On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 36 .660 --
Indians 60 50 .545 12.0
Browns 53 51 .510 16.0
Tigers 50 51 .495 17.5
White Sox 50 55 .476 19.5
Senators 48 56 .462 21.0
Athletics 46 59 .438 23.5
Red Sox 42 61 .408 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 38 .651 --
Pirates 63 45 .583 7.5
Reds 62 45 .579 8.0
Cubs 57 51 .528 13.5
Robins 55 53 .509 15.5
Cardinals 55 55 .500 16.5
Phillies 36 71 .336 34.0
Braves 32 73 .305 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 6
2 Sammy Hale 4
2 Heinie Scheer 4
2 Frank Welch 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Joe Sewell 1
1 Earl Sheely 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 6
2 Joe Sewell 4
3 Tris Speaker 3
4 Chick Galloway 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Sammy Hale 1
2 Rube Lutzke 1
2 Johnny Rawlings 1
2 Heinie Scheer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Blankenship 0.60
1 Lee Meadows 0.60
3 Slim Harriss 0.30
4 Dixie Leverett 0.29
5 Walter Johnson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Edwards 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Dixie Leverett 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 6
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 Joe Shaute 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Morton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .406
2 Babe Ruth .394
3 Harry Heilmann .394
4 Jim Bottomley .366
5 Jack Fournier .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 29
1 Cy Williams 29
3 Ken Williams 21
4 Jack Fournier 16
5 Hack Miller 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 102
2 Irish Meusel 94
3 Frankie Frisch 90
4 Babe Ruth 88
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 33
2 Max Carey 32
3 George Grantham 31
4 Johnny Mostil 28
5 Cliff Heathcote 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.08
2 Allen Russell 2.34
3 Stan Coveleski 2.55
4 Dazzy Vance 2.63
5 Elam Vangilder 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 18
2 Pete Alexander 17
2 Dolf Luque 17
2 Johnny Morrison 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 122
2 Dolf Luque 115
3 Walter Johnson 94
4 Bullet Joe Bush 92
5 Urban Shocker 91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Welch .487
2 Jim Bottomley .474
3 Ken Williams .463
4 Chick Fewster .457
5 Rogers Hornsby .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Jack Fournier 4
3 Tommy Griffith 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 20
2 Sammy Hale 19
2 Joe Sewell 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Jack Smith 6
3 Sparky Adams 5
3 Eddie Collins 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Barfoot 0.00
1 Lou North 0.00
3 Huck Betts 0.64
4 Eppa Rixey 1.04
5 Joe Oeschger 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Syl Johnson 16
2 Walter Johnson 16
4 Howard Ehmke 15
5 Bullet Joe Bush 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
2 Urban Shocker 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .450
2 Rogers Hornsby .420
3 Bernie Friberg .411
4 Jim Bottomley .408
5 Sammy Hale .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Cy Williams 7
3 Hack Miller 6
3 Jack Tobin 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Joe Hauser 31
2 Earl Sheely 31
4 Joe Sewell 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 12
2 Max Carey 11
2 Jack Smith 11
4 Sparky Adams 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Danforth 1.35
2 Dazzy Vance 1.60
3 Eppa Rixey 1.81
4 George Mogridge 2.15
5 Pete Donohue 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Clarence Mitchell 6
2 George Uhle 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Walter Johnson 34
3 Dolf Luque 28
4 Urban Shocker 27
5 Howard Ehmke 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 3
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Herb Pennock 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
2 Urban Shocker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Zack Wheat .378
3 Babe Ruth .372
4 Eddie Collins .368
5 Charlie Jamieson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Cy Williams 37
3 Ken Williams 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 28
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 132
2 Babe Ruth 125
3 Wally Pipp 118
3 Cy Williams 118
5 Tris Speaker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 George Grantham 33
3 Johnny Mostil 33
5 Cliff Heathcote 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.44
2 Stan Coveleski 2.55
3 Eppa Rixey 2.75
4 Elam Vangilder 2.85
5 George Mogridge 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Pete Donohue 24
3 Bullet Joe Bush 23
3 Johnny Morrison 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 162
2 Urban Shocker 140
3 Red Faber 136
4 Dolf Luque 132
5 Bob Shawkey 130

Saves

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