On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	47	.662	--
Indians	72	62	.537	17.5
Tigers	67	64	.511	21.0
Browns	67	66	.504	22.0
Senators	66	70	.485	24.5
White Sox	60	74	.448	29.5
Athletics	58	74	.439	30.5
Red Sox	54	79	.406	35.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 6, White Sox 5

Indians 6, Yankees 2

Senators 5, Browns 4

Senators 12, Browns 2

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	54	.620	--
Reds	83	58	.589	4.5
Pirates	81	58	.583	5.5
Cubs	74	66	.529	13.0
Cardinals	73	67	.521	14.0
Robins	67	70	.489	18.5
Braves	46	92	.333	40.0
Phillies	45	92	.328	40.5

Games

Giants 13, Cubs 6

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	6
1	Sam Rice	6
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	Bucky Harris	5
3	High Pockets Kelly	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
2	Frank Brower	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	Bob O'Farrell	1
2	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ira Flagstead	4
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
3	Frank Brower	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	2
1	Bucky Harris	2
1	Joe Judge	2
1	Johnny Mostil	2
5	7 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rollie Naylor	0.44
2	Hooks Dauss	0.40
3	Rube Marquard	0.38
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
4	Sloppy Thurston	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	2
2	Jack Bentley	1
2	Alex Ferguson	1
2	Fred Heimach	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Alex Ferguson	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.389
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Joe Sewell	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
1	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	20
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	122
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Babe Ruth	115
4	Frankie Frisch	108
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	42
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	37
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	Bullet Joe Bush	117
4	Bob Shawkey	114
5	Urban Shocker	110

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.462
2	Tris Speaker	.457
3	Ken Williams	.429
4	Eddie Collins	.426
5	Charlie Grimm	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Cy Williams	4
4	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	18
2	Harry Heilmann	13
2	Tris Speaker	13
4	Ira Flagstead	12
4	5 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.00
2	Johnny Stuart	0.66
3	Art Decatur	0.75
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
4	Lee Meadows	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	18
1	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Burleigh Grimes	17
3	Jack Quinn	17
5	2 tied	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	Joe Sewell	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.410
3	Eddie Collins	.402
4	Ken Williams	.393
5	Riggs Stephenson	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	8
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
2	Ken Williams	7
4	Babe Ruth	6
5	Irish Meusel	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Pie Traynor	10
4	Bill Barrett	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.68
2	Eddie Rommel	1.20
3	Vic Keen	1.40
4	Bill Doak	1.64
5	Jesse Haines	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Herb Pennock	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	5
3	Lee Meadows	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Herb Pennock	31
3	Dave Danforth	30
4	Syl Johnson	29
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	4
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Allen Russell	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Eddie Collins	.366
5	Edd Roush	.363

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	126
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Tris Speaker	123
4	Frankie Frisch	111
4	Wally Pipp	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	George Grantham	43
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.19
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Eppa Rixey	2.75
4	Allen Russell	2.84
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.94

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	141
3	Bullet Joe Bush	130
4	Bob Shawkey	120
4	Urban Shocker	120

Saves

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