On This Day

Saturday, September 29, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	52	.649	--
Indians	76	68	.528	18.0
Tigers	77	69	.527	18.0
Browns	73	71	.507	21.0
Senators	71	74	.490	23.5
White Sox	65	80	.448	29.5
Athletics	64	80	.444	30.0
Red Sox	60	88	.405	36.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Browns 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Athletics 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	94	56	.627	--
Reds	91	60	.603	3.5
Pirates	85	66	.563	9.5
Cubs	81	69	.540	13.0
Cardinals	76	73	.510	17.5
Robins	72	77	.483	21.5
Braves	52	96	.351	41.0
Phillies	48	102	.320	46.0

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Reds 11, Cardinals 1

Robins 5, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Harry Hooper	5
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
4	Homer Ezzell	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Harry Hooper	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Shano Collins	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Kimmick	2
1	Jack Smith	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	George Burns	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.64
2	Dutch Ruether	0.50
3	Dolf Luque	0.40
4	Joe Genewich	0.36
5	Paul Zahniser	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	7
2	Joe Genewich	4
2	Dolf Luque	4
2	Paul Zahniser	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.387
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Tris Speaker	.371
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
1	Cy Williams	38
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Jack Fournier	22
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	49
2	Eddie Collins	46
3	George Grantham	44
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.90
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	27
2	George Uhle	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Pete Alexander	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Dolf Luque	151
3	Bob Shawkey	123
4	Bullet Joe Bush	119
5	2 tied	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	Ray Grimes	.479
2	Stuffy McInnis	.434
3	Harry Heilmann	.431
4	Joe Dugan	.429
5	Pat Duncan	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
3	Tony Boeckel	2
3	Jack Fournier	2
3	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Topper Rigney	19
2	Harry Heilmann	18
3	Joe Hauser	14
3	Irish Meusel	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	7
2	Marty McManus	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Eddie Collins	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Naylor	0.00
2	Ray Francis	0.67
3	Syl Johnson	0.69
4	Dolf Luque	1.15
5	Leo Dickerman	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Dave Danforth	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Zahniser	18
2	Dolf Luque	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
3	Elam Vangilder	14
3	Earl Whitehill	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Art Nehf	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.419
2	Tris Speaker	.417
3	Jigger Statz	.389
4	Ken Williams	.388
5	Eddie Collins	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	28
2	Topper Rigney	24
3	Irish Meusel	22
4	Eddie Collins	21
4	Aaron Ward	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
1	Pie Traynor	12
3	Eddie Collins	9
3	Frankie Frisch	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Zahniser	1.55
2	Dolf Luque	1.82
3	Eppa Rixey	1.89
4	Jesse Haines	1.93
4	James Edwards	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
4	Dave Danforth	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Burleigh Grimes	30
3	Eppa Rixey	28
4	Bob Shawkey	27
5	4 tied	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	.400
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Babe Ruth	.385
4	Tris Speaker	.371
5	Jim Bottomley	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Jack Fournier	22
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	50
2	Eddie Collins	47
3	George Grantham	44
4	Johnny Mostil	38
5	2 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.98
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	27
2	George Uhle	26
3	Johnny Morrison	24
4	Pete Alexander	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Dolf Luque	153
3	Bob Shawkey	129
4	Burleigh Grimes	120
5	Bullet Joe Bush	119

Saves

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