Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 26, 1923

On This Day

Wednesday, September 26, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	50	.653	--
Indians	76	65	.539	16.5
Tigers	74	69	.517	19.5
Browns	71	70	.504	21.5
Senators	71	73	.493	23.0
White Sox	64	78	.451	29.0
Athletics	63	80	.441	30.5
Red Sox	58	86	.403	36.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Tigers 8, Yankees 3

Indians 5, Athletics 3

Indians 6, Athletics 2

Senators 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	93	55	.628	--
Reds	90	60	.600	4.0
Pirates	85	63	.574	8.0
Cubs	78	69	.531	14.5
Cardinals	76	72	.514	17.0
Robins	71	76	.483	21.5
Braves	50	95	.345	41.5
Phillies	47	100	.320	45.5

Games

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Robins 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Grimm	4
1	Joe Hauser	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Charlie Jamieson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Cy Perkins	1
1	Riggs Stephenson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Riggs Stephenson	6
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Charlie Grimm	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Norm McMillan	1
1	Eddie Moore	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Morrison	1.20
2	Walter Johnson	0.83
3	Ray Francis	0.62
4	Dixie Davis	0.44
5	James Edwards	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	James Edwards	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Morrison	6
2	James Edwards	5
2	Ray Francis	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.385
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.375
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

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	128
2	Tris Speaker	125
3	Babe Ruth	117
4	Harry Heilmann	116
5	Frankie Frisch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.93
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.74
4	Eppa Rixey	2.77
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
2	George Uhle	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Pete Donohue	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Dolf Luque	147
3	Bullet Joe Bush	119
4	Bob Shawkey	116
5	Burleigh Grimes	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
2	Jack Quinn	7
4	Eddie Rommel	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bucky Harris	.452
2	Tris Speaker	.435
3	Pat Duncan	.421
4	Jigger Statz	.418
5	Joe Judge	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Bob Meusel	3
3	Frank Brower	2
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	19
2	Topper Rigney	17
3	Joe Hauser	14
4	George Burns	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pie Traynor	7
1	Ken Williams	7
3	Max Carey	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Marty McManus	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
1	Johnny Couch	0.00
3	Ray Francis	0.67
4	Ralph Head	0.75
5	Dolf Luque	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Donohue	3
3	Waite Hoyt	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	17
1	Dazzy Vance	17
3	Walter Johnson	16
4	George Uhle	15
5	Paul Zahniser	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.443
2	Jigger Statz	.407
3	Harry Heilmann	.391
4	Ken Williams	.389
5	Bucky Harris	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	30
2	Bucky Harris	21
2	High Pockets Kelly	21
2	Irish Meusel	21
2	Topper Rigney	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pie Traynor	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Ken Williams	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	1.44
2	Dolf Luque	1.70
3	Eppa Rixey	1.90
4	Jesse Haines	1.93
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Jesse Barnes	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Eppa Rixey	31
3	Burleigh Grimes	28
4	Johnny Morrison	25
4	Herb Pennock	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Slim Harriss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Rogers Hornsby	.385
3	Babe Ruth	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.375
5	Edd Roush	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	128
2	Tris Speaker	125
3	Babe Ruth	118
4	Harry Heilmann	116
5	Frankie Frisch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.01
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Eppa Rixey	2.69
4	Allen Russell	2.74
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Dolf Luque	151
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
2	Jack Quinn	7
4	Eddie Rommel	6
5	5 tied	5