On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	37	.654	--
Indians	60	51	.541	12.0
Browns	54	51	.514	15.0
Tigers	52	51	.505	16.0
White Sox	51	56	.477	19.0
Senators	49	57	.462	20.5
Athletics	46	61	.430	24.0
Red Sox	43	61	.413	25.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 8, Indians 6

Tigers 7, Athletics 5

Browns 5, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	40	.643	--
Reds	64	45	.587	6.5
Pirates	64	46	.582	7.0
Cubs	59	52	.532	12.5
Robins	56	54	.509	15.0
Cardinals	55	56	.495	16.5
Phillies	37	72	.339	33.5
Braves	33	75	.306	37.0

Games

Robins 7, Cardinals 1

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Giants 3

Reds 10, Giants 5

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pat Duncan	6
2	Tris Speaker	5
3	Jake Daubert	4
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Duncan	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
3	Joe Harris	3
4	George Burns	2
4	18 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Harry Hooper	2
3	Rogers Hornsby	1
3	Joe Judge	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mogridge	0.67
2	Dutch Ruether	0.45
3	Rosy Ryan	0.43
4	Rube Marquard	0.38
4	Urban Shocker	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	5
2	George Mogridge	4
3	Ken Holloway	3
3	Dolf Luque	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Babe Ruth	.395
3	Harry Heilmann	.394
4	Tris Speaker	.365
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Cy Williams	29
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	Hack Miller	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	104
2	Irish Meusel	96
3	Frankie Frisch	91
4	Babe Ruth	90
5	Cy Williams	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	35
2	George Grantham	34
3	Max Carey	32
4	Johnny Mostil	29
5	Cliff Heathcote	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.04
2	Allen Russell	2.34
3	Dazzy Vance	2.63
4	Stan Coveleski	2.69
5	Elam Vangilder	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	18
1	George Uhle	18
3	Pete Alexander	17
3	Johnny Morrison	17
3	Urban Shocker	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	122
2	Dolf Luque	118
3	Walter Johnson	94
3	Urban Shocker	94
5	Bullet Joe Bush	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	6
1	Allen Russell	6
3	Bert Cole	4
3	Walter Johnson	4
3	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.490
2	Jack Fournier	.456
3	Frank Welch	.435
4	Joe Hauser	.434
5	Jim Bottomley	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Frank Brower	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Hauser	21
2	Joe Sewell	18
3	Sammy Hale	17
4	Joe Harris	16
4	Babe Ruth	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	George Grantham	6
4	Sparky Adams	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
1	Clyde Barfoot	0.00
3	Joe Oeschger	1.06
4	Dazzy Vance	1.33
5	George Mogridge	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Dutch Ruether	3
1	Sherry Smith	3
1	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Bullet Joe Bush	14
2	Howard Ehmke	14
4	Syl Johnson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.457
2	Jim Bottomley	.415
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.415
4	Sammy Hale	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	32
2	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Tris Speaker	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	Irish Meusel	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	George Grantham	10
2	Jack Smith	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.19
2	George Mogridge	1.32
3	Dazzy Vance	1.70
4	Allen Russell	2.20
5	Syl Johnson	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Jesse Haines	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	31
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Dazzy Vance	26
4	Howard Ehmke	24
5	3 tied	22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.424
2	Zack Wheat	.377
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Eddie Collins	.371
5	Tris Speaker	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Hack Miller	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	134
2	Babe Ruth	127
3	Wally Pipp	118
4	Cy Williams	117
5	Tris Speaker	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	George Grantham	36
4	Johnny Mostil	34
5	Cliff Heathcote	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.42
2	Elam Vangilder	2.66
3	Stan Coveleski	2.67
4	Eppa Rixey	2.81
5	George Mogridge	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	26
2	Pete Donohue	24
2	Urban Shocker	24
4	Bullet Joe Bush	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	162
2	Urban Shocker	143
3	Red Faber	136
4	Dolf Luque	135
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