On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 58 41 .586 --
Yankees 57 44 .564 2.0
White Sox 53 46 .535 5.0
Tigers 54 47 .535 5.0
Indians 53 50 .515 7.0
Senators 45 53 .459 12.5
Athletics 39 57 .406 17.5
Red Sox 39 60 .394 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 39 .598 --
Cardinals 60 41 .594 0.0
Cubs 53 45 .541 5.5
Reds 53 48 .525 7.0
Pirates 49 47 .510 8.5
Robins 47 49 .490 10.5
Phillies 35 57 .380 20.5
Braves 33 62 .347 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gardner 5
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Joe Evans 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 5
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Clyde Manion 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Al Nixon 1
1 Steve O'Neill 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.50
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.42
3 Rosy Ryan 0.33
4 Rube Marquard 0.22
5 Ray Kolp 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Rube Marquard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 5
1 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Claude Jonnard 3
3 Rosy Ryan 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
2 George Sisler .403
3 Rogers Hornsby .391
4 Tris Speaker .369
5 Ray Grimes .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 104
2 Rogers Hornsby 100
3 Irish Meusel 91
4 Bobby Veach 80
5 Harry Heilmann 79

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 Red Faber 2.85
5 Bill Sherdel 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 16
2 Bullet Joe Bush 15
2 Wilbur Cooper 15
2 Red Faber 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 90
2 Urban Shocker 88
3 Bob Shawkey 87
4 Dazzy Vance 85
5 Wilbur Cooper 77

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 Wally Pipp .460
2 Ty Cobb .456
3 Howie Shanks .450
4 Topper Rigney .408
5 Rogers Hornsby .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 6
1 Cliff Lee 6
1 Ken Williams 6
4 Ray Grimes 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Smoky Joe Wood 21
2 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Cliff Lee 18
2 Bob Meusel 18
2 Ken Williams 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Joe Evans 5
4 Lu Blue 4
4 Bucky Harris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 0.33
2 Pete Alexander 0.98
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.25
4 Herman Pillette 1.41
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Wilbur Cooper 4
1 Guy Morton 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 21
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
3 Eppa Rixey 15
3 Rosy Ryan 15
5 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 2
1 Lou North 2
3 Sad Sam Jones 1
3 Roy Moore 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .493
2 Johnny Gooch .437
3 Charlie Hollocher .412
3 Topper Rigney .412
5 Max Carey .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
1 Tillie Walker 9
3 Max Carey 8
3 Ken Williams 8
5 Babe Ruth 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 40
2 Smoky Joe Wood 33
3 Bob Meusel 31
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 Bill Wambsganss 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Kaufmann 1.75
2 Percy Jones 1.85
3 Vic Aldridge 1.96
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.96
5 Herman Pillette 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Stan Coveleski 6
1 Guy Morton 6
1 Eppa Rixey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 35
2 Wilbur Cooper 33
3 Jesse Haines 28
4 Bob Shawkey 27
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .403
2 George Sisler .401
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Wally Schang .360
5 Tris Speaker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Rogers Hornsby 36
3 Ken Williams 35
4 Tillie Walker 34
5 Cy Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 150
1 Ken Williams 150
3 Bobby Veach 126
4 Irish Meusel 125
5 George Sisler 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 53
2 Max Carey 44
3 Frankie Frisch 38
4 Ken Williams 36
5 Ernie Johnson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.30
2 Urban Shocker 2.63
3 Phil Douglas 2.91
4 Red Faber 2.92
5 Walter Johnson 2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 151
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Bob Shawkey 133
4 Wilbur Cooper 126
5 Red Faber 124

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