On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 48 .657 --
Indians 73 62 .541 16.5
Tigers 68 65 .511 20.5
Browns 68 67 .504 21.5
Senators 67 71 .486 24.0
White Sox 61 74 .452 28.5
Athletics 59 75 .440 30.0
Red Sox 54 80 .403 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 54 .622 --
Reds 83 58 .589 5.0
Pirates 82 58 .586 5.5
Cubs 74 66 .529 13.5
Cardinals 73 68 .518 15.0
Robins 67 70 .489 19.0
Braves 46 93 .331 41.0
Phillies 45 92 .328 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sammy Hale 5
1 Harry Heilmann 5
3 Heinie Manush 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bassler 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 2
1 Ken Williams 2
3 Bill Barrett 1
3 Ossie Bluege 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holloway 0.55
2 Paul Zahniser 0.50
3 Art Nehf 0.27
4 Johnny Morrison 0.22
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holloway 6
1 Paul Zahniser 6
3 Bert Cole 3
3 Art Nehf 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .394
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Joe Sewell .369

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 111
5 Harry Heilmann 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 43
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 2.74
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 23
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 116
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 Tris Speaker .452
2 Jimmy Johnston .447
3 Joe Judge .442
4 Eddie Collins .420
4 Harry Heilmann .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 7
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Cy Williams 4
4 Irish Meusel 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 18
2 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Ira Flagstead 12
3 Frankie Frisch 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 0.75
2 Johnny Stuart 0.98
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Lee Meadows 1.00
5 Howard Ehmke 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 15
1 Dave Danforth 15
1 Herb Pennock 15
1 Eppa Rixey 15
1 Dutch Ruether 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Curt Fullerton 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Claude Jonnard 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .409
2 Tris Speaker .405
3 Eddie Collins .402
4 Harry Heilmann .394
5 Ken Williams .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 27
2 Joe Judge 23
2 Joe Sewell 23
4 Irish Meusel 22
4 Aaron Ward 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Frankie Frisch 10
1 Pie Traynor 10
4 Bill Barrett 9
5 Johnny Mostil 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.09
2 Vic Keen 1.40
3 Slim Harriss 1.65
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.67
5 Bill Doak 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Johnny Morrison 6
2 Herb Pennock 6
4 Lee Meadows 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Herb Pennock 31
3 Dave Danforth 30
4 Bob Shawkey 29
5 Burleigh Grimes 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 3
2 Pete Donohue 2
2 Allen Russell 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 Babe Ruth .376
3 Tris Speaker .374
4 Eddie Collins .365
5 Joe Sewell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
1 Cy Williams 39
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 22
5 Jack Fournier 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 125
2 Babe Ruth 123
2 Tris Speaker 123
4 Frankie Frisch 113
5 Wally Pipp 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 43
4 Johnny Mostil 37
5 Cliff Heathcote 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.19
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Eppa Rixey 2.74
4 Allen Russell 2.83
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Dolf Luque 26
3 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Dolf Luque 141
3 Bullet Joe Bush 130
4 Bob Shawkey 122
5 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