On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	61	42	.592	--
Yankees	61	44	.581	1.0
Tigers	57	48	.543	5.0
White Sox	53	50	.515	8.0
Indians	53	54	.495	10.0
Senators	49	53	.480	11.5
Athletics	40	60	.400	19.5
Red Sox	40	63	.388	21.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Indians 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 4

Browns 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	40	.604	--
Cardinals	62	42	.596	0.5
Cubs	54	48	.529	7.5
Pirates	52	47	.525	8.0
Reds	54	51	.514	9.0
Robins	50	50	.500	10.5
Phillies	36	59	.379	22.0
Braves	33	65	.337	26.5

Games

Robins 5, Reds 0

Robins 3, Reds 2

Pirates 9, Braves 3

Giants 19, Cubs 7

Phillies 9, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Bucky Harris	4
2	Joe Harris	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Frank Parkinson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Charlie Hollocher	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Walker	4
2	Bill Cunningham	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Elmer Miller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Francis	1.00
2	Jimmy Ring	0.73
3	Ray Kolp	0.50
4	Dazzy Vance	0.44
5	Johnny Morrison	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Ray Francis	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	8
2	Ray Francis	7
3	Guy Morton	6
4	Ray Kolp	5
4	Johnny Morrison	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Benn Karr	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	George Sisler	.404
3	Rogers Hornsby	.388
4	Tris Speaker	.374
5	Ray Grimes	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	28
1	Ken Williams	28
3	Tillie Walker	25
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	107
2	Rogers Hornsby	103
3	Irish Meusel	94
4	Bobby Veach	85
5	Harry Heilmann	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	35
1	George Sisler	35
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Frankie Frisch	21
5	Carson Bigbee	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.18
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Urban Shocker	2.74
4	Red Faber	2.81
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	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	94
2	Red Faber	92
3	Dazzy Vance	89
4	Bob Shawkey	88
5	Guy Morton	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
4	Sad Sam Jones	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.521
2	George Cutshaw	.451
3	Charlie Grimm	.444
4	Ken Williams	.431
5	2 tied	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Lee	20
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
2	Ken Williams	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	19
5	Wally Pipp	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	George Cutshaw	4
3	Joe Evans	4
3	Bucky Harris	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.00
2	Tony Kaufmann	1.09
3	Herman Pillette	1.13
4	Hooks Dauss	1.42
5	Leon Cadore	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	20
2	Ray Francis	16
2	Tiny Osborne	16
4	Jimmy Ring	15
4	Eppa Rixey	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Gooch	.468
2	Ty Cobb	.455
3	Frank Snyder	.416
4	Max Carey	.411
5	Joe Harris	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
1	Tillie Walker	8
1	Ken Williams	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	35
2	Bob Meusel	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	29
4	Bobby Veach	28
4	Ken Williams	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	George Sisler	8
4	George Burns	6
4	Joe Evans	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	1.21
2	Red Faber	1.80
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.80
4	Mule Watson	2.01
5	Tony Kaufmann	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Herman Pillette	6
4	Stan Coveleski	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	39
2	Wilbur Cooper	33
3	Bob Shawkey	26
4	Jesse Haines	25
5	Tiny Osborne	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
1	Lou North	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.402
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.364
5	Wally Schang	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	37
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Tillie Walker	35
5	Cy Williams	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	148
1	Ken Williams	148
3	Irish Meusel	128
3	Bobby Veach	128
5	Bob Meusel	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	46
3	Frankie Frisch	38
4	Ken Williams	37
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.18
2	Urban Shocker	2.76
3	Red Faber	2.87
4	Phil Douglas	2.89
5	Walter Johnson	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Art Nehf	22
3	Eppa Rixey	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	154
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Bob Shawkey	131
4	Wilbur Cooper	124
4	2 others tied	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