On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 46 .667 --
Indians 71 62 .534 18.5
Tigers 67 62 .519 20.5
Browns 67 64 .511 21.5
Senators 64 70 .478 26.0
White Sox 59 73 .447 30.0
Athletics 56 74 .431 32.0
Red Sox 53 78 .405 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 54 .617 --
Reds 83 58 .589 4.0
Pirates 81 57 .587 4.5
Cubs 74 65 .532 12.0
Cardinals 72 67 .518 14.0
Robins 67 70 .489 18.0
Phillies 45 91 .331 39.5
Braves 45 92 .328 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Felix 4
1 Hack Miller 4
3 Joe Dugan 3
3 Howard Freigau 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 Everett Scott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 3
2 Sparky Adams 2
2 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Heinie Groh 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Butch Henline 1
1 Walter Holke 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dixie Davis 0.36
1 Bill Sherdel 0.36
1 George Uhle 0.36
4 James Edwards 0.33
5 Jimmy Ring 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
1 George Uhle 4
4 James Edwards 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Nehf 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .393
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Joe Sewell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
1 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Jack Fournier 20
5 Irish Meusel 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 120
2 Tris Speaker 119
3 Babe Ruth 115
4 Frankie Frisch 106
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 2.01
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Allen Russell 2.75
4 Eppa Rixey 2.87
5 Bill Piercy 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 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 .463
2 Ty Cobb .442
3 Ken Williams .413
4 Charlie Grimm .407
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Cy Williams 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 Ken Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 14
2 Clyde Barnhart 12
2 Bubbles Hargrave 12
2 Harry Heilmann 12
2 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Max Carey 6
3 Pie Traynor 5
4 Eddie Collins 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
2 Johnny Stuart 0.66
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
4 Slim Harriss 1.20
5 Lee Meadows 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Lee Meadows 4
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 Waite Hoyt 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 18
1 Bob Shawkey 18
3 Burleigh Grimes 17
4 Herb Pennock 16
4 Charlie Robertson 16

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 Tris Speaker .410
2 Joe Sewell .400
3 Ken Williams .395
4 Harry Heilmann .391
5 Johnny Bassler .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 26
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Joe Judge 24
4 Irish Meusel 23
5 Aaron Ward 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.66
2 Vic Keen 1.50
3 Bill Doak 1.64
4 Jesse Haines 1.80
5 Lee Meadows 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Herb Pennock 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Vic Keen 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 45
2 Herb Pennock 31
3 Dave Danforth 29
3 Syl Johnson 29
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 5
2 Pete Donohue 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Tris Speaker .373
4 Edd Roush .361
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Cy Williams 39
3 Ken Williams 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 22
5 Jack Fournier 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 125
2 Babe Ruth 124
3 Tris Speaker 122
4 Frankie Frisch 112
5 Wally Pipp 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
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 2.75
4 Allen Russell 2.86
5 Vic Keen 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
1 George Uhle 27
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