On This Day

Tuesday, October 2, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 52 .649 --
Indians 78 69 .531 17.5
Tigers 79 70 .530 17.5
Browns 74 73 .503 21.5
Senators 72 76 .486 24.0
Athletics 66 81 .449 29.5
White Sox 66 82 .446 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 73 78 .483 22.0
Braves 52 98 .347 42.5
Phillies 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maurice Archdeacon 5
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Wally Gerber 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Gerber 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 0.71
2 Dennis Burns 0.38
3 Elam Vangilder 0.29
4 Hooks Dauss 0.27
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Burns 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Dennis Burns 3
4 James Edwards 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .401
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .371
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 Eppa Rixey 2.77
4 Sloppy Thurston 2.85
5 Allen Russell 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 191
2 Dolf Luque 151
3 Bob Shawkey 123
4 Walter Johnson 121
5 2 tied 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 .500
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .488
3 Harry Heilmann .478
4 Maurice Archdeacon .440
4 Stuffy McInnis .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Topper Rigney 18
2 Harry Heilmann 17
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Chick Galloway 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Jack Smith 5
1 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Aldridge 0.53
2 Paul Zahniser 0.67
3 Earl Whitehill 0.95
4 Dolf Luque 1.03
5 James Edwards 1.09

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 Paul Zahniser 16
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 Dolf Luque 15
3 Johnny Morrison 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 George Uhle 2
4 Petie Behan 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .425
2 Tris Speaker .410
3 Charlie Grimm .398
4 Eddie Collins .396
5 Bob Meusel .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Topper Rigney 24
3 Eddie Collins 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 20
3 Irish Meusel 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Zahniser 1.44
2 James Edwards 1.61
3 Eppa Rixey 1.64
4 Dolf Luque 1.66
5 Sloppy Thurston 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Bert Cole 5
2 James Edwards 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Burleigh Grimes 28
3 Johnny Morrison 27
3 Bob Shawkey 27
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