On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 32 .680 --
Indians 56 47 .544 13.5
Browns 51 49 .510 17.0
Tigers 47 48 .495 18.5
White Sox 47 51 .480 20.0
Senators 45 53 .459 22.0
Athletics 43 55 .439 24.0
Red Sox 38 60 .388 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 35 .660 --
Pirates 60 40 .600 6.5
Reds 61 42 .592 7.0
Cubs 54 49 .524 14.0
Robins 51 50 .505 16.0
Cardinals 51 53 .490 17.5
Phillies 33 68 .327 34.0
Braves 30 71 .297 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Joe Hauser 5
3 Jake Daubert 4
3 Sammy Hale 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Bing Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 4
2 Sammy Hale 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Homer Ezzell 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.58
2 Bill Piercy 0.50
3 Urban Shocker 0.45
4 Dutch Ruether 0.33
5 Herman Pillette 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Dinty Gearin 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 7
2 Urban Shocker 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Pete Donohue 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Harry Heilmann .393
3 Babe Ruth .391
4 Zack Wheat .382
5 Pie Traynor .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 28
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Ken Williams 19
4 Jack Fournier 15
5 Hack Miller 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 93
2 Irish Meusel 89
3 Frankie Frisch 85
4 Babe Ruth 83
5 Cy Williams 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 30
2 George Grantham 28
3 Max Carey 27
4 Johnny Mostil 26
5 Cliff Heathcote 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.89
2 Allen Russell 2.17
3 Stan Coveleski 2.36
4 Rollie Naylor 2.71
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 17
1 George Uhle 17
3 Pete Alexander 16
3 Pete Donohue 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 110
2 Dazzy Vance 107
3 Urban Shocker 90
4 Bullet Joe Bush 87
4 Walter Johnson 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 6
1 Allen Russell 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 Jack Quinn 4
5 11 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .500
2 Rabbit Maranville .490
3 Frankie Frisch .468
4 Irish Meusel .415
5 Joe Hauser .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Hack Miller 4
4 Frank Brower 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 16
1 Travis Jackson 16
1 Irish Meusel 16
4 Babe Ruth 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 4
1 Jack Smith 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Marquard 0.39
2 Dave Danforth 0.46
3 Tiny Osborne 0.56
4 George Mogridge 0.92
5 Whitey Glazner 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
1 Jimmy Ring 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 15
2 Dolf Luque 14
2 Urban Shocker 14
4 Johnny Morrison 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Bert Cole 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .472
2 Babe Ruth .466
3 Tris Speaker .454
4 Pie Traynor .398
5 Jim Bottomley .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Marty McManus 7
3 Frank Brower 6
3 Irish Meusel 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Tris Speaker 32
4 Irish Meusel 31
5 Babe Ruth 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Max Carey 9
3 Jack Smith 8
4 George Grantham 7
4 Sam Rice 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Danforth 1.31
2 James Edwards 1.82
3 Dazzy Vance 1.87
4 Eppa Rixey 1.94
5 2 tied 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
2 Dave Danforth 6
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 32
2 Walter Johnson 31
3 Urban Shocker 30
4 Dazzy Vance 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 Johnny Stuart 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Eddie Collins .376
3 Zack Wheat .372
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Tris Speaker .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 36
3 Ken Williams 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Irish Meusel 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 128
2 Babe Ruth 124
3 Cy Williams 119
4 Wally Pipp 115
5 Reb Russell 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Johnny Mostil 31
4 George Grantham 30
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.38
2 Stan Coveleski 2.50
3 Eppa Rixey 2.87
4 Bullet Joe Bush 2.94
5 Waite Hoyt 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
2 Urban Shocker 146
3 Red Faber 133
4 Bullet Joe Bush 132
5 Bob Shawkey 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
1 Claude Jonnard 8
3 Allen Russell 6
4 Walter Johnson 5
5 6 tied 4