On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 29 .685 --
Indians 50 45 .526 14.5
Browns 47 44 .516 15.5
Tigers 44 44 .500 17.0
White Sox 44 46 .489 18.0
Athletics 42 49 .462 20.5
Senators 39 51 .433 23.0
Red Sox 34 55 .382 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 33 .645 --
Pirates 57 35 .620 2.5
Reds 56 36 .609 3.5
Cubs 50 44 .532 10.5
Robins 47 45 .511 12.5
Cardinals 48 47 .505 13.0
Phillies 28 63 .308 31.0
Braves 25 68 .269 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 5
2 Bob O'Farrell 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 John Kelleher 1
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Bob O'Farrell 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Hack Miller 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Pinelli 2
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Rabbit Maranville 1
2 Johnny Rawlings 1
2 Pie Traynor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Bentley 0.80
1 Guy Morton 0.80
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.56
4 Jesse Haines 0.55
5 Waite Hoyt 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Guy Morton 4
5 Waite Hoyt 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .401
2 Rogers Hornsby .398
3 Babe Ruth .383
4 Zack Wheat .381
5 Tris Speaker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 25
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Ken Williams 18
4 Harry Heilmann 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 88
2 Irish Meusel 82
3 Cy Williams 75
4 Frankie Frisch 74
5 Babe Ruth 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 28
1 George Grantham 28
3 Max Carey 24
3 Johnny Mostil 24
5 Cliff Heathcote 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.66
2 Stan Coveleski 2.38
3 Allen Russell 2.42
4 Elam Vangilder 2.67
5 Rollie Naylor 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 16
2 Johnny Morrison 15
2 Urban Shocker 15
2 George Uhle 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 100
1 Dazzy Vance 100
3 Bob Shawkey 81
4 Walter Johnson 78
4 Urban Shocker 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .485
2 Babe Ruth .440
3 Harry Heilmann .436
4 Joe Sewell .413
5 Marty McManus .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 6
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Hack Miller 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 17
1 Earl Sheely 17
3 Frankie Frisch 16
4 Hod Ford 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Roy Elsh 4
2 George Grantham 4
2 Wid Matthews 4
2 Jack Smith 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Edwards 0.96
2 Herman Pillette 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
4 George Smith 1.29
4 Clarence Mitchell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Danforth 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jack Bentley 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 22
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Jimmy Ring 15
4 James Edwards 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .511
2 Rogers Hornsby .458
3 Babe Ruth .450
4 Pie Traynor .415
5 Joe Sewell .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Irish Meusel 8
2 Jack Tobin 8
2 Ken Williams 8
5 Jack Fournier 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 40
2 Rogers Hornsby 33
3 Harry Heilmann 32
4 Irish Meusel 29
5 Jack Fournier 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 10
1 Johnny Mostil 10
3 Max Carey 9
4 Cliff Heathcote 8
5 Jigger Statz 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Smith 1.38
2 Dazzy Vance 1.50
3 Dixie Leverett 1.96
4 Waite Hoyt 2.14
5 Dolf Luque 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 7
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Dolf Luque 33
3 Urban Shocker 30
4 Dave Danforth 28
4 Guy Morton 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 Dixie Leverett 2
2 Johnny Stuart 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .404
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Eddie Collins .368
5 Babe Ruth .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Ken Williams 35
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Irish Meusel 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 130
2 Wally Pipp 122
3 Reb Russell 121
3 Babe Ruth 121
5 Cy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Eddie Collins 38
3 George Grantham 30
4 Johnny Mostil 29
5 Frankie Frisch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.20
2 Stan Coveleski 2.64
3 Elam Vangilder 2.87
4 Babe Adams 2.89
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 26
2 Bullet Joe Bush 25
2 Urban Shocker 25
4 Pete Donohue 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
2 Urban Shocker 141
3 Red Faber 135
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 2 tied 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 9
2 Allen Russell 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Claude Jonnard 5
5 6 tied 4