Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 23, 1923

On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	48	.660	--
Indians	74	63	.540	17.0
Tigers	72	68	.514	20.5
Browns	68	69	.496	23.0
Senators	69	72	.489	24.0
White Sox	63	76	.453	29.0
Athletics	61	78	.439	31.0
Red Sox	57	83	.407	35.5

Games

Senators 12, Indians 10

Indians 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	54	.630	--
Reds	89	59	.601	4.0
Pirates	82	62	.569	9.0
Cubs	77	68	.531	14.5
Cardinals	74	70	.514	17.0
Robins	69	74	.483	21.5
Braves	49	94	.343	41.5
Phillies	46	97	.322	44.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 1

Reds 5, Robins 1

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Braves 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
2	Bill Wambsganss	4
3	Les Bell	3
3	Pat Duncan	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Duncan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Wambsganss	5
2	Joe Judge	4
3	Pat Duncan	3
4	Ossie Bluege	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Lutzke	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Boob Fowler	1
2	Charlie Jamieson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Aldridge	1.00
2	Dazzy Vance	0.70
3	Johnny Cooney	0.60
4	Jimmy Ring	0.43
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	James Edwards	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Dolf Luque	4
4	Johnny Cooney	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Osborne	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Joe Sewell	.368

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	122
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	1.89
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	26
2	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	5 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	141
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	Bucky Harris	.457
2	High Pockets Kelly	.447
3	Joe Judge	.442
4	Tris Speaker	.421
5	Eddie Collins	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Babe Ruth	4
3	Irish Meusel	3
4	Frank Brower	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	17
2	High Pockets Kelly	16
3	Topper Rigney	15
4	Eddie Collins	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Pie Traynor	5
4	Bill Barrett	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.90
3	Whitey Glazner	1.13
4	Howard Ehmke	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Bob Shawkey	14
4	Burleigh Grimes	13
4	Eppa Rixey	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Art Nehf	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.418
2	Harry Heilmann	.413
3	Joe Judge	.402
4	Eddie Collins	.398
5	Bucky Harris	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
2	Cy Williams	6
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	32
2	Joe Judge	26
3	High Pockets Kelly	22
4	Bucky Harris	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Max Carey	10
3	Pie Traynor	9
4	Johnny Mostil	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.32
2	Urban Shocker	1.60
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.73
4	Waite Hoyt	1.75
5	Howard Ehmke	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	Eppa Rixey	31
3	Herb Pennock	28
4	Dave Danforth	27
4	Jimmy Ring	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Allen Russell	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Rogers Hornsby	.392
3	Babe Ruth	.379
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Joe Sewell	.364

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	127
2	Tris Speaker	122
3	Babe Ruth	118
4	Frankie Frisch	115
5	Harry Heilmann	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.97
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	27
2	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Dolf Luque	145
3	Bullet Joe Bush	126
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