On This Day

Tuesday, April 24, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
Yankees 5 2 .714 1.0
Athletics 4 2 .667 1.5
Tigers 4 3 .571 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 3.0
Browns 2 4 .333 3.5
White Sox 1 5 .167 4.5
Red Sox 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 1 .889 --
Cubs 7 1 .875 0.5
Phillies 2 2 .500 3.5
Reds 4 4 .500 3.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 4.5
Braves 2 4 .333 4.5
Cardinals 2 6 .250 5.5
Robins 1 6 .143 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Pinelli 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Al DeVormer 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Caveney 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Turner Barber 2
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Ike Caveney 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
2 Rollie Naylor 0.45
3 Dolf Luque 0.38
4 Elam Vangilder 0.38
5 Vic Aldridge 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Ray Francis 1
1 Fred Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
3 Leo Dickerman 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .586
2 Zack Wheat .471
3 Gabby Hartnett .450
4 Ken Williams .433
5 Babe Ruth .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 John Kelleher 3
3 Ray Blades 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Grimm 10
1 Harry Heilmann 10
1 Irish Meusel 10
4 Bernie Friberg 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Chick Galloway 2
2 Joe Hauser 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.00
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
4 George Uhle 0.77
5 Jesse Winters 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 2
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Dan Boone 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 12
2 Bullet Joe Bush 10
3 Dazzy Vance 9
4 Howard Ehmke 8
4 4 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .413
2 Ty Cobb .403
3 Rogers Hornsby .399
4 Tris Speaker .376
5 Harry Heilmann .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Babe Ruth 37
2 Tillie Walker 37
2 Ken Williams 37
5 Cy Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 154
2 Rogers Hornsby 143
3 Irish Meusel 134
4 Bobby Veach 126
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 44
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 George Burns 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.84
2 Herman Pillette 2.88
3 Bob Shawkey 2.97
4 Walter Johnson 3.01
5 Urban Shocker 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 26
2 Bullet Joe Bush 25
2 Eppa Rixey 25
4 Urban Shocker 23
5 George Uhle 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 139
2 Red Faber 137
2 Bob Shawkey 137
2 Dazzy Vance 137
5 Wilbur Cooper 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Hub Pruett 7
3 Lou North 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 Elam Vangilder 5