On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	48	.657	--
Indians	73	62	.541	16.5
Tigers	69	66	.511	20.5
Browns	68	68	.500	22.0
Senators	68	71	.489	23.5
White Sox	61	75	.449	29.0
Athletics	60	76	.441	30.0
Red Sox	55	80	.407	34.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Senators 11, Browns 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	54	.622	--
Reds	85	58	.594	4.0
Pirates	82	59	.582	6.0
Cubs	75	67	.528	13.5
Cardinals	73	68	.518	15.0
Robins	68	71	.489	19.0
Braves	47	93	.336	40.5
Phillies	45	94	.324	42.0

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 1

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Braves 5, Pirates 4

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Topper Rigney	5
1	Zack Wheat	5
3	Ray Grimes	4
3	Walter Holke	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Hack Miller	1
1	Reb Russell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Donohue	4
2	Chick Galloway	2
2	Sammy Hale	2
2	Bucky Harris	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	1.67
2	Pete Donohue	0.62
3	Eppa Rixey	0.57
4	Dazzy Vance	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Dennis Burns	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Syl Johnson	5
3	Dennis Burns	4
3	Dixie Davis	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.391
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	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	38
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	2.79
5	Bill Piercy	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	25
2	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	171
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	Joe Judge	.465
2	Tris Speaker	.450
3	Jimmy Johnston	.421
4	High Pockets Kelly	.413
5	George Burns	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Cy Williams	4
4	Irish Meusel	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	15
2	Harry Heilmann	13
2	Zack Taylor	13
4	Eddie Collins	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.53
2	Art Decatur	0.75
3	Johnny Stuart	0.98
4	Howard Ehmke	1.00
4	Lee Meadows	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Dutch Ruether	16
3	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Herb Pennock	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.400
2	Joe Sewell	.398
3	Eddie Collins	.396
4	Harry Heilmann	.390
5	Ken Williams	.385

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	28
2	Joe Judge	22
2	Aaron Ward	22
4	Bucky Harris	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Pie Traynor	10
4	Johnny Mostil	9
5	Bill Barrett	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	1.09
2	Urban Shocker	1.48
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.67
4	Vic Keen	1.74
5	Waite Hoyt	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	Herb Pennock	31
3	Dave Danforth	30
4	Eppa Rixey	29
4	Bob Shawkey	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
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	.379
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Joe Sewell	.365
5	Edd Roush	.364

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	46
3	George Grantham	43
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.19
2	Eppa Rixey	2.66
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
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	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
4	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	141
3	Bullet Joe Bush	128
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