On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	48	.660	--
Indians	73	62	.541	17.0
Tigers	72	68	.514	20.5
Browns	68	69	.496	23.0
Senators	68	71	.489	24.0
White Sox	63	76	.453	29.0
Athletics	61	78	.439	31.0
Red Sox	57	83	.407	35.5

Games

Tigers 10, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 9, Tigers 7

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	54	.630	--
Reds	88	59	.599	4.5
Pirates	82	62	.569	9.0
Cubs	76	68	.528	15.0
Cardinals	74	68	.521	16.0
Robins	69	73	.486	21.0
Braves	47	94	.333	42.5
Phillies	46	96	.324	44.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Reds 8, Robins 7

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Braves 1, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maurice Archdeacon	5
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Bob Smith	5
4	Harry Heilmann	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Heinie Manush	3
2	Mike Menosky	3
2	Edd Roush	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	2
1	Milt Stock	2
3	Maurice Archdeacon	1
3	Tony Boeckel	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Oeschger	999.00
2	Ted Blankenship	0.44
3	Jesse Barnes	0.33
3	Hooks Dauss	0.33
3	Jesse Haines	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Blankenship	4
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Johnny Morrison	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Babe Ruth	.386
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	21
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	126
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Babe Ruth	116
4	Frankie Frisch	114
4	Harry Heilmann	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.95
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.74
4	Eppa Rixey	2.77
5	Bill Piercy	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	25
2	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	5 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	171
2	Dolf Luque	137
3	Bullet Joe Bush	117
4	Bob Shawkey	116
5	Burleigh Grimes	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Jack Quinn	6
4	Bert Cole	5
4	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.474
2	High Pockets Kelly	.431
3	Tris Speaker	.429
4	Frankie Frisch	.421
5	Jimmy Johnston	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Irish Meusel	3
3	Cy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	18
2	Zack Taylor	17
3	High Pockets Kelly	16
4	Topper Rigney	15
5	Irish Meusel	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.53
3	Ralph Head	0.69
4	Dolf Luque	1.16
5	Howard Ehmke	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	19
2	Dutch Ruether	16
3	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	15
3	Herb Pennock	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Art Nehf	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.411
2	Joe Judge	.404
3	Joe Sewell	.395
4	Tris Speaker	.395
5	Eddie Collins	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
1	Cy Williams	7
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Irish Meusel	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	33
2	Irish Meusel	25
3	High Pockets Kelly	23
4	Joe Judge	22
5	Bucky Harris	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.50
2	Urban Shocker	1.60
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.73
4	Waite Hoyt	1.75
5	Bill Doak	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	35
2	Dazzy Vance	31
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Herb Pennock	28
5	Dave Danforth	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Art Nehf	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Rogers Hornsby	.390
3	Babe Ruth	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Joe Sewell	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	21
5	Rogers Hornsby	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	128
2	Tris Speaker	121
3	Babe Ruth	120
4	Frankie Frisch	116
5	Harry Heilmann	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.03
2	Eppa Rixey	2.67
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Allen Russell	2.74
5	Bill Piercy	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
1	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	141
3	Bullet Joe Bush	128
4	Bob Shawkey	122
5	Burleigh Grimes	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Jack Quinn	6
4	Bert Cole	5
4	5 others tied	5