On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	48	.660	--
Indians	73	62	.541	17.0
Tigers	70	66	.515	20.5
Browns	68	69	.496	23.0
Senators	68	71	.489	24.0
White Sox	61	76	.445	30.0
Athletics	61	76	.445	30.0
Red Sox	55	81	.404	35.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 2, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Browns 3

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	54	.622	--
Reds	86	59	.593	4.0
Pirates	82	59	.582	6.0
Cubs	75	68	.524	14.0
Cardinals	73	68	.518	15.0
Robins	69	71	.493	18.5
Braves	47	93	.336	40.5
Phillies	46	95	.326	42.0

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 7

Phillies 2, Reds 0

Reds 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mokan	7
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Jake Daubert	4
2	Denver Grigsby	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Taylor	4
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Cliff Lee	3
2	Bob O'Farrell	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Wally Kimmick	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Glazner	0.57
2	Ken Holloway	0.33
3	Herman Pillette	0.27
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.25
4	Elam Vangilder	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Bill Harris	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	4
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Ken Holloway	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Joe Sewell	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
1	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	21
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	122
2	Tris Speaker	120
3	Babe Ruth	116
4	Frankie Frisch	111
5	Harry Heilmann	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Eddie Collins	43
3	George Grantham	41
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.95
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.74
4	Eppa Rixey	2.79
5	Bill Piercy	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	25
2	George Uhle	24
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	171
2	Dolf Luque	137
3	Bullet Joe Bush	117
4	Bob Shawkey	116
5	Burleigh Grimes	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Bert Cole	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Judge	.474
2	Tris Speaker	.450
3	Tommy Griffith	.429
4	Jimmy Johnston	.419
5	High Pockets Kelly	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Jack Fournier	3
4	Irish Meusel	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Taylor	17
2	High Pockets Kelly	15
3	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Eddie Collins	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Pie Traynor	6
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	0.50
2	Bill Doak	0.53
3	Ralph Head	0.69
4	Art Decatur	0.75
5	Johnny Stuart	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Dutch Ruether	16
3	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	15
3	Herb Pennock	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Curt Fullerton	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.400
2	Joe Sewell	.398
3	Joe Judge	.392
4	Eddie Collins	.384
5	Harry Heilmann	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
1	Cy Williams	7
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	28
2	Joe Judge	22
3	Bucky Harris	21
3	High Pockets Kelly	21
3	Irish Meusel	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	Frankie Frisch	10
1	Pie Traynor	10
4	Johnny Mostil	9
5	Bill Barrett	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lee Meadows	1.09
2	Urban Shocker	1.48
3	Dolf Luque	1.50
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.73
5	Vic Keen	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	Eppa Rixey	29
2	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Herb Pennock	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Pete Donohue	2
2	Allen Russell	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Tris Speaker	.374
4	Joe Sewell	.366
5	Edd Roush	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Rogers Hornsby	22
5	Jack Fournier	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	125
2	Tris Speaker	123
3	Babe Ruth	122
4	Frankie Frisch	113
5	Wally Pipp	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	George Grantham	43
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.12
2	Eppa Rixey	2.66
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Allen Russell	2.76
5	Bill Piercy	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Dolf Luque	26
3	Johnny Morrison	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
4	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	178
2	Dolf Luque	142
3	Bullet Joe Bush	128
4	Bob Shawkey	122
5	Burleigh Grimes	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
3	Bert Cole	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	6 others tied	5