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Monday, October 15, 1923

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1923 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 2

New York Yankees 6
New York Giants 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Frank Snyder 2
2 Ross Youngs 2
4 Bill Cunningham 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Frank Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Bill Cunningham 1
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.67
2 Art Nehf 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Art Nehf 3
3 Rosy Ryan 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aaron Ward .417
2 Frankie Frisch .400
3 Babe Ruth .368
4 Ross Youngs .348
5 2 tied .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Casey Stengel 2
3 Joe Dugan 1
3 Irish Meusel 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 8
2 Joe Dugan 5
3 Casey Stengel 4
3 Whitey Witt 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.90
2 Rosy Ryan 0.96
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1.08
4 Art Nehf 2.76
5 Bob Shawkey 3.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Art Nehf 1
2 Rosy Ryan 1
2 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 8
2 Art Nehf 7
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 Virgil Barnes 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aaron Ward .417
2 Frankie Frisch .400
3 Babe Ruth .368
4 Ross Youngs .348
5 2 tied .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Casey Stengel 2
3 Joe Dugan 1
3 Irish Meusel 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 8
2 Joe Dugan 5
3 Casey Stengel 4
3 Whitey Witt 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.90
2 Rosy Ryan 0.96
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1.08
4 Art Nehf 2.76
5 Bob Shawkey 3.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 2
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Art Nehf 1
2 Rosy Ryan 1
2 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 8
2 Art Nehf 7
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 Virgil Barnes 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

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