On This Day

Sunday, October 7, 1923

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1923 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 10, 1923

New York Giants at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 54 .645 --
Tigers 83 71 .539 16.0
Indians 82 71 .536 16.5
Senators 75 78 .490 23.5
Browns 74 78 .487 24.0
Athletics 69 83 .454 29.0
White Sox 69 85 .448 30.0
Red Sox 61 91 .401 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 95 58 .621 --
Reds 91 63 .591 4.5
Pirates 87 67 .565 8.5
Cubs 83 71 .539 12.5
Cardinals 79 74 .516 16.0
Robins 76 78 .494 19.5
Braves 54 100 .351 41.5
Phillies 50 104 .325 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Bell 4
1 Howard Freigau 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Allen Elliott 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Ray Knode 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Allen Elliott 5
2 Harvey Hendrick 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Frank Welch 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hinkey Haines 2
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Bill Barrett 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 0.57
1 Tiny Osborne 0.57
3 Dutch Henry 0.55
4 Johnny Stuart 0.43
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Roy Meeker 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Henry 6
2 Joe Shaute 5
3 Roy Meeker 4
3 George Mogridge 4
3 Tiny Osborne 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Fussell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .402
2 Babe Ruth .394
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .380
5 Jim Bottomley .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
1 Cy Williams 41
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Jack Fournier 22
5 Hack Miller 20

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 48
3 George Grantham 44
4 Johnny Mostil 42
5 Cliff Heathcote 34

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 25
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 Babe Ruth .488
2 Jim Bottomley .457
3 Tris Speaker .456
4 Ken Williams .424
5 Bill Wambsganss .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Harvey Hendrick 3
3 Cliff Lee 3
3 Hack Miller 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Wambsganss 16
2 Lu Blue 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
4 Ken Williams 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 4
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Johnny Mostil 4
1 Pie Traynor 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.38
1 Paul Zahniser 1.38
3 Mule Watson 1.50
4 Vic Aldridge 1.57
5 Dennis Burns 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Cole 4
1 James Edwards 4
3 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Roy Meeker 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 George Uhle 19
4 Joe Shaute 18
5 James Edwards 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Cvengros 2
1 Fred Fussell 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 .454
2 Harry Heilmann .439
3 Maurice Archdeacon .402
3 Babe Ruth .402
5 Ray Grimes .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Topper Rigney 29
2 Harry Heilmann 26
3 Eddie Collins 24
4 Babe Ruth 22
5 Jack Fournier 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Eddie Collins 10
3 Pie Traynor 9
4 Johnny Mostil 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Cole 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 James Edwards 5
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Walter Johnson 36
3 George Uhle 28
4 Joe Shaute 27
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Mike Cvengros 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Fred Fussell 2
2 4 others tied 2