On This Day

Monday, October 1, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 52 .649 --
Indians 78 68 .534 17.0
Tigers 78 70 .527 18.0
Browns 73 73 .500 22.0
Senators 72 75 .490 23.5
White Sox 66 81 .449 29.5
Athletics 65 81 .445 30.0
Red Sox 60 88 .405 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 56 .629 --
Reds 91 61 .599 4.5
Pirates 85 67 .559 10.5
Cubs 82 69 .543 13.0
Cardinals 77 73 .513 17.5
Robins 72 78 .480 22.5
Braves 52 97 .349 42.0
Phillies 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Connolly 4
2 Bert Cole 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Cole 3
1 Joe Connolly 3
1 Fred Haney 3
1 Rube Lutzke 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 Fred Haney 1
2 Nemo Leibold 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.53
2 Dave Danforth 0.19
3 Joe Shaute 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Dave Danforth 3
2 Rube Walberg 3
4 Joe Shaute 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 40
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Jack Fournier 22
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 130
2 Tris Speaker 126
3 Harry Heilmann 121
3 Babe Ruth 121
5 Frankie Frisch 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 44
4 Johnny Mostil 38
5 Jack Smith 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.90
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Allen Russell 2.71
4 Eppa Rixey 2.77
5 Sloppy Thurston 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 25
3 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Pete Alexander 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 191
2 Dolf Luque 151
3 Bob Shawkey 123
4 Walter Johnson 121
5 Bullet Joe Bush 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 9
2 Claude Jonnard 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
4 Eddie Rommel 6
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Grimes .477
2 Stuffy McInnis .449
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .447
4 Eddie Collins .435
5 Harry Heilmann .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 Hack Miller 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Tony Boeckel 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 18
1 Topper Rigney 18
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Marty McManus 5
1 Jack Smith 5
1 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Zahniser 0.67
2 Earl Whitehill 0.95
3 Johnny Cooney 0.96
4 Dolf Luque 1.03
5 James Edwards 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Bert Cole 3
1 Dave Danforth 3
1 James Edwards 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Paul Zahniser 16
4 Dolf Luque 15
4 Johnny Morrison 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 George Uhle 2
4 Petie Behan 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .408
2 Eddie Collins .408
3 Tris Speaker .407
4 Bob Meusel .389
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Topper Rigney 24
3 Eddie Collins 22
4 Aaron Ward 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Eddie Collins 10
2 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Pie Traynor 10
5 Jack Smith 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Zahniser 1.44
2 James Edwards 1.63
3 Eppa Rixey 1.64
4 Dolf Luque 1.82
5 Jesse Haines 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
3 Bert Cole 5
3 Dave Danforth 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Johnny Morrison 27
2 Bob Shawkey 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 26
5 Eppa Rixey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Allen Russell 3
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 Art Nehf 2
3 4 others tied 2