Chicago (58-62) at Philadelphia (52-65)
3 game series
Thursday 8/23
Burleigh Grimes (17-12, 2.15) vs Dolf Luque (1-1, 4.62)
Philadelphia 6 Chicago 4:
Frank Brower HR (16), 2 RBIs.
Willie Kamm 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Friday 8/24
Harry Moran (14-14, 4.10) vs Walter Johnson (16-13, 4.31)
Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4:
Ken Williams 2-4, HR (20), 3 RBIs.
Willie Kamm 4-4.
Saturday 8/25
Bill Doak (10-17, 4.32) vs Lou Schettler (12-10, 4.82)
Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2:
Zach Wheat 2-4, HR (12), 3 RBIs.
St Louis (64-60) at Philadelphia (54-66)
3 game series
Monday 8/27
Ray Caldwell (17-12, 3.57) vs Lefty Williams (5-7, 4.17)
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4:
Butch Henline scores in the bottom of the ninth.
Tuesday 8/28
Claude Hendrix (13-14, 3.63) vs Dolf Luque (2-1, 3.67)
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 1:
Harry Rice 3-5, RBI. William Fischer 2-4, RBI.
Wednesday 8/29
Ray Fisher (11-10, 3.83) vs Walter Johnson (17-13, 4.26)
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4 (10):
Joe wood's RBI triple lifts Phillies in the 10th.
Boston (61-62) at Philadelphia (56-67)
3 game series
Thursday 8/30
Dixie Walker (10-14, 4.48) vs Lou Schettler (12-11, 4.71)
Boston 9 Philadelphia 5:
Ken Williams HR (21). Elmer Smith 3-4, 3 RBIs. Irish Meusel 2-6, 2 RBIs.
Friday 8/31
Pete Donohue (14-15, 3.71) vs Lefty Williams (5-7, 4.09)
Boston 8 Philadelphia 4:
Herm Merritt 3-5, 3 RBIs. Marty McManus 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 9/1
Roy Witherup (16-10, 3.15) vs Dolf Luque (2-2, 3.32)
Philadelphia 13 Boston 2:
Ken Williams 2-6, HR (22), 4 RBIs.
Willie Kamm 3-5, 3 RBIs.
George Maisel 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia (57-69) at Brooklyn (69-57)
3 game series
Sunday 9/2
Walter Johnson (17-13, 4.16) vs Rube Schauer (12-4, 3.51)
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2 (10):
Willie Kamm 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Monday 9/3
Game 1
Lou Schettler (12-12, 4.81) vs Hugh McQuillan (11-10, 4.29)
Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 5:
Harry McCurdy 2-3, 3 RBIs.
Frank Brower 2 RBIs.
Ken Williams 3-4, RBI.
Game 2
Lefty Williams (5-8, 4.23) vs Gene Dale (15-12, 3.44)
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 1:
Al Wingo 2-4, 2 RBIs. Wally Kimmick 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (59-70) vs New York (68-64)
3 game series
Thursday 9/6
Dolf Luque (3-2, 2.75) vs Dazzy Vance (19-11, 3.36)
NY 10 Philadelphia 3:
Ken Williams 2-4, HR (23), 3 RBIs. Sam Bohne 2-3, 3 RBIs.
Friday 9/7
Walter Johnson (18-13, 4.05) vs Jim Joe Edwards (8-10, 3.91)
NY 6 Philadelphia 2:
Heinie Manush 3-4, HR (6). Jack Fournier HR (16)
Saturday 9/8
Lou Schettler (13-12, 4.76) vs Ernie Manning (9-13, 3.31)
Philadelphia 8 NY 6:
Willie Kamm 3-4, 3 RBIs. George Maisel 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn (73-60) at Philadelphia (60-72)
3 game series
Monday 9/10
Limb McKenry (3-3, 3.38) vs Lefty Williams (5-9, 4.26)
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3:
Frank Brower 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 9/11
Rube Schauer (13-4, 3.26) vs Dolf Luque (3-3, 3.79)
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 0:
Ken Williams 2 HR (25).
