On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	57	41	.582	--
Yankees	57	44	.564	1.5
White Sox	53	46	.535	4.5
Tigers	53	47	.530	5.0
Indians	52	50	.510	7.0
Senators	45	52	.464	11.5
Athletics	39	56	.411	16.5
Red Sox	39	59	.398	18.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Indians 14, Senators 5

Tigers 11, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	38	.604	--
Cardinals	60	41	.594	0.5
Cubs	53	45	.541	6.0
Reds	53	47	.530	7.0
Pirates	48	47	.505	9.5
Robins	47	49	.490	11.0
Phillies	35	57	.380	21.0
Braves	32	62	.340	25.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Robins 2

Reds 6, Braves 3

Pirates 12, Giants 5

Cubs 13, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Topper Rigney	5
2	Bernie Friberg	4
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	Bill Cunningham	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Butch Henline	1
1	Cliff Lee	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Hack Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Miller	4
1	Reb Russell	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Cliff Lee	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Evans	2
2	Bernie Friberg	1
2	Larry Gardner	1
2	Wally Gerber	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Oldham	0.50
2	George Stueland	0.44
3	Charlie Robertson	0.38
4	Guy Morton	0.33
5	Bill Sherdel	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	Red Oldham	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Robertson	5
1	George Smith	5
3	Guy Morton	4
3	Red Oldham	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.364
5	Ray Grimes	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	27
2	Ken Williams	26
3	Tillie Walker	24
4	Babe Ruth	18
5	Cy Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	103
2	Rogers Hornsby	100
3	Irish Meusel	90
4	Bobby Veach	79
5	Harry Heilmann	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	35
2	Max Carey	33
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Frankie Frisch	20
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.30
2	Urban Shocker	2.60
3	Phil Douglas	2.63
4	Rosy Ryan	2.79
5	Red Faber	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eppa Rixey	16
2	Bullet Joe Bush	15
2	Red Faber	15
2	Dutch Ruether	15
2	Urban Shocker	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	90
2	Urban Shocker	88
3	Bob Shawkey	87
4	Dazzy Vance	85
5	2 tied	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.509
2	Wally Pipp	.446
3	Bill Cunningham	.441
4	Ike Caveney	.412
5	Bernie Friberg	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Lee	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Ken Williams	5
4	Babe Ruth	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	24
2	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Cliff Lee	18
2	Bob Meusel	18
5	Ken Williams	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	Joe Evans	5
4	Lu Blue	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	0.33
2	Pete Alexander	0.98
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.33
4	Herman Pillette	1.41
5	Percy Jones	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Guy Morton	4
1	George Uhle	4
4	Ted Blankenship	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	21
2	Eppa Rixey	15
3	Wilbur Cooper	14
3	Bob Shawkey	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
2	Lou North	2
3	Syl Johnson	1
3	Sad Sam Jones	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.489
2	Johnny Gooch	.444
3	Charlie Hollocher	.415
4	Topper Rigney	.400
5	Joe Schultz	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	11
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
2	Babe Ruth	10
4	Max Carey	7
4	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	42
2	Bob Meusel	33
2	Smoky Joe Wood	33
4	Ken Williams	29
5	Bobby Veach	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	George Sisler	9
4	Jack Smith	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Kaufmann	1.75
2	Percy Jones	1.85
3	Vic Aldridge	1.96
4	Herman Pillette	1.98
5	Elam Vangilder	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Guy Morton	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	35
2	Bob Shawkey	32
3	Wilbur Cooper	29
4	Jesse Haines	28
5	Tiny Osborne	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	4
2	Dixie Leverett	3
3	Tiny Osborne	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
3	Sherry Smith	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.401
2	George Sisler	.401
3	Rogers Hornsby	.386
4	Wally Schang	.362
5	Jake Daubert	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	36
3	Tillie Walker	34
3	Ken Williams	34
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	150
2	Ken Williams	149
3	Bobby Veach	125
4	Irish Meusel	124
5	George Sisler	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	44
3	Frankie Frisch	39
4	Ken Williams	36
5	Ernie Johnson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.30
2	Urban Shocker	2.63
3	Red Faber	2.92
4	Walter Johnson	2.99
5	Bill Sherdel	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	29
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Eppa Rixey	23
4	Carl Mays	22
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	151
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Red Faber	124
5	Waite Hoyt	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	3 others tied	5