On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
Indians 15 10 .600 1.5
Athletics 12 10 .545 3.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 4.0
Browns 11 12 .478 4.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 6.0
Senators 9 13 .409 6.0
Red Sox 7 13 .350 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 7 .720 --
Cardinals 15 11 .577 3.5
Pirates 13 11 .542 4.5
Reds 12 12 .500 5.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 6.0
Braves 10 13 .435 7.0
Robins 10 14 .417 7.5
Phillies 7 16 .304 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lu Blue 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Max Flack 3
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Everett Scott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Milt Stock 3
1 Specs Toporcer 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jamieson 2
1 Hi Myers 2
3 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.25
2 James Edwards 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Dewey Metivier 1
1 Lou North 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou North 5
2 Carl Mays 3
2 Allen Russell 3
4 Rip Collins 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .513
2 Zack Wheat .427
3 Charlie Grimm .412
4 Jim Bottomley .408
5 Rogers Hornsby .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 13
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Ray Blades 4
3 Charlie Grimm 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 39
2 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Frankie Frisch 22
3 Wally Pipp 22
3 Milt Stock 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
1 Charlie Jamieson 10
3 Sam Bohne 8
4 Roy Elsh 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Hasty 0.90
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.18
3 Leo Dickerman 1.25
4 Stan Coveleski 1.39
5 Allen Russell 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Pete Donohue 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 5
3 Urban Shocker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 33
2 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Howard Ehmke 27
3 Dolf Luque 27
3 Bob Shawkey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Allen Russell 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Bottomley .463
2 Bing Miller .452
3 Jack Smith .450
4 Stuffy McInnis .429
5 Jimmy Johnston .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Johnny Mokan 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Joe Hauser 3
4 Rogers Hornsby 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 27
2 Jim Bottomley 20
3 Hi Myers 14
4 Tony Boeckel 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Sam Bohne 5
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.39
2 Hugh McQuillan 0.50
3 Bob Hasty 0.82
4 Leo Dickerman 1.42
5 Stan Coveleski 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 20
2 Bullet Joe Bush 15
2 Howard Ehmke 15
4 James Edwards 14
4 Dolf Luque 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .410
2 Rogers Hornsby .409
3 Ty Cobb .396
4 Harry Heilmann .389
5 Tris Speaker .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Cy Williams 35
5 Tillie Walker 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 146
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Irish Meusel 128
4 Bobby Veach 121
5 Cy Williams 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 36
3 Frankie Frisch 33
4 George Burns 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.52
2 Red Faber 2.71
3 Herman Pillette 2.95
4 Urban Shocker 3.00
5 Dolf Luque 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
2 Eppa Rixey 26
3 Eddie Rommel 24
4 Urban Shocker 23
4 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 142
2 Dazzy Vance 140
3 Bob Shawkey 128
4 Urban Shocker 123
5 Howard Ehmke 122

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