On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 15 .667 --
Athletics 26 19 .578 4.0
Indians 25 21 .543 5.5
Tigers 22 25 .468 9.0
Browns 20 24 .455 9.5
Senators 20 25 .444 10.0
Red Sox 17 23 .425 10.5
White Sox 17 25 .405 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 14 .702 --
Pirates 27 19 .587 5.5
Robins 24 21 .533 8.0
Cardinals 25 22 .532 8.0
Reds 23 22 .511 9.0
Cubs 23 24 .489 10.0
Braves 17 30 .362 16.0
Phillies 13 33 .283 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob O'Farrell 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Bob O'Farrell 4
1 Reb Russell 4
4 High Pockets Kelly 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Pie Traynor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.50
2 Mike Cvengros 0.36
3 Jesse Haines 0.22
4 Bonnie Hollingsworth 0.21
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Bonnie Hollingsworth 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Morrison 5
2 Mike Cvengros 4
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 Bonnie Hollingsworth 3
3 Rube Walberg 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .433
2 Zack Wheat .405
3 Charlie Grimm .389
4 Ross Youngs .373
5 Jim Bottomley .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 12
3 Ken Williams 9
4 Joe Hauser 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Irish Meusel 44
3 Jim Bottomley 41
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 3 tied 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 1.21
2 Stan Coveleski 1.64
3 Dolf Luque 1.69
4 Rollie Naylor 1.88
5 Elam Vangilder 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carson Bigbee .509
2 George Burns .471
3 Hank Severeid .442
4 Johnny Mokan .435
5 Ross Youngs .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 4
1 Jimmy O'Connell 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Ira Flagstead 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 18
1 Irish Meusel 18
3 High Pockets Kelly 16
3 Ross Youngs 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 5
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Eddie Collins 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 Jeff Pfeffer 1.16
4 Dazzy Vance 1.23
5 Allen Russell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Walter Johnson 15
3 Red Faber 14
3 Allen Russell 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Allen Russell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mokan .404
2 Ross Youngs .398
3 Zack Wheat .392
4 Harry Heilmann .391
5 Edd Roush .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 12
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Joe Hauser 6
4 Ira Flagstead 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 34
2 Irish Meusel 27
3 High Pockets Kelly 25
4 Babe Ruth 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 12
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Sam Bohne 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.98
2 Rube Benton 1.08
3 Dolf Luque 1.13
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.69
5 Rollie Naylor 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Rollie Naylor 5
4 Pete Alexander 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 27
2 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Urban Shocker 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 3
2 Howard Ehmke 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Ty Cobb .392
3 Harry Heilmann .390
4 Zack Wheat .365
5 Hack Miller .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
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 Irish Meusel 134
2 Cy Williams 134
4 Babe Ruth 120
5 Rogers Hornsby 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 36
3 Frankie Frisch 34
4 George Burns 30
5 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.29
2 Dolf Luque 2.80
3 Red Faber 2.85
4 Bob Shawkey 2.85
5 Eddie Rommel 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Eppa Rixey 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 135
2 Dazzy Vance 132
3 Red Faber 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 120
5 Johnny Morrison 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Hub Pruett 7
3 Allen Russell 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5