On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	23	.676	--
Indians	38	35	.521	11.0
Tigers	35	36	.493	13.0
Athletics	35	36	.493	13.0
White Sox	33	35	.485	13.5
Browns	34	37	.479	14.0
Senators	32	39	.451	16.0
Red Sox	26	40	.394	19.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 0

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Indians 27, Red Sox 3

Indians 8, Red Sox 5

Tigers 9, Athletics 6

Browns 13, Yankees 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	24	.667	--
Pirates	44	26	.629	3.0
Reds	41	28	.594	5.5
Robins	37	33	.529	10.0
Cubs	39	36	.520	10.5
Cardinals	35	40	.467	14.5
Braves	22	49	.310	25.5
Phillies	21	51	.292	27.0

Games

Robins 10, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 7, Robins 1

Reds 4, Giants 2

Pirates 18, Phillies 5

Cubs 9, Braves 1

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Lutzke	6
1	Homer Summa	6
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Wally Gerber	5
3	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Bubbles Hargrave	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Riggs Stephenson	7
2	Rube Lutzke	6
2	Pie Traynor	6
4	Hank DeBerry	5
4	Tris Speaker	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Sewell	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Max Flack	1
2	Bernie Friberg	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.67
2	Pete Alexander	0.60
3	Hooks Dauss	0.42
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.42
5	Dutch Ruether	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Guy Morton	6
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Hugh McQuillan	5
3	Dutch Ruether	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dewey Metivier	1
1	Johnny Stuart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.414
2	Zack Wheat	.382
3	Jack Fournier	.380
4	Edd Roush	.374
5	Charlie Jamieson	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	18
3	Ken Williams	13
4	Jack Fournier	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	66
2	Cy Williams	63
3	Wally Pipp	61
4	Bob Meusel	59
4	Irish Meusel	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	21
3	Max Carey	19
4	Cliff Heathcote	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.34
2	Allen Russell	2.01
3	Rollie Naylor	2.20
4	Stan Coveleski	2.41
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	12
1	Johnny Morrison	12
1	Urban Shocker	12
4	Bullet Joe Bush	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	78
1	Dazzy Vance	78
3	Bob Shawkey	68
4	Bullet Joe Bush	66
5	Red Faber	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Claude Jonnard	3
5	17 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.561
2	Whitey Witt	.500
3	Jack Fournier	.492
4	Jigger Statz	.467
5	Ross Youngs	.451

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Bubbles Hargrave	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	26
2	Tris Speaker	19
3	Charlie Grimm	17
3	Rube Lutzke	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	George Grantham	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Hamilton	0.50
2	George Mogridge	0.66
3	Dutch Henry	1.10
4	Sherry Smith	1.25
5	Joe Shaute	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Jack Bentley	3
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	18
1	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Pete Alexander	16
4	Guy Morton	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.455
2	Jack Fournier	.441
3	Whitey Witt	.424
4	Edd Roush	.411
5	Pie Traynor	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	10
2	Harry Heilmann	7
2	Bob O'Farrell	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
5	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	34
2	Bob O'Farrell	33
3	Tris Speaker	32
4	Rube Lutzke	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	15
2	Max Carey	10
2	Cliff Heathcote	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.80
2	George Mogridge	0.95
3	Johnny Morrison	1.47
4	Sloppy Thurston	1.74
5	Jesse Barnes	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Ken Holloway	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	35
2	Urban Shocker	28
3	Dazzy Vance	27
4	Mike Cvengros	24
4	Bob Shawkey	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Ty Cobb	.369
3	Edd Roush	.365
4	Zack Wheat	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	Ken Williams	32
5	Tillie Walker	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	123
2	Cy Williams	121
3	Wally Pipp	118
3	Ken Williams	118
5	Bob Meusel	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	38
3	Frankie Frisch	30
4	George Burns	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.63
3	Bob Shawkey	2.78
4	Red Faber	2.83
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	Eddie Rommel	25
2	George Uhle	25
4	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Urban Shocker	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	138
2	Bob Shawkey	135
2	Urban Shocker	135
2	Dazzy Vance	135
5	Bullet Joe Bush	125

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