On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 14 .682 --
Athletics 24 19 .558 5.5
Indians 25 20 .556 5.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 8.5
Browns 20 22 .476 9.0
Senators 18 25 .419 11.5
Red Sox 16 23 .410 11.5
White Sox 16 25 .390 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 12 .733 --
Pirates 26 19 .578 7.0
Robins 24 21 .533 9.0
Cardinals 23 22 .511 10.0
Reds 22 22 .500 10.5
Cubs 21 24 .467 12.0
Braves 17 28 .378 16.0
Phillies 13 31 .295 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Frank Snyder 1
1 Jack Tobin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Connolly 4
1 Hi Myers 4
1 Bill Wambsganss 4
4 Johnny Rawlings 3
4 Tris Speaker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Wambsganss 2
2 Roy Elsh 1
2 Joe Evans 1
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.83
2 Vic Aldridge 0.80
3 Red Faber 0.78
4 Slim Harriss 0.40
5 Fred Toney 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 7
2 Walter Johnson 5
3 Vic Aldridge 4
3 Slim Harriss 4
3 Fred Toney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .426
2 Zack Wheat .405
3 Charlie Grimm .392
4 Jim Bottomley .377
5 Ross Youngs .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
5 Johnny Mokan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Jim Bottomley 40
2 Irish Meusel 40
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 Stuffy McInnis 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 19
2 Sam Bohne 12
3 Charlie Jamieson 10
3 Johnny Mostil 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.35
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.62
3 Stan Coveleski 1.64
4 Dolf Luque 1.69
5 Rollie Naylor 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 9
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Hooks Dauss 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Bullet Joe Bush 45
3 Bob Shawkey 44
4 Dolf Luque 43
5 Red Faber 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 4
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Felix .475
2 Carson Bigbee .448
3 George Burns .444
4 Heinie Groh .442
5 Johnny Mokan .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Joe Hauser 4
2 Jimmy O'Connell 4
4 Ira Flagstead 3
4 Babe Ruth 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 18
1 Cy Williams 18
3 Irish Meusel 16
3 Ross Youngs 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Pat Duncan 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.00
2 Pete Donohue 1.06
3 Dazzy Vance 1.23
4 Rube Benton 1.42
5 Dixie Leverett 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Red Faber 14
2 Walter Johnson 14
4 Bob Shawkey 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Art Decatur 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mokan .415
2 Zack Wheat .387
3 Ross Youngs .385
4 Jim Bottomley .381
5 Edd Roush .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 12
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Joe Hauser 6
3 Johnny Mokan 6
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 35
2 High Pockets Kelly 26
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Zack Wheat 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Max Carey 6
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.08
2 Dolf Luque 1.13
3 Allen Russell 1.17
4 Rollie Naylor 1.72
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 5
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
1 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 27
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Walter Johnson 23
3 Bob Shawkey 23
5 Urban Shocker 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Ted Blankenship 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Ty Cobb .393
3 Harry Heilmann .387
4 Zack Wheat .364
5 Hack Miller .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 42
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Tillie Walker 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 136
2 Cy Williams 134
3 Irish Meusel 130
4 Rogers Hornsby 120
4 Babe Ruth 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Frankie Frisch 35
4 George Burns 31
5 George Sisler 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.29
2 Dolf Luque 2.78
3 Herman Pillette 2.83
4 Red Faber 2.86
5 Bob Shawkey 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Burleigh Grimes 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 136
1 Dazzy Vance 136
3 Bob Shawkey 134
4 Wilbur Cooper 119
5 Bullet Joe Bush 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 7
3 Lou North 5
3 Allen Russell 5
3 George Uhle 5