On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 58 42 .580 --
Yankees 58 44 .569 1.0
Tigers 54 47 .535 4.5
White Sox 53 47 .530 5.0
Indians 53 51 .510 7.0
Senators 46 53 .465 11.5
Athletics 40 57 .412 16.5
Red Sox 39 60 .394 18.5

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 Cliff Lee 4
1 Zeb Terry 4
3 Chick Galloway 3
3 Charlie Hollocher 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Beauty McGowan 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Bob Meusel 2
2 Bing Miller 2
2 Tillie Walker 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Charlie Hollocher 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.80
2 Urban Shocker 0.75
3 Slim Harriss 0.67
4 Stan Coveleski 0.56
5 Lefty Weinert 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Osborne 7
2 Urban Shocker 6
3 Stan Coveleski 5
4 Walter Johnson 4
4 Hub Pruett 4

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 .367
5 Ray Grimes .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 28
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Tillie Walker 24
4 Babe Ruth 18
5 Cy Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 105
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 28
4 Frankie Frisch 20
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.30
2 Phil Douglas 2.63
3 Urban Shocker 2.74
4 Red Faber 2.85
5 Walter Johnson 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 16
1 Eppa Rixey 16
3 Wilbur Cooper 15
3 Red Faber 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 94
2 Red Faber 90
3 Bob Shawkey 87
4 Dazzy Vance 85
5 Stan Coveleski 80

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 .463
2 Wally Pipp .457
3 Topper Rigney .444
4 Howie Shanks .442
5 Walter Holke .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Cliff Lee 6
4 Butch Henline 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Lee 19
1 Ken Williams 19
1 Smoky Joe Wood 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Frankie Frisch 6
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 1.25
4 Herman Pillette 1.41
5 Bullet Joe Bush 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 Johnny Morrison 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Osborne 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
3 Guy Morton 17
4 Stan Coveleski 16
5 Rosy Ryan 15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .496
2 Johnny Gooch .452
3 Joe Schultz .426
4 Charlie Hollocher .408
5 Topper Rigney .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
2 Max Carey 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Tillie Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 33
3 Smoky Joe Wood 31
4 Bobby Veach 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 George Sisler 8
4 Jack Smith 7
4 Bill Wambsganss 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Kaufmann 1.75
2 Vic Aldridge 1.96
2 Wilbur Cooper 1.96
4 Herman Pillette 1.98
5 Elam Vangilder 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Guy Morton 6
2 Eppa Rixey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 35
2 Wilbur Cooper 33
3 Jesse Haines 28
4 Bob Shawkey 27
5 Tiny Osborne 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 3
1 Lou North 3
3 Tiny Osborne 2
3 Hub Pruett 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .403
2 George Sisler .402
3 Rogers Hornsby .383
4 Wally Schang .358
5 Tris Speaker .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 151
2 Rogers Hornsby 147
3 Bobby Veach 126
4 Irish Meusel 125
5 Bob Meusel 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 53
2 Max Carey 44
3 Frankie Frisch 38
4 Ken Williams 37
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.30
2 Urban Shocker 2.72
3 Phil Douglas 2.91
4 Red Faber 2.92
5 Walter Johnson 2.93

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 156
2 Walter Johnson 143
3 Bob Shawkey 133
4 Wilbur Cooper 126
4 Stan Coveleski 126

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