On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 47 32 .595 --
Yankees 47 34 .580 1.0
White Sox 41 37 .526 5.5
Tigers 41 38 .519 6.0
Senators 36 40 .474 9.5
Indians 35 44 .443 12.0
Red Sox 34 43 .442 12.0
Athletics 30 43 .411 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 25 .648 --
Cardinals 45 32 .584 4.0
Robins 40 36 .526 8.5
Cubs 39 36 .520 9.0
Reds 38 39 .494 11.0
Pirates 35 40 .467 13.0
Phillies 27 42 .391 18.0
Braves 26 46 .361 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Tobin 6
2 Turner Barber 5
3 Frank Brower 4
3 Eddie Collins 4
3 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tris Speaker 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Bert Griffith 1
2 High Pockets Kelly 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Turner Barber 6
2 Sam Bohne 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Ken Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 4
2 George Harper 3
3 Sam Bohne 2
3 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 Topper Rigney 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Donohue 1.25
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.70
3 Elam Vangilder 0.50
4 Johnny Couch 0.44
5 Red Faber 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brillheart 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 7
2 Pete Donohue 5
3 Jim Brillheart 4
3 Johnny Couch 4
3 Lefty Weinert 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .434
2 Rogers Hornsby .399
3 Ty Cobb .396
4 Tris Speaker .367
5 Ray Grimes .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 21
2 Ken Williams 20
3 Tillie Walker 19
4 Babe Ruth 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 83
2 Rogers Hornsby 76
3 Irish Meusel 71
4 Zack Wheat 67
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 31
2 Ken Williams 24
3 Max Carey 23
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.92
2 Phil Douglas 2.03
3 Tom Zachary 2.41
4 Urban Shocker 2.51
5 Walter Johnson 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 14
2 Urban Shocker 13
3 Red Faber 12
4 Pete Alexander 11
4 6 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 78
1 Dazzy Vance 78
3 Red Faber 74
4 Bob Shawkey 66
5 Stan Coveleski 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 5
2 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Hub Pruett 4
4 Hal Carlson 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .462
2 Ty Cobb .460
3 Charlie Hollocher .456
4 Bob O'Farrell .455
5 George Sisler .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
1 Tillie Walker 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Cy Williams 5
5 High Pockets Kelly 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 24
2 Joe Schultz 22
3 Milt Stock 20
3 Ken Williams 20
5 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Eddie Collins 6
3 Sam Bohne 5
3 Charlie Hollocher 5
3 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leon Cadore 0.00
2 Tom Zachary 0.98
3 Dixie Leverett 1.00
4 Waite Hoyt 1.37
5 Phil Douglas 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Johnny Couch 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Guy Morton 17
1 Bob Shawkey 17
4 Whitey Glazner 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Tiny Osborne 2
4 Hooks Dauss 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .459
2 Bob O'Farrell .453
3 Rogers Hornsby .435
4 Ty Cobb .426
5 Hack Miller .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Tillie Walker 11
3 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Cy Williams 8
5 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 38
2 Del Pratt 33
3 Rogers Hornsby 32
4 Marty McManus 31
5 Irish Meusel 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Harry Hooper 8
2 George Sisler 8
4 Sam Bohne 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.80
2 Stan Coveleski 2.08
3 Walter Johnson 2.13
4 Bill Piercy 2.30
5 Shovel Hodge 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Red Faber 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Dazzy Vance 24
4 Johnny Morrison 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Hub Pruett 3
4 Lou North 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Ty Cobb .390
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Babe Ruth .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Rogers Hornsby 33
2 Tillie Walker 33
4 Ken Williams 29
5 Bob Meusel 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 141
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Babe Ruth 128
4 George Sisler 125
5 Bobby Veach 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 49
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Max Carey 36
4 Ken Williams 35
5 Ernie Johnson 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.68
2 Red Faber 2.69
3 Walter Johnson 2.75
4 Urban Shocker 2.82
5 Guy Morton 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 31
2 Bullet Joe Bush 23
2 Carl Mays 23
4 Art Nehf 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 159
2 Walter Johnson 138
3 Red Faber 137
4 Bob Shawkey 136
5 Waite Hoyt 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 7
2 Hal Carlson 6
3 Clyde Barfoot 5
3 Bill Bayne 5
3 4 others tied 5