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Friday, October 12, 1923

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1923 World Series

New York leads series 2 - 1

New York Giants 1
New York Yankees 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 Art Nehf 1
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Casey Stengel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Stengel 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
2 Art Nehf 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Nehf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .444
2 Frankie Frisch .417
2 Aaron Ward .417
4 Wally Schang .364
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
3 Irish Meusel 1
3 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Whitey Witt 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.13
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1.17
4 Rosy Ryan 1.29
5 Jack Bentley 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Rosy Ryan 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .444
2 Frankie Frisch .417
2 Aaron Ward .417
4 Wally Schang .364
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
3 Irish Meusel 1
3 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Casey Stengel 2
1 Whitey Witt 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.13
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1.17
4 Rosy Ryan 1.29
5 Jack Bentley 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Rosy Ryan 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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

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