On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	40	.652	--
Indians	63	54	.538	13.0
Tigers	57	54	.514	16.0
Browns	58	56	.509	16.5
Senators	56	58	.491	18.5
White Sox	53	62	.461	22.0
Athletics	50	64	.439	24.5
Red Sox	44	68	.393	29.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Senators 20, Indians 8

Yankees 7, Tigers 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	45	.628	--
Reds	71	46	.607	3.0
Pirates	70	48	.593	4.5
Cubs	65	54	.546	10.0
Cardinals	59	61	.492	16.5
Robins	57	61	.483	17.5
Phillies	39	78	.333	35.0
Braves	36	80	.310	37.5

Games

Reds 4, Robins 0

Pirates 7, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Sam Rice	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Jack Smith	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	6
2	Al DeVormer	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Marty McManus	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	1.17
2	Charlie Robertson	0.75
3	Tony Kaufmann	0.64
4	Johnny Couch	0.56
5	Herb Pennock	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Ralph Head	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Rollie Naylor	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Kaufmann	7
1	Dolf Luque	7
1	Herb Pennock	7
4	Charlie Robertson	6
5	Johnny Couch	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Monroe Mitchell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.400
2	Rogers Hornsby	.392
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Joe Sewell	.368
5	Jim Bottomley	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
1	Cy Williams	32
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Jack Fournier	16
4	2 others tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	107
1	Tris Speaker	107
3	Babe Ruth	101
4	Frankie Frisch	96
5	2 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	38
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Max Carey	36
4	Cliff Heathcote	31
5	Johnny Mostil	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.00
2	Allen Russell	2.30
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Dazzy Vance	2.77
5	George Mogridge	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	21
2	Dolf Luque	20
3	Pete Alexander	18
3	Pete Donohue	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	140
2	Dolf Luque	127
3	Bullet Joe Bush	99
3	Urban Shocker	99
5	Walter Johnson	95

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	Babe Ruth	.487
2	Joe Sewell	.469
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.462
3	Frank Welch	.462
5	Jake Daubert	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Clyde Barnhart	3
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	Cliff Lee	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	22
2	Joe Judge	18
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Joe Hauser	15
4	Irish Meusel	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	9
2	Cliff Heathcote	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Jack Smith	7
5	Eddie Collins	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	0.84
2	Johnny Cooney	1.13
3	Dolf Luque	1.33
4	Art Nehf	1.53
5	2 tied	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Syl Johnson	3
2	Dolf Luque	3
2	Herb Pennock	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Syl Johnson	17
3	Tony Kaufmann	15
3	Herb Pennock	15
5	Burleigh Grimes	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Herb Pennock	2
3	Jack Bentley	1
3	Bert Cole	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.477
2	Jim Bottomley	.422
3	Bernie Friberg	.414
4	Frank Welch	.407
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Cy Williams	9
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
4	Hack Miller	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	34
1	Joe Sewell	34
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Joe Hauser	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Jack Smith	12
3	George Grantham	10
3	Cliff Heathcote	10
5	Eddie Collins	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	1.52
2	Allen Russell	1.96
3	Syl Johnson	2.19
4	Huck Betts	2.20
5	Johnny Cooney	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allen Russell	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Pete Donohue	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Dolf Luque	31
3	Syl Johnson	30
4	Bullet Joe Bush	24
5	Walter Johnson	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Claude Jonnard	3
4	Monroe Mitchell	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Zack Wheat	.379
3	Babe Ruth	.376
4	Tris Speaker	.371
5	Jack Fournier	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Cy Williams	40
3	Ken Williams	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Irish Meusel	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	135
2	Babe Ruth	123
3	Wally Pipp	119
3	Cy Williams	119
5	Jim Bottomley	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	50
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	40
4	Johnny Mostil	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.32
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.76
4	George Mogridge	2.80
5	Red Faber	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	24
3	Dolf Luque	23
3	Johnny Morrison	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	168
2	Urban Shocker	142
3	Dolf Luque	141
4	Red Faber	133
5	Bullet Joe Bush	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
1	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	Rosy Ryan	5