On This Day

Thursday, September 13, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	45	.664	--
Indians	71	58	.550	15.5
Tigers	66	61	.520	19.5
Browns	65	63	.508	21.0
Senators	63	68	.481	24.5
White Sox	58	72	.446	29.0
Athletics	55	73	.430	31.0
Red Sox	51	78	.395	35.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 8

Yankees 9, White Sox 5

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Senators 7, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	52	.623	--
Pirates	80	56	.588	5.0
Reds	80	57	.584	5.5
Cubs	72	64	.529	13.0
Cardinals	69	66	.511	15.5
Robins	66	69	.489	18.5
Phillies	44	88	.333	39.0
Braves	44	89	.331	39.5

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 3

Robins 7, Pirates 4

Pirates 6, Robins 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pat Duncan	5
1	Jack Fournier	5
3	Bert Griffith	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	5
2	Bert Griffith	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Babe Ruth	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Pie Traynor	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	Gene Bailey	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Danforth	0.80
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.56
3	Dazzy Vance	0.31
4	Walter Johnson	0.29
5	Herb McQuaid	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Danforth	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	George Uhle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Fullerton	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Babe Ruth	.388
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Joe Sewell	.372
5	Tris Speaker	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	37
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Jack Fournier	20
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	118
2	Irish Meusel	116
3	Babe Ruth	113
4	Frankie Frisch	104
5	Cy Williams	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	George Grantham	40
3	Eddie Collins	39
4	Johnny Mostil	35
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.07
2	Allen Russell	2.57
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Eppa Rixey	2.83
5	Bill Piercy	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Dolf Luque	23
3	Johnny Morrison	22
4	Urban Shocker	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	167
2	Dolf Luque	134
3	Bullet Joe Bush	113
4	Urban Shocker	110
5	Bob Shawkey	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
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	.485
2	Ken Williams	.476
3	Goose Goslin	.420
4	Jack Tobin	.413
5	Nemo Leibold	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Cy Williams	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	High Pockets Kelly	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	13
1	Aaron Ward	13
3	Clyde Barnhart	11
3	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Pie Traynor	7
3	Sparky Adams	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Johnny Mostil	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Stuart	0.00
2	Bob Shawkey	0.41
3	Nick Dumovich	0.66
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
5	Paul Zahniser	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Herb Pennock	19
3	Dave Danforth	17
3	Eppa Rixey	17
5	Burleigh Grimes	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	2
2	Curt Fullerton	1
2	Slim Harriss	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Sewell	.459
2	Tris Speaker	.449
3	Ken Williams	.405
4	Harry Heilmann	.400
5	Riggs Stephenson	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Jack Fournier	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	27
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Joe Sewell	24
4	Clyde Barnhart	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Pie Traynor	10
3	George Grantham	9
4	Sparky Adams	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.71
2	Bob Shawkey	1.13
3	Ray Kolp	1.51
4	Jack Scott	1.88
5	Bill Doak	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
1	Herb Pennock	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Jack Scott	6
1	George Uhle	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Dave Danforth	33
3	Herb Pennock	32
4	Syl Johnson	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	5
2	Bert Cole	2
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Allen Russell	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Tris Speaker	.373
4	Jim Bottomley	.362
5	Joe Sewell	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
1	Cy Williams	40
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Jack Fournier	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	124
2	Irish Meusel	122
3	Tris Speaker	121
4	Frankie Frisch	112
4	2 others tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	54
2	Eddie Collins	44
3	George Grantham	42
4	Johnny Mostil	36
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	28
2	Dolf Luque	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	186
2	Dolf Luque	144
3	Bullet Joe Bush	131
3	Urban Shocker	131
5	Bob Shawkey	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Rosy Ryan	6
4	Bert Cole	5
4	5 others tied	5