On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	46	.662	--
Indians	71	60	.542	16.5
Tigers	67	62	.519	19.5
Browns	66	64	.508	21.0
Senators	64	69	.481	24.5
White Sox	59	73	.447	29.0
Athletics	56	74	.431	31.0
Red Sox	53	78	.405	34.5

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 4

Athletics 8, Browns 1

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Senators 9, Tigers 8

Red Sox 11, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	54	.614	--
Pirates	81	57	.587	4.0
Reds	82	58	.586	4.0
Cubs	74	64	.536	11.0
Cardinals	71	67	.514	14.0
Robins	67	70	.489	17.5
Phillies	45	90	.333	38.5
Braves	45	91	.331	39.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Reds 7, Braves 5

Pirates 4, Robins 1

Robins 13, Pirates 2

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Bailey	5
1	Sammy Hale	5
1	Jimmy Johnston	5
1	Ivy Olson	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Grimes	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Witt	4
2	Gene Bailey	3
2	George Burns	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	2
1	Chick Galloway	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
4	George Burns	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.25
2	Whitey Glazner	0.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.62
4	Syl Johnson	0.50
4	Elam Vangilder	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Stuart	6
2	Bill Doak	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Dutch Ruether	5
2	Elam Vangilder	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Cactus Keck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.393
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Joe Sewell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	37
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	118
2	Irish Meusel	117
3	Babe Ruth	114
4	Frankie Frisch	104
5	Harry Heilmann	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	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	4 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	Tris Speaker	.459
2	Ken Williams	.449
3	Johnny Gooch	.419
4	Ty Cobb	.413
5	Curt Walker	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	14
2	Aaron Ward	13
3	Clyde Barnhart	12
3	Harry Heilmann	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Pie Traynor	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Stuart	0.66
1	Nick Dumovich	0.66
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
4	Eddie Rommel	1.07
5	Jack Scott	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Lee Meadows	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Howard Ehmke	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Dutch Ruether	18
2	Bob Shawkey	18
4	Dave Danforth	17
4	Burleigh Grimes	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Curt Fullerton	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.444
2	Tris Speaker	.411
3	Ken Williams	.402
4	Harry Heilmann	.389
5	Eddie Collins	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	26
2	Joe Judge	25
3	Babe Ruth	24
3	Joe Sewell	24
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Pie Traynor	10
3	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Jack Smith	9
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.66
2	Vic Keen	1.50
3	Bill Doak	1.64
4	Lee Meadows	1.87
5	Dolf Luque	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Herb Pennock	6
1	George Uhle	6
4	Burleigh Grimes	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Dave Danforth	33
3	Burleigh Grimes	32
3	Herb Pennock	32
5	Syl Johnson	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Joe Sewell	.361
5	Eddie Collins	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
1	Cy Williams	39
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Jack Fournier	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	123
2	Irish Meusel	122
3	Tris Speaker	121
4	Frankie Frisch	111
5	2 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	52
2	Eddie Collins	47
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	27
2	Dolf Luque	26
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	6
3	Bert Cole	5
3	Slim Harriss	5
3	4 others tied	5