On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 52 .649 --
Indians 79 69 .534 17.0
Tigers 80 70 .533 17.0
Browns 74 74 .500 22.0
Senators 72 77 .483 24.5
Athletics 67 81 .453 29.0
White Sox 66 83 .443 30.5
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 74 78 .487 21.5
Braves 52 99 .344 43.0
Phillies 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Steve O'Neill 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Homer Summa 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 4
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
1 Homer Summa 4
4 Eddie Ainsmith 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Topper Rigney 1
1 Bobby Veach 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.56
2 Clay Roe 0.33
3 Earl Whitehill 0.27
4 Roy Meeker 0.19
5 Charlie Robertson 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Meeker 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 5
2 Roy Meeker 4
2 Cy Warmoth 4
4 Earl Whitehill 3
5 2 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 .373
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 26
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 Harry Heilmann .458
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .457
4 Sam Rice .441
5 Pat Duncan .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Miller 3
1 Cy Williams 3
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Topper Rigney 17
2 Harry Heilmann 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
4 Jimmy Johnston 11
4 Ken Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 5
2 Tony Boeckel 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Zahniser 0.50
2 Vic Aldridge 0.53
3 Dolf Luque 1.03
4 Jesse Barnes 1.07
5 James Edwards 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Bert Cole 3
1 James Edwards 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Walter Johnson 15
2 Dolf Luque 15
2 Earl Whitehill 15
5 Jimmy Ring 14

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 .436
2 Tris Speaker .420
3 Charlie Grimm .412
4 Homer Summa .392
5 Bob Meusel .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Topper Rigney 25
3 Ty Cobb 20
3 Eddie Collins 20
3 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Pie Traynor 10
4 Eddie Collins 9
5 2 tied 8

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 3 others tied 2