On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 21 .632 --
Athletics 31 24 .564 4.0
Indians 31 26 .544 5.0
Tigers 27 30 .474 9.0
Browns 26 29 .473 9.0
White Sox 23 29 .442 10.5
Senators 24 31 .436 11.0
Red Sox 21 29 .420 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 20 .649 --
Pirates 31 22 .585 4.0
Reds 32 23 .582 4.0
Cardinals 30 27 .526 7.0
Cubs 31 28 .525 7.0
Robins 28 27 .509 8.0
Braves 19 38 .333 18.0
Phillies 16 39 .291 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 4
1 Bernie Friberg 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Everett Scott 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Larry Woodall 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Reb Russell 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
4 Tony Boeckel 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Frank Bruggy 1
1 George Burns 1
1 George Burns 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Rommel 0.44
2 Red Faber 0.33
3 Howard Ehmke 0.25
3 Herb Pennock 0.25
5 Rube Benton 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
3 Herb Pennock 3
3 Rube Walberg 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Nick Dumovich 1
1 James Edwards 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .428
2 Zack Wheat .389
3 Charlie Grimm .385
4 Frankie Frisch .378
5 Eddie Collins .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 20
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Joe Hauser 9
3 Hack Miller 9
3 Ken Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 61
2 Wally Pipp 49
3 Stuffy McInnis 47
4 Jim Bottomley 46
4 3 others tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 24
2 Sam Bohne 14
2 George Grantham 14
2 Johnny Mostil 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.26
2 Allen Russell 1.60
3 Rube Benton 1.96
4 Stan Coveleski 2.13
5 Rollie Naylor 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 10
1 Howard Ehmke 10
1 Johnny Morrison 10
4 Bullet Joe Bush 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 64
2 Dazzy Vance 60
3 Bob Shawkey 56
4 Bullet Joe Bush 55
4 Red Faber 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Walter Johnson 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .444
2 Edd Roush .439
2 Earl Sheely .439
4 Cliff Heathcote .432
5 Fred Haney .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob O'Farrell 5
2 Hack Miller 4
3 Frank Brower 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Miller 22
1 Bob O'Farrell 22
3 Goose Goslin 15
3 Tris Speaker 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 8
2 Bucky Harris 6
2 Charlie Hollocher 6
4 Eddie Collins 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.46
4 Rosy Ryan 0.98
5 Rube Benton 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Howard Ehmke 4
1 Ken Holloway 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 21
1 Dolf Luque 21
3 Vic Aldridge 17
3 Walter Johnson 17
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .395
2 Carson Bigbee .394
3 Johnny Mokan .393
4 Eddie Collins .392
5 Charlie Grimm .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Joe Hauser 6
2 Cy Williams 6
4 Frank Brower 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 27
1 Hack Miller 27
3 Goose Goslin 25
3 Bob O'Farrell 25
3 Tris Speaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 11
2 George Grantham 8
2 Bucky Harris 8
2 Johnny Mostil 8
5 Max Carey 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.44
2 Guy Morton 1.03
3 Rube Benton 1.37
4 Dazzy Vance 1.87
5 Allen Russell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Johnny Morrison 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 32
2 Red Faber 28
3 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dazzy Vance 26
5 Bob Shawkey 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 2
1 Art Decatur 2
1 Howard Ehmke 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Allen Russell 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Ty Cobb .383
3 Zack Wheat .361
4 Eddie Collins .359
5 Charlie Hollocher .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 40
3 Rogers Hornsby 32
4 Ken Williams 31
5 Tillie Walker 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 130
2 Ken Williams 125
3 Babe Ruth 121
4 Irish Meusel 120
5 Bob Meusel 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 George Burns 30
5 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.40
2 Stan Coveleski 2.54
3 Elam Vangilder 2.81
4 Bob Shawkey 2.81
5 Eddie Rommel 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Wilbur Cooper 23
3 Eppa Rixey 23
3 George Uhle 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 142
2 Bob Shawkey 141
3 Dazzy Vance 127
4 Bullet Joe Bush 124
5 3 tied 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
2 Allen Russell 6
5 Lou North 5