On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 64 43 .598 --
Yankees 65 45 .591 0.5
Tigers 58 51 .532 7.0
White Sox 55 52 .514 9.0
Indians 56 55 .505 10.0
Senators 51 56 .477 13.0
Athletics 42 63 .400 21.0
Red Sox 41 67 .380 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 44 .593 --
Giants 62 44 .585 1.0
Pirates 57 47 .548 5.0
Cubs 57 49 .538 6.0
Reds 58 52 .527 7.0
Robins 51 54 .486 11.5
Phillies 37 63 .370 23.0
Braves 35 68 .340 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Bevo LeBourveau 3
1 Ivy Olson 3
1 Ray Powell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Ray Powell 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Reb Russell 3
3 Frank Parkinson 2
3 Del Pratt 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Del Pratt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.67
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
3 Eddie Rommel 0.29
4 Walter Johnson 0.23
5 Sherry Smith 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Walter Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Mule Watson 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .411
2 George Sisler .408
3 Rogers Hornsby .381
4 Tris Speaker .379
5 Carson Bigbee .367

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 107
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 22
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 18
2 Eppa Rixey 17
3 Wilbur Cooper 16
3 Urban Shocker 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 100
2 Red Faber 96
3 Dazzy Vance 92
4 Bob Shawkey 90
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 .511
2 Tris Speaker .500
3 Goose Goslin .492
4 Ken Williams .479
5 Chick Galloway .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 8
2 Max Carey 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Tris Speaker 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 24
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
3 Cotton Tierney 18
4 Wally Pipp 17
4 Ken Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Frankie Frisch 6
3 George Burns 4
3 Joe Evans 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shovel Hodge 0.71
2 Dazzy Vance 0.78
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.81
4 Rasty Wright 1.01
5 Babe Adams 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Robertson 16
2 Jimmy Ring 15
3 Bullet Joe Bush 14
3 Wilbur Cooper 14
3 3 others tied 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 .447
2 Wally Pipp .433
3 Goose Goslin .426
4 Tris Speaker .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 10
2 Cliff Lee 7
2 Babe Ruth 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Smoky Joe Wood 31
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
2 Ken Williams 28
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Max Carey 11
3 Bucky Harris 8
4 George Burns 7
5 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 1.35
2 Wilbur Cooper 1.91
3 Herman Pillette 1.92
4 Bob Shawkey 1.95
5 Rasty Wright 2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 31
2 Guy Morton 30
3 Lou North 27
4 Tiny Osborne 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 Lou North 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .406
2 George Sisler .404
3 Rogers Hornsby .379
4 Tris Speaker .368
5 Wally Schang .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Ken Williams 37
3 Rogers Hornsby 34
4 Tillie Walker 33
5 Cy Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 148
2 Rogers Hornsby 141
3 Bobby Veach 128
4 Irish Meