On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	23	.685	--
Indians	39	36	.520	12.0
Athletics	37	36	.507	13.0
White Sox	35	35	.500	13.5
Tigers	35	38	.479	15.0
Browns	34	39	.466	16.0
Senators	32	41	.438	18.0
Red Sox	27	41	.397	20.5

Games

White Sox 8, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Indians 1

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 9, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	25	.662	--
Pirates	44	27	.620	3.5
Reds	42	29	.592	5.5
Robins	38	34	.528	10.0
Cubs	40	36	.526	10.0
Cardinals	36	41	.468	14.5
Braves	22	50	.306	26.0
Phillies	22	51	.301	26.5

Games

Robins 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 13, Reds 6

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hollocher	4
1	Wid Matthews	4
3	Bill Cunningham	3
3	George Grantham	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	3
1	Joe Harris	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	2
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	Patsy Gharrity	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.86
2	Dazzy Vance	0.62
3	Johnny Morrison	0.45
4	Sherry Smith	0.29
5	Bill Sherdel	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	Dixie Leverett	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Herb Pennock	6
3	Johnny Morrison	5
4	Charlie Root	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.405
2	Zack Wheat	.381
3	Jack Fournier	.380
4	Charlie Jamieson	.368
4	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	22
2	Babe Ruth	19
3	Ken Williams	13
4	Jack Fournier	12
5	Harry Heilmann	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	68
2	Wally Pipp	63
2	Cy Williams	63
4	Irish Meusel	61
5	Bob Meusel	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	27
2	George Grantham	23
3	Max Carey	19
4	Cliff Heathcote	17
5	Johnny Mostil	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.44
2	Allen Russell	2.01
3	Rollie Naylor	2.20
4	Stan Coveleski	2.41
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	12
1	Howard Ehmke	12
1	Dolf Luque	12
1	Johnny Morrison	12
1	Urban Shocker	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	86
2	Dolf Luque	83
3	Bullet Joe Bush	70
4	Bob Shawkey	68
5	Red Faber	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	5
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.577
2	Jack Fournier	.508
3	Whitey Witt	.500
4	Tris Speaker	.475
5	Babe Ruth	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	8
2	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	22
2	Tris Speaker	20
3	Harry Heilmann	18
4	Rube Lutzke	15
4	Riggs Stephenson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	George Grantham	5
3	Chick Fewster	4
3	Cliff Heathcote	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Hamilton	0.50
2	George Mogridge	0.84
3	Dutch Henry	1.23
4	Sherry Smith	1.25
5	Hub Pruett	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Dolf Luque	16
2	Herb Pennock	16
4	Guy Morton	15
4	Urban Shocker	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Clyde Barfoot	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Johnston	.437
2	Jack Fournier	.436
3	Whitey Witt	.432
4	Max Carey	.415
5	Pie Traynor	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	11
2	Harry Heilmann	8
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Bob O'Farrell	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	36
2	Tris Speaker	33
3	Bob O'Farrell	29
4	Bob Meusel	27
5	Rube Lutzke	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	17
2	Cliff Heathcote	11
3	Max Carey	10
4	Eddie Collins	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.95
2	Dolf Luque	1.11
3	Sloppy Thurston	1.74
4	Jesse Barnes	1.77
5	Johnny Morrison	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	40
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Urban Shocker	28
4	Bullet Joe Bush	25
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Jonnard	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.387
2	Ty Cobb	.363
3	Tris Speaker	.361
4	Zack Wheat	.361
5	Edd Roush	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Cy Williams	36
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	31
5	Harry Heilmann	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	123
2	Cy Williams	121
3	Wally Pipp	120
4	Bob Meusel	116
4	Babe Ruth	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	37
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	George Burns	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.69
3	Bob Shawkey	2.78
4	George Mogridge	2.84
5	Red Faber	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	28
2	George Uhle	25
3	Johnny Morrison	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	143
2	Red Faber	136
3	Bob Shawkey	135
4	Urban Shocker	132
5	Bullet Joe Bush	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Claude Jonnard	5
3	Dixie Leverett	5
3	2 others tied	5