On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	64	43	.598	--
Yankees	64	45	.587	1.0
Tigers	58	51	.532	7.0
White Sox	55	52	.514	9.0
Indians	56	55	.505	10.0
Senators	50	56	.472	13.5
Athletics	42	62	.404	20.5
Red Sox	41	66	.383	23.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Indians 7, Red Sox 3

Yankees 8, Tigers 3

Browns 8, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	44	.589	--
Giants	61	43	.587	0.5
Cubs	57	48	.543	5.0
Pirates	55	47	.539	5.5
Reds	57	51	.528	6.5
Robins	50	53	.485	11.0
Phillies	36	62	.367	22.5
Braves	35	66	.347	25.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 5

Braves 5, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Reds 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Holke	4
1	Ray Powell	4
3	Frank Brower	3
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Heathcote	3
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
1	Fred Nicholson	3
4	Pete Alexander	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Galloway	2
2	Frank Brower	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	0.43
2	Red Faber	0.31
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.30
4	Slim Harriss	0.27
5	Leon Cadore	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Dan Boone	1
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Frank Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou North	8
2	Leon Cadore	4
2	Red Faber	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	George Sisler	.408
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.379
5	Ray Grimes	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Tillie Walker	25
4	Babe Ruth	21
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	113
2	Rogers Hornsby	105
3	Irish Meusel	95
4	Bobby Veach	88
5	Harry Heilmann	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	38
2	Max Carey	35
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Frankie Frisch	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.44
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Rasty Wright	2.75
4	Urban Shocker	2.79
5	Red Faber	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	17
1	Eppa Rixey	17
3	Urban Shocker	16
4	Wilbur Cooper	15
4	5 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	100
2	Red Faber	96
3	Bob Shawkey	90
4	Dazzy Vance	89
5	Guy Morton	84

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	.538
2	Tris Speaker	.500
3	Reb Russell	.487
4	Chick Galloway	.473
5	Goose Goslin	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Cliff Lee	7
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	Tris Speaker	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Lee	21
1	Wally Pipp	21
1	Reb Russell	21
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	20
5	Ken Williams	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Bucky Harris	5
4	George Burns	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Shovel Hodge	0.71
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.81
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
4	Tony Kaufmann	1.09
5	Babe Adams	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Robertson	16
2	Jimmy Ring	15
3	Ray Francis	14
3	Johnny Morrison	14
3	Guy Morton	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.443
2	Wally Pipp	.438
3	Johnny Gooch	.433
4	Ken Williams	.420
5	Tris Speaker	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Max Carey	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Cliff Lee	7
2	Babe Ruth	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	32
2	Ken Williams	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	29
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	28
4	Bobby Veach	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	George Burns	7
4	George Sisler	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	1.95
2	Tony Kaufmann	2.04
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.08
4	Herman Pillette	2.09
5	Johnny Morrison	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Johnny Morrison	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	35
2	Wilbur Cooper	28
3	Lou North	27
4	Jesse Haines	26
5	Tiny Osborne	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Lou North	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.405
3	Rogers Hornsby	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.363
5	Wally Schang	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Ken Williams	37
3	Rogers Hornsby	35
3	Tillie Walker	35
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	150
2	Rogers Hornsby	146
3	Bobby Veach	129
4	Irish Meusel	127
5	Bob Meusel	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	55
2	Max Carey	46
3	Ken Williams	37
4	Frankie Frisch	36
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.44
2	Urban Shocker	2.79
3	Phil Douglas	2.86
4	Red Faber	2.92
5	Johnny Morrison	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Eppa Rixey	23
4	Art Nehf	21
4	Eddie Rommel	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	158
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Bob Shawkey	130
4	Red Faber	125
5	Wilbur Cooper	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