Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 28, 1923

On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	50	.658	--
Indians	76	67	.531	18.5
Tigers	76	69	.524	19.5
Browns	72	70	.507	22.0
Senators	71	73	.493	24.0
White Sox	64	79	.448	30.5
Athletics	63	80	.441	31.5
Red Sox	58	88	.397	38.0

Games

Tigers 17, Indians 3

Browns 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 24, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	55	.631	--
Reds	90	60	.600	4.5
Pirates	85	65	.567	9.5
Cubs	80	69	.537	14.0
Cardinals	76	72	.514	17.5
Robins	71	77	.480	22.5
Braves	52	95	.354	41.0
Phillies	47	102	.315	47.0

Games

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Giants 3, Robins 0

Braves 11, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Wally Schang	5
3	Hod Ford	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Lee	2
2	Ray Grimes	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Aaron Ward	1
2	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Lee	5
1	Wally Schang	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
4	Mickey O'Neil	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.62
2	Vic Aldridge	0.57
3	Clarence Mitchell	0.33
4	Art Nehf	0.27
5	Howard Ehmke	0.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	6
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Vic Aldridge	4
4	Clarence Mitchell	3
4	Art Nehf	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Oeschger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.398
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
1	Cy Williams	38
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	21
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	130
2	Tris Speaker	125
3	Babe Ruth	121
4	Harry Heilmann	119
5	Frankie Frisch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	45
3	George Grantham	44
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.93
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Allen Russell	2.74
4	Eppa Rixey	2.77
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
2	George Uhle	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Dolf Luque	147
3	Bullet Joe Bush	119
4	Howard Ehmke	117
4	Burleigh Grimes	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
2	Jack Quinn	7
4	Eddie Rommel	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bucky Harris	.432
1	Babe Ruth	.432
3	Ray Grimes	.432
4	Charlie Grimm	.420
5	Harry Heilmann	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Bob Meusel	3
3	Tony Boeckel	2
3	Ray Grimes	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	21
2	Topper Rigney	18
3	Joe Hauser	14
3	Irish Meusel	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
3	Marty McManus	5
3	Pie Traynor	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
2	Ray Francis	0.67
3	Syl Johnson	0.69
4	Dolf Luque	0.92
5	Jesse Barnes	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bert Cole	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Shaute	15
2	Burleigh Grimes	14
2	Paul Zahniser	14
4	Dolf Luque	13
5	7 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.425
2	Harry Heilmann	.414
3	Bucky Harris	.386
4	Ken Williams	.385
5	Bob Meusel	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	31
2	Topper Rigney	23
3	Irish Meusel	22
4	High Pockets Kelly	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pie Traynor	12
2	Max Carey	11
3	Frankie Frisch	9
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	1.44
2	Paul Zahniser	1.65
3	Ray Kolp	1.80
4	Eppa Rixey	1.89
5	2 tied	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Dave Danforth	5
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Burleigh Grimes	30
3	Eppa Rixey	28
4	Johnny Morrison	25
4	Herb Pennock	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
2	Joe Oeschger	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.398
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Babe Ruth	.386
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Jim Bottomley	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Jack Fournier	21
5	Irish Meusel	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	130
2	Tris Speaker	125
3	Babe Ruth	122
4	Harry Heilmann	119
5	Frankie Frisch	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	George Grantham	44
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	Cliff Heathcote	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.01
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Eppa Rixey	2.69
4	Allen Russell	2.74
5	Sloppy Thurston	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	26
1	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	4 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Dolf Luque	149
3	Bullet Joe Bush	128
4	Bob Shawkey	122
5	Burleigh Grimes	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	8
2	Claude Jonnard	7
2	Jack Quinn	7
4	Eddie Rommel	6
5	5 tied	5