators	63	69	.477	24.5
White Sox	59	72	.450	28.0
Athletics	55	73	.430	30.5
Red Sox	52	78	.400	34.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

White Sox 7, Yankees 4

Tigers 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	53	.619	--
Pirates	80	56	.588	4.5
Reds	81	58	.583	5.0
Cubs	73	64	.533	12.0
Cardinals	70	66	.515	14.5
Robins	66	69	.489	18.0
Braves	45	90	.333	39.0
Phillies	44	89	.331	39.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Reds 9, Braves 1

Braves 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Babe Pinelli	4
3	Bill Barrett	3
3	Joe Judge	3
3	Homer Summa	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
4	Sparky Adams	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Al Hermann	2
3	Tony Boeckel	1
3	George Burns	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	0.67
2	Bob Shawkey	0.43
3	Joe Shaute	0.40
4	Bill Harris	0.33
4	3 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Jack Quinn	5
3	Jesse Haines	4
3	Rube Marquard	4
3	Joe Shaute	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.387
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Joe Sewell	.372
5	Tris Speaker	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	37
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Jack Fournier	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	118
2	Irish Meusel	116
3	Babe Ruth	113
4	Frankie Frisch	104
5	Harry Heilmann	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	41
2	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.00
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.71
4	Eppa Rixey	2.83
5	Bill Piercy	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	24
1	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	22
4	Urban Shocker	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	167
2	Dolf Luque	136
3	Bob Shawkey	114
4	Bullet Joe Bush	113
5	Urban Shocker	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
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	Ken Williams	.476
2	Tris Speaker	.441
3	Jack Tobin	.419
4	Max Flack	.400
5	Harry Heilmann	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	14
2	Aaron Ward	13
3	Clyde Barnhart	11
3	Tris Speaker	11
3	Zack Taylor	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Pie Traynor	6
3	Sparky Adams	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Stuart	0.00
2	Nick Dumovich	0.66
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
4	Paul Zahniser	1.04
5	Ray Kolp	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Dave Danforth	17
3	Eppa Rixey	17
5	Jack Quinn	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Curt Fullerton	1
2	Slim Harriss	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.450
2	Tris Speaker	.440
3	Homer Summa	.406
4	Ken Williams	.405
5	Harry Heilmann	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	27
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Harry Heilmann	24
3	Joe Sewell	24
5	Aaron Ward	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Pie Traynor	10
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Jack Smith	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.71
2	Vic Keen	1.50
3	Ray Kolp	1.51
4	Joe Genewich	1.64
5	Dolf Luque	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Herb Pennock	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
2	George Uhle	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Dave Danforth	33
3	Herb Pennock	32
4	Syl Johnson	28
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Allen Russell	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Tris Speaker	.373
4	Joe Sewell	.361
5	Jim Bottomley	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	123
2	Irish Meusel	121
2	Tris Speaker	121
4	Frankie Frisch	111
4	Cy Williams	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	George Grantham	43
4	Johnny Mostil	36
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.24
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Eppa Rixey	2.71
4	Allen Russell	2.83
5	Vic Keen	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	28
2	Dolf Luque	26
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Dolf Luque	146
3	Bullet Joe Bush	131
4	Urban Shocker	126
5	Bob Shawkey	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Bert Cole	5
3	Slim Harriss	5
3	4 others tied	5