On This Day

Saturday, October 6, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 53 .649 --
Tigers 82 71 .536 17.0
Indians 81 71 .533 17.5
Browns 74 77 .490 24.0
Senators 74 78 .487 24.5
White Sox 69 84 .451 30.0
Athletics 68 83 .450 30.0
Red Sox 61 90 .404 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 57 .625 --
Reds 91 62 .595 4.5
Pirates 86 67 .562 9.5
Cubs 82 70 .539 13.0
Cardinals 78 73 .517 16.5
Robins 75 78 .490 20.5
Braves 54 100 .351 42.0
Phillies 50 104 .325 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maurice Archdeacon 5
1 Charlie Jamieson 5
3 Jesse Barnes 4
3 Walter Holke 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Gaston 1
1 Walter Holke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Kamm 5
2 Alex Gaston 3
2 Heinie Manush 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 Bill Wambsganss 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maurice Archdeacon 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.20
2 Lee Meadows 0.57
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.50
4 Jesse Barnes 0.38
5 George Uhle 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Joe Batchelder 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
4 Lee Meadows 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Cvengros 2
2 Ray Francis 1
2 Oscar Roettger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .402
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .381
5 Jim Bottomley .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 41
2 Babe Ruth 40
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 129
3 Babe Ruth 128
4 Harry Heilmann 121
5 Frankie Frisch 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 47
3 George Grantham 44
4 Johnny Mostil 41
5 Jack Smith 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.90
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Eppa Rixey 2.80
4 Allen Russell 2.93
5 Vic Keen 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 27
2 George Uhle 26
3 Johnny Morrison 24
4 Pete Alexander 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 197
2 Dolf Luque 151
3 Walter Johnson 133
4 Bullet Joe Bush 125
5 Bob Shawkey 124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .526
2 Babe Ruth .475
3 Tris Speaker .463
4 Bill Wambsganss .441
5 Ken Williams .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Cliff Lee 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Tony Boeckel 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lu Blue 14
1 Bill Wambsganss 14
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Ken Williams 13
5 Babe Ruth 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 5
2 Tony Boeckel 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Dickerman 0.90
2 Earl Whitehill 1.08
3 Jesse Barnes 1.37
4 Dolf Luque 1.38
4 Paul Zahniser 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Edwards 4
2 Bert Cole 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 George Uhle 19
4 James Edwards 17
5 Jimmy Ring 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Cvengros 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 George Uhle 2
4 Petie Behan 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .457
2 Harry Heilmann .439
3 Maurice Archdeacon .415
4 Charlie Grimm .393
5 Babe Ruth .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 High Pockets Kelly 6
4 Jack Fournier 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Topper Rigney 27
2 Harry Heilmann 26
3 Eddie Collins 22
4 Babe Ruth 20
5 Lu Blue 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Pie Traynor 9
4 Frankie Frisch 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.26
2 Paul Zahniser 1.84
3 Eddie Rommel 1.98
4 Eppa Rixey 1.98
5 Dennis Burns 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Bert Cole 5
2 James Edwards 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Walter Johnson 36
3 George Uhle 28
4 Bullet Joe Bush 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Mike Cvengros 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Art Nehf 2
2 3 others tied 2