On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	10	.706	--
Athletics	19	13	.594	4.0
Indians	18	16	.529	6.0
Tigers	17	18	.486	7.5
Senators	14	17	.452	8.5
Browns	14	18	.438	9.0
White Sox	13	18	.419	9.5
Red Sox	10	19	.345	11.5

Games

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 10, Athletics 8

Browns 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	8	.771	--
Pirates	20	14	.588	6.5
Cubs	17	16	.515	9.0
Cardinals	18	18	.500	9.5
Robins	16	17	.485	10.0
Braves	14	17	.452	11.0
Reds	13	19	.406	12.5
Phillies	8	24	.250	17.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Witt	5
2	Carson Bigbee	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	John Kelleher	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Cotton Tierney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Leo Dickerman	2
2	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Bucky Harris	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	2
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	Wally Pipp	1
2	Edd Roush	1
2	Wally Schang	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	1.20
2	Whitey Glazner	0.46
3	Claude Jonnard	0.44
3	George Mogridge	0.44
5	Tiny Osborne	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Leo Dickerman	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	6
1	Herb Pennock	6
1	George Uhle	6
4	Fred Heimach	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.435
2	Zack Wheat	.432
3	Charlie Grimm	.413
4	Jim Bottomley	.382
5	Frankie Frisch	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	17
2	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	9
4	Gabby Hartnett	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	48
2	Jim Bottomley	35
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Wally Pipp	30
5	Babe Ruth	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	15
2	Sam Bohne	10
2	Charlie Jamieson	10
4	Johnny Mostil	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allen Russell	1.10
2	Stan Coveleski	1.11
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.13
4	Leo Dickerman	1.29
5	Bob Hasty	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	7
1	Hugh McQuillan	7
3	Babe Adams	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	37
2	Bob Shawkey	35
3	Dazzy Vance	34
4	Dolf Luque	33
5	Howard Ehmke	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Bill Sherdel	2
5	24 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.438
2	Specs Toporcer	.419
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	.417
4	High Pockets Kelly	.404
5	Charlie Grimm	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Cy Williams	5
3	Cotton Tierney	3
3	Pie Traynor	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Perkins	15
1	Babe Ruth	15
3	Frank Snyder	14
4	High Pockets Kelly	13
4	Wally Pipp	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	Charlie Jamieson	4
2	Wid Matthews	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.00
2	Hugh McQuillan	0.67
3	Dick Rudolph	0.69
4	Stan Coveleski	0.85
5	Rollie Naylor	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leo Dickerman	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	15
2	Leo Dickerman	13
2	Walter Johnson	13
4	Stan Coveleski	12
4	2 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Ted Blankenship	1
2	Howard Ehmke	1
2	Waite Hoyt	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Bottomley	.417
1	Zack Wheat	.417
3	Charlie Grimm	.413
4	Stuffy McInnis	.398
5	Rogers Hornsby	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	16
2	Babe Ruth	7
2	Ken Williams	7
4	Johnny Mokan	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	39
2	Jim Bottomley	27
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Wally Pipp	26
5	High Pockets Kelly	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	12
2	Sam Bohne	8
2	Charlie Jamieson	8
4	Johnny Mostil	7
5	Roy Elsh	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.85
2	Leo Dickerman	1.31
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.58
4	Dolf Luque	1.79
5	Rollie Naylor	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	6
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Hooks Dauss	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	Bob Shawkey	27
3	Urban Shocker	25
3	Dazzy Vance	25
5	Red Faber	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	3
2	Bill Sherdel	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Jim Bishop	1
3	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.408
2	Rogers Hornsby	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Zack Wheat	.360
5	Hack Miller	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Cy Williams	39
3	Rogers Hornsby	36
3	Ken Williams	36
5	Tillie Walker	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	142
2	Irish Meusel	135
3	Cy Williams	127
4	Rogers Hornsby	126
5	Babe Ruth	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	33
2	Frankie Frisch	33
4	George Sisler	32
5	George Burns	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.31
2	Red Faber	2.74
3	Eddie Rommel	2.91
4	Bob Shawkey	2.93
5	Elam Vangilder	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Eppa Rixey	24
4	George Uhle	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	134
1	Dazzy Vance	134
3	Red Faber	132
4	Urban Shocker	125
5	Bullet Joe Bush	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Hub Pruett	8
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Lou North	5
3	Allen Russell	5