On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	22	.651	--
Athletics	34	29	.540	7.0
Indians	33	30	.524	8.0
Browns	30	32	.484	10.5
Tigers	30	33	.476	11.0
White Sox	27	31	.466	11.5
Senators	28	35	.444	13.0
Red Sox	23	34	.404	15.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 10, Athletics 9

Tigers 5, Browns 3

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	44	20	.688	--
Pirates	38	24	.613	5.0
Reds	36	26	.581	7.0
Cubs	35	32	.522	10.5
Robins	32	30	.516	11.0
Cardinals	32	34	.485	13.0
Braves	20	44	.313	24.0
Phillies	18	45	.286	25.5

Games

Cubs 11, Cardinals 4

Robins 14, Phillies 5

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Pirates 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Chick Galloway	4
3	Edd Roush	4
3	Pie Traynor	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	4
2	Pat Duncan	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	1.00
2	Alex Ferguson	0.89
3	Jim Bagby	0.36
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.28
5	Tony Kaufmann	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Ferguson	8
2	Dolf Luque	7
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.427
2	Zack Wheat	.399
3	Frankie Frisch	.372
4	Eddie Collins	.369
5	Charlie Jamieson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	20
2	Babe Ruth	14
3	Ken Williams	11
4	Joe Hauser	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	61
2	Wally Pipp	54
3	Irish Meusel	53
4	Zack Wheat	52
5	Bob Meusel	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	26
2	George Grantham	18
3	Max Carey	16
4	Sam Bohne	14
4	2 others tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.24
2	Allen Russell	2.15
3	Rollie Naylor	2.20
4	Stan Coveleski	2.26
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	11
1	Johnny Morrison	11
1	Urban Shocker	11
4	Bullet Joe Bush	10
4	5 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	74
2	Dazzy Vance	66
3	Bullet Joe Bush	64
3	Bob Shawkey	64
5	Red Faber	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Claude Jonnard	3
5	13 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cotton Tierney	.551
2	Jack Fournier	.500
3	Whitey Witt	.471
4	Fred Haney	.468
5	Max Carey	.447

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	6
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Cotton Tierney	4
4	Bubbles Hargrave	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	20
2	Zack Wheat	16
3	Bob O'Farrell	14
4	Bernie Friberg	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	10
2	Max Carey	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
4	Eddie Collins	5
4	Hervey McClellan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.50
2	George Mogridge	1.11
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.26
4	Ray Kolp	1.38
5	Urban Shocker	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Tony Kaufmann	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	24
2	Jack Quinn	17
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	Bob Shawkey	15
5	Rube Walberg	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
1	Sloppy Thurston	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cotton Tierney	.443
2	Harry Heilmann	.418
3	Earl Sheely	.414
4	Fred Haney	.412
5	Edd Roush	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	7
1	Harry Heilmann	7
3	Bob O'Farrell	6
4	Babe Ruth	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	28
2	Zack Wheat	27
3	Jack Fournier	26
3	Ross Youngs	26
5	Tris Speaker	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	12
2	Eddie Collins	11
3	Bucky Harris	9
4	Max Carey	8
4	Cliff Heathcote	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.71
2	Ray Kolp	1.61
3	Rube Benton	1.97
4	George Mogridge	2.00
5	Howard Ehmke	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Dolf Luque	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
4	Vic Aldridge	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	37
2	Bob Shawkey	29
2	Dazzy Vance	29
4	Bullet Joe Bush	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	3
2	Stan Coveleski	2
2	Art Decatur	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Ty Cobb	.380
3	Zack Wheat	.365
4	Eddie Collins	.362
5	Frankie Frisch	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	35
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
4	Ken Williams	31
5	Tillie Walker	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	122
1	Cy Williams	122
3	Babe Ruth	119
4	Bob Meusel	118
5	Ken Williams	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	George Burns	31
3	Frankie Frisch	31
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.34
2	Stan Coveleski	2.65
3	Bob Shawkey	2.77
4	Red Faber	2.87
5	Elam Vangilder	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	Eddie Rommel	24
2	George Uhle	24
4	Johnny Morrison	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	142
2	Red Faber	137
3	Bullet Joe Bush	128
4	Urban Shocker	127
4	Dazzy Vance	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	8
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Hub Pruett	6
4	Claude Jonnard	5
4	2 others tied	5