On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	19	.642	--
Athletics	29	22	.569	4.0
Indians	30	23	.566	4.0
Tigers	25	28	.472	9.0
Browns	23	28	.451	10.0
Red Sox	20	26	.435	10.5
Senators	22	29	.431	11.0
White Sox	20	28	.417	11.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 1

Yankees 9, Browns 4

Indians 8, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	19	.642	--
Pirates	30	21	.588	3.0
Reds	29	22	.569	4.0
Cardinals	29	24	.547	5.0
Robins	27	24	.529	6.0
Cubs	29	26	.527	6.0
Braves	18	37	.327	17.0
Phillies	14	37	.275	19.0

Games

Cubs 7, Robins 3

Reds 9, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Gerber	4
1	Earl Sheely	4
1	Milt Stock	4
4	Jack Fournier	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Wally Gerber	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Milt Stock	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
4	Max Carey	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	0.67
2	Bob Shawkey	0.58
3	Red Faber	0.50
4	Howard Ehmke	0.44
5	Lefty Weinert	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Barfoot	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	7
2	Red Faber	5
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Tony Kaufmann	4
3	Guy Morton	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.427
2	Zack Wheat	.403
3	Eddie Collins	.383
4	Charlie Grimm	.382
5	George Burns	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	20
2	Babe Ruth	13
3	Hack Miller	9
3	Ken Williams	9
5	Joe Hauser	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	61
2	Irish Meusel	45
2	Wally Pipp	45
4	Jim Bottomley	43
4	3 others tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	21
2	Sam Bohne	13
2	Johnny Mostil	13
4	Charlie Jamieson	12
5	George Grantham	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.39
2	Allen Russell	1.51
3	Stan Coveleski	2.05
4	Rollie Naylor	2.20
5	Claude Jonnard	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	10
2	Howard Ehmke	9
2	Johnny Morrison	9
2	George Uhle	9
5	8 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	56
1	Bob Shawkey	56
3	Dazzy Vance	55
4	Bullet Joe Bush	52
5	Red Faber	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Walter Johnson	3
3	Jim Bagby	2
3	Stan Coveleski	2
3	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.500
1	Edd Roush	.500
3	Carson Bigbee	.432
4	Cliff Heathcote	.425
5	Harry Heilmann	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Miller	4
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	Bob O'Farrell	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Miller	18
2	Goose Goslin	15
2	Tris Speaker	15
4	Bob O'Farrell	14
5	Milt Stock	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
1	Jigger Statz	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.33
2	Sloppy Thurston	0.75
3	Pete Donohue	1.00
4	Bert Cole	1.13
5	Rube Benton	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	22
2	Dolf Luque	19
3	Vic Aldridge	16
3	Bob Shawkey	16
5	Tony Kaufmann	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Decatur	2
1	Walter Johnson	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.423
2	Muddy Ruel	.414
3	Edd Roush	.396
4	Babe Ruth	.396
5	Carson Bigbee	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Cy Williams	7
3	Joe Hauser	5
3	Hack Miller	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	26
2	Bob Meusel	25
2	Zack Wheat	25
4	High Pockets Kelly	24
4	Babe Ruth	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	11
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	George Grantham	6
3	Bucky Harris	6
5	7 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.46
2	Rube Benton	1.26
3	Allen Russell	1.55
4	Whitey Glazner	2.08
5	Dewey Metivier	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Johnny Morrison	5
3	Rollie Naylor	5
3	George Uhle	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	31
2	Dolf Luque	29
2	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Dazzy Vance	25
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Allen Russell	3
3	Stan Coveleski	2
3	Art Decatur	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Ty Cobb	.384
3	Zack Wheat	.364
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Tris Speaker	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	41
3	Rogers Hornsby	33
3	Ken Williams	33
5	Tillie Walker	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	131
2	Ken Williams	128
3	Irish Meusel	122
4	Babe Ruth	120
5	Bob Meusel	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	George Burns	30
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.47
2	Dolf Luque	2.66
3	Bob Shawkey	2.86
4	Elam Vangilder	2.88
5	Red Faber	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Eppa Rixey	24
5	George Uhle	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	142
2	Red Faber	140
3	Dazzy Vance	127
4	Wilbur Cooper	122
4	Johnny Morrison	122

Saves

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