On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1923

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 44 .662 --
Indians 71 57 .555 14.0
Tigers 65 60 .520 18.5
Browns 65 62 .512 19.5
Senators 62 67 .481 23.5
White Sox 58 69 .457 26.5
Athletics 54 73 .425 30.5
Red Sox 49 78 .386 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 52 .620 --
Pirates 78 55 .586 5.0
Reds 78 56 .582 5.5
Cubs 72 62 .537 11.5
Cardinals 69 66 .511 15.0
Robins 64 67 .489 18.0
Braves 44 88 .333 38.5
Phillies 43 87 .331 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Griffith 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Wally Schang 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 3
1 Aaron Ward 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Bailey 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Decatur 0.40
1 Jack Quinn 0.40
3 Lee Meadows 0.38
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.33
5 Pete Donohue 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Lee Meadows 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Decatur 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Lee Meadows 3
4 Pete Donohue 2
4 Sad Sam Jones 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Babe Ruth .391
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Joe Sewell .374
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
1 Cy Williams 35
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Jack Fournier 20
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 116
1 Tris Speaker 116
3 Babe Ruth 110
4 Frankie Frisch 104
5 Wally Pipp 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 George Grantham 40
3 Eddie Collins 39
4 Johnny Mostil 34
5 Cliff Heathcote 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.07
2 Allen Russell 2.60
3 Stan Coveleski 2.69
4 Eppa Rixey 2.92
5 Bill Piercy 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Dolf Luque 23
3 Johnny Morrison 21
4 Urban Shocker 20
5 Pete Alexander 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 162
2 Dolf Luque 134
3 Urban Shocker 110
4 Bullet Joe Bush 108
4 Bob Shawkey 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 7
2 Claude Jonnard 6
3 Bert Cole 5
3 Slim Harriss 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .455
2 Ken Williams .436
3 Johnny Mostil .433
4 Jack Tobin .409
5 Max Flack .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Cy Williams 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Ward 13
2 Tony Boeckel 12
2 Bucky Harris 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Max Carey 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
5 Johnny Mostil 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Dumovich 0.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
3 Bob Shawkey 0.87
4 Bob Hasty 1.08
5 Lee Meadows 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Bob Hasty 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 18
2 Bob Shawkey 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Herb Pennock 13
5 Syl Johnson 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 2
2 Bert Cole 1
2 Ken Holloway 1
2 Tony Kaufmann 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .456
2 Tris Speaker .427
3 Harry Heilmann .412
4 Ken Williams .410
5 Jim Bottomley .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Cy Williams 6
2 Ken Williams 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 Tris Speaker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 32
2 Joe Judge 27
3 Babe Ruth 25
4 Goose Goslin 24
4 Irish Meusel 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 George Grantham 11
3 Jack Smith 10
4 Cliff Heathcote 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.77
2 Ray Kolp 1.93
3 Lee Meadows 1.99
4 Bill Doak 2.01
5 Dolf Luque 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Syl Johnson 5
3 Lee Meadows 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Syl Johnson 31
3 Herb Pennock 28
4 Jimmy Ring 26
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 5
2 Bert Cole 2
2 Pete Donohue 2
2 Herb Pennock 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Tris Speaker .371
4 Jim Bottomley .364
5 Joe Sewell .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Cy Williams 38
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Jack Fournier 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 127
2 Babe Ruth 126
3 Tris Speaker 119
4 Wally Pipp 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 George Grantham 42
4 Johnny Mostil 35
5 Cliff Heathcote 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.30
2 Stan Coveleski 2.69
3 Allen Russell 2.72
4 Eppa Rixey 2.77
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 29
2 Dolf Luque 25
3 Johnny Morrison 23
4 Bullet Joe Bush 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Dolf Luque 144
3 Bullet Joe Bush 132
4 Urban Shocker 131
5 Bob Shawkey 125

Saves

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