Luque fires four hit shut out.
Wednesday 9/12
Hugh McQuillan (12-10, 4.10) vs Walter Johnson (18-14, 4.13)
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 1:
Frank Brower HR (17).
Willie Kamm 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (63-72) at St Louis (70-69)
4 game series
Friday 9/14
Lou Schettler (14-12, 4.76) vs Elmer Steele (2-4, 3.19)
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 6:
Sammy Hale 3-6, HR (6), 3 RBIs.
Butch Henline 2-5, 4 RBIs.
Saturday 9/15
Lefty Williams (6-9, 4.22) vs Ray Caldwell (18-14, 3.39)
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 0:
Jim Bottomley 2-4, 2 HR (19), 3 RBIs.
Sunday 9/16
Dolf Luque (4-3, 3.27) vs Claude Hendrix (14-16, 3.55)
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3:
Denny Williams 3-4, RBI. Clyde Barnhart 2-5, RBI.
Monday 9/17
Walter Johnson (19-14, 4.13) vs Ray Fischer (13-12, 3.78)
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 5:
Jim Bottomley 2-4, HR (20), 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 81 | 54 | .600 | - |
| Boston Red Sox | 77 | 59 | .566 | 4.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 59 | .553 | 6.5 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 65 | .522 | 10.5 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 68 | .507 | 12.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 75 | .444 | 21.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 56 | 78 | .418 | 24.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 82 | .388 | 28.5 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Brooklyn Robins | 75 | 64 | .540 | - |
| New York Giants | 73 | 68 | .518 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 70 | .510 | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 70 | .496 | 6.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 72 | .493 | 6.5 |
| Boston Braves | 68 | 70 | .493 | 6.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 72 | .489 | 7.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 75 | .460 | 11.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Rogers Hornsby | SLA | .384 | | 3 | Wid Matthews | BOS | .374 | | 4 | Riggs Stephenson | SLA | .359 | | 5 | Harry Heilmann | CHA | .357 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Joe Hauser | NYA | 25 | | 2 | Ken Williams | PHI | 25 | | 4 | Rogers Hornsby | SLA | 21 | | 5 | Jim Bottomley | SLN | 20 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Riggs Stephenson | SLA | 101 | | 3 | Jim Bottomley | SLN | 100 | | 4 | Jack Fournier | NY1 | 98 | | 5 | Bob Meusel | PIT | 96 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Wheezer Dell | BOS | 20 | | 2 | Burleigh Grimes | CHN | 20 | | 4 | Ray Caldwell | SLN | 19 | | 4 | 3 more tied with | | 19 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| | Burleigh Grimes - CHN | | 2.40 |
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| 2 | Vean Gregg | WS1 | 2.78 | | 3 | Wheezer Dell | BOS | 2.94 | | 4 | Zip Zabel | CLE | 3.02 | | 5 | Bill Steen | DET | 3.04 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Lou Schettler | PHI | 122 | | 3 | Marty O'Toole | DET | 115 | | 4 | George Chalmers | DET | 110 | | 5 | Walter Johnson | PHI | 108 | |
NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Wednesday, September 12th, 1923
With the 1923 rookie draft only 30 days away, teams across North American BaseBall League are preparing their scouting missions, trying to assess their long-term needs and hoping that they land the prospect that will positively define their club for the next few years. Most of the young men in the draft pool will have gone as far as they can go, but then, a few will surprise and pan out as quality -- or even great -- professional ballplayers.
The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1.
Charlie Gehringer, 20 year-old second baseman out of college.
2. Bill Terry, 24 year-old first baseman out of college.
3. Max Bishop, 24 year-old second baseman out of college.
4. Flint Rhem, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Freddie Lindstrom, 17 year-old third baseman out of high-school.
6. Bennie Tate, 21 year-old catcher out of college.
7. Dolly Gray, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. Joe Martina, 34 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9.
Al Simmons, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
10. Ray Morehart, 23 year-old shortstop out of college.