On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 7 .632 --
Tigers 12 9 .571 1.0
Indians 12 9 .571 1.0
Athletics 9 7 .563 1.5
Senators 8 10 .444 3.5
Red Sox 7 10 .412 4.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 4.5
Browns 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 5 .762 --
Pirates 12 9 .571 4.0
Cardinals 11 10 .524 5.0
Cubs 10 10 .500 5.5
Braves 9 10 .474 6.0
Reds 9 11 .450 6.5
Robins 7 13 .350 8.5
Phillies 6 12 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 Sam Bohne 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Dyer 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Boeckel 3
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 Doc Lavan 3
1 Rip Wade 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Johnny Morrison 0.38
3 Harry Harper 0.36
4 Pete Donohue 0.33
5 Art Nehf 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Johnny Morrison 5
4 Harry Harper 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Charlie Grimm .432
3 Zack Wheat .424
4 Rogers Hornsby .405
5 Frankie Frisch .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 8
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 27
2 Jim Bottomley 21
3 Charlie Grimm 20
4 Tony Boeckel 18
4 Milt Stock 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 7
1 Eddie Collins 7
3 Roy Elsh 6
4 Cliff Heathcote 5
4 Charlie Jamieson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Hasty 1.04
2 Stan Coveleski 1.28
3 Leo Dickerman 1.36
4 Herb Pennock 1.37
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 5
1 Pete Donohue 5
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 Hugh McQuillan 4
3 Johnny Morrison 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Howard Ehmke 26
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Bob Shawkey 24
5 Dolf Luque 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 14 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .458
2 Frankie Frisch .421
3 Jim Bottomley .420
3 Rogers Hornsby .420
3 Sam Rice .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 7
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Tony Boeckel 16
3 Frankie Frisch 14
3 Andy High 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 6
2 Eddie Collins 5
2 Roy Elsh 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.54
2 Stan Coveleski 0.84
3 Allen Russell 1.02
4 Bob Hasty 1.06
5 Vic Aldridge 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 18
2 Bullet Joe Bush 16
2 Dolf Luque 16
2 Bob Shawkey 16
2 Dazzy Vance 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jim Bishop 1
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .410
2 Rogers Hornsby .403
3 Ty Cobb .400
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Tillie Walker 34
5 Cy Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 151
2 Rogers Hornsby 139
3 Irish Meusel 132
4 Bobby Veach 128
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 38
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 Ken Williams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.63
2 Stan Coveleski 2.77
3 Herman Pillette 2.90
4 Rosy Ryan 2.98
5 Bob Shawkey 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 26
1 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Eppa Rixey 25
4 George Uhle 24
5 Urban Shocker 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 136
2 Dazzy Vance 135
3 Bob Shawkey 134
4 Howard Ehmke 126
4 Urban Shocker 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
1 Hub Pruett 8
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Lou North 5
5 9 tied 4