On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	26	.683	--
Indians	45	39	.536	12.0
Browns	41	40	.506	14.5
Athletics	40	41	.494	15.5
Tigers	39	41	.488	16.0
White Sox	37	41	.474	17.0
Senators	34	46	.425	21.0
Red Sox	29	47	.382	24.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Indians 6, Yankees 0

Yankees 11, Indians 7

Senators 4, Tigers 2

Browns 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	29	.651	--
Reds	48	30	.615	3.5
Pirates	48	32	.600	4.5
Cubs	45	39	.536	9.5
Robins	41	39	.513	11.5
Cardinals	42	42	.500	12.5
Braves	23	56	.291	29.0
Phillies	23	57	.288	29.5

Games

Robins 8, Pirates 4

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Cardinals 13, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Pipp	7
2	Frank Brower	4
2	Max Flack	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Ward	5
2	Max Flack	4
2	George Grantham	4
4	Bill McCarren	3
4	Curt Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
2	Dutch Schliebner	1
2	Joe Sewell	1
2	Jack Smith	1
2	Casey Stengel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Bentley	0.50
2	Jack Scott	0.44
3	Bullet Joe Bush	0.43
4	Tony Kaufmann	0.42
5	Hooks Dauss	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Bentley	5
1	Tony Kaufmann	5
3	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Jesse Haines	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.405
2	Harry Heilmann	.395
3	Zack Wheat	.381
4	Edd Roush	.376
5	Babe Ruth	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	23
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Ken Williams	15
4	Jack Fournier	12
4	Harry Heilmann	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	76
2	Irish Meusel	70
3	Cy Williams	68
4	Wally Pipp	66
5	Babe Ruth	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	24
3	Max Carey	23
4	Cliff Heathcote	20
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.36
2	Rollie Naylor	2.25
3	Allen Russell	2.38
4	Stan Coveleski	2.45
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	14
2	Bullet Joe Bush	13
2	Dolf Luque	13
2	Johnny Morrison	13
2	George Uhle	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	96
2	Dolf Luque	87
3	Bullet Joe Bush	75
4	Bob Shawkey	74
5	Urban Shocker	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	5 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.576
2	Tris Speaker	.527
3	Max Flack	.455
4	Homer Summa	.450
5	Charlie Hollocher	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Bubbles Hargrave	5
2	Irish Meusel	5
2	Jack Tobin	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	24
2	Tris Speaker	23
3	Rube Lutzke	21
4	Harry Heilmann	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Jigger Statz	6
3	George Grantham	5
3	Cliff Heathcote	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	1.14
2	Tiny Osborne	1.33
2	Dazzy Vance	1.33
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Bill Piercy	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Urban Shocker	21
3	Burleigh Grimes	15
3	Slim Harriss	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	2
2	Clyde Barfoot	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	Dixie Leverett	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Rogers Hornsby	.434
3	Jack Fournier	.430
4	Pie Traynor	.416
5	Whitey Witt	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	11
2	Bubbles Hargrave	8
2	Babe Ruth	8
4	Harry Heilmann	7
5	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	35
1	Tris Speaker	35
3	Rube Lutzke	32
4	Harry Heilmann	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
1	George Grantham	14
3	Cliff Heathcote	12
4	Jigger Statz	8
5	Eddie Collins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.29
2	Dutch Henry	1.39
3	Urban Shocker	1.91
4	Johnny Morrison	1.93
5	Pete Alexander	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
1	Tony Kaufmann	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Urban Shocker	34
3	Dolf Luque	31
4	Guy Morton	27
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sloppy Thurston	3
2	Claude Jonnard	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.371
3	Edd Roush	.367
4	Zack Wheat	.367
5	Ty Cobb	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	35
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Reb Russell	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	124
2	Wally Pipp	123
3	Babe Ruth	121
4	Cy Williams	118
4	Ken Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	George Burns	28
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.30
2	Stan Coveleski	2.67
3	Johnny Morrison	2.81
4	Elam Vangilder	2.82
5	Red Faber	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	George Uhle	27
3	Urban Shocker	25
4	Johnny Morrison	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	152
2	Red Faber	140
3	Urban Shocker	139
4	Bob Shawkey	134
5	Bullet Joe Bush	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Claude Jonnard	5
2	Dixie Leverett	5
2	Allen Russell	5