Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, September 24, 1923

On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	48	.662	--
Indians	74	63	.540	17.5
Tigers	72	69	.511	21.5
Browns	70	69	.504	22.5
Senators	69	73	.486	25.0
White Sox	64	76	.457	29.0
Athletics	61	78	.439	31.5
Red Sox	57	85	.401	37.0

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 1

Browns 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 12, Tigers 4

White Sox 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	92	55	.626	--
Reds	90	59	.604	3.0
Pirates	83	63	.568	8.5
Cubs	78	68	.534	13.5
Cardinals	74	72	.507	17.5
Robins	71	74	.490	20.0
Braves	49	95	.340	41.5
Phillies	47	98	.324	44.0

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 7

Reds 6, Giants 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Robins 8, Cardinals 2

Robins 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Gene Bailey	5
2	Clyde Barnhart	5
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Barnhart	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Boob Fowler	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boob Fowler	4
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
1	Wally Pipp	4
4	George Burns	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
1	Marty McManus	2
3	Gene Bailey	1
3	Max Carey	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Zahniser	0.55
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
2	Ray Kolp	0.50
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.42
5	Charlie Robertson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Zahniser	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Pete Donohue	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Fred Fussell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.396
2	Babe Ruth	.388
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	127
2	Tris Speaker	122
3	Babe Ruth	116
4	Frankie Frisch	115
4	Harry Heilmann	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
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	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
2	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Pete Donohue	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	141
3	Bullet Joe Bush	117
4	Bob Shawkey	116
5	Burleigh Grimes	115

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	Clyde Barnhart	.450
2	Bucky Harris	.444
3	High Pockets Kelly	.438
4	Joe Judge	.429
4	Tris Speaker	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
4	Frank Brower	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	18
2	Topper Rigney	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
1	Johnny Couch	0.00
3	Dolf Luque	0.29
4	Whitey Glazner	1.13
5	Dave Danforth	1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	17
2	Dazzy Vance	16
3	Paul Zahniser	14
4	Eppa Rixey	13
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Art Nehf	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.421
2	Harry Heilmann	.420
3	Ken Williams	.409
4	Eddie Collins	.396
5	Jigger Statz	.387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	33
2	High Pockets Kelly	21
3	Joe Judge	20
3	Irish Meusel	20
3	Topper Rigney	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.50
2	Urban Shocker	1.60
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.73
4	Eppa Rixey	1.90
5	Howard Ehmke	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Dave Danforth	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.396
2	Rogers Hornsby	.391
3	Babe Ruth	.382
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Edd Roush	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	128
2	Tris Speaker	122
3	Babe Ruth	117
4	Frankie Frisch	116
5	Harry Heilmann	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

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	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Dolf Luque	145
3	Bullet Joe Bush	126
4	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Bob Shawkey	122

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