On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 62 42 .596 --
Yankees 62 44 .585 1.0
Tigers 57 49 .538 6.0
White Sox 53 51 .510 9.0
Indians 54 54 .500 10.0
Senators 49 54 .476 12.5
Athletics 41 60 .406 19.5
Red Sox 40 64 .385 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 41 .598 --
Cardinals 62 42 .596 0.0
Cubs 55 48 .534 6.5
Pirates 52 47 .525 7.5
Reds 55 51 .519 8.0
Robins 50 51 .495 10.5
Phillies 36 59 .379 21.5
Braves 33 65 .337 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Pipp 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 2
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Babe Ruth 1
2 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 5
1 Jack Tobin 5
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Eddie Mulligan 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Courtney 0.70
2 Urban Shocker 0.67
3 Rosy Ryan 0.40
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.25
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Cactus Keck 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Courtney 7
2 Urban Shocker 6
3 Al Mamaux 5
4 Jack Quinn 4
5 Bullet Joe Bush 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .412
2 George Sisler .408
3 Rogers Hornsby .388
4 Tris Speaker .376
5 Ray Grimes .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 28
1 Ken Williams 28
3 Tillie Walker 25
4 Babe Ruth 20
5 Cy Williams 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 108
2 Rogers Hornsby 103
3 Irish Meusel 95
4 Bobby Veach 86
5 Harry Heilmann 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 36
2 Max Carey 35
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Frankie Frisch 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.36
2 Phil Douglas 2.63
3 Urban Shocker 2.79
4 Red Faber 2.81
5 Tom Zachary 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 17
2 Eppa Rixey 16
2 Urban Shocker 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 100
2 Red Faber 92
3 Dazzy Vance 89
4 Bob Shawkey 88
5 2 tied 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 .604
2 Tris Speaker .443
3 George Cutshaw .442
4 Charlie Grimm .429
5 Chick Galloway .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Cliff Lee 6
4 Babe Ruth 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 23
2 Cliff Lee 20
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
3 Smoky Joe Wood 19
5 Ken Williams 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
3 George Cutshaw 4
3 Joe Evans 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shovel Hodge 0.71
2 Johnny Morrison 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
4 Tony Kaufmann 1.09
5 Hooks Dauss 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Jesse Haines 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 20
2 Tiny Osborne 17
3 Stan Coveleski 16
3 Ray Francis 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Dixie Leverett 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Gooch .486
2 Ty Cobb .449
3 Wally Pipp .425
4 Frank Snyder .416
5 Joe Harris .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 George Sisler 9
4 George Burns 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Cooper 1.67
2 Herman Pillette 1.70
3 Red Faber 1.80
4 Mule Watson 2.01
5 Jim Brillheart 2.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 39
2 Wilbur Cooper 33
3 Tiny Osborne 26
4 Jesse Haines 25
4 Urban Shocker 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 3
1 Lou North 3
3 Sad Sam Jones 2
3 Hub Pruett 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Ty Cobb .401
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Tris Speaker .363
5 Wally Schang .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Rogers Hornsby 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Tillie Walker 35
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 149
2 Rogers Hornsby 148
3 Irish Meusel 129
3 Bobby Veach 129
5 Bob Meusel 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 54
2 Max Carey 46
3 Ken Williams 37
4 Frankie Frisch 36
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.36
2 Urban Shocker 2.79
3 Red Faber 2.87
4 Phil Douglas 2.89
5 Guy Morton 3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 160
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Bob Shawkey 131
4 Stan Coveleski 126
5 2 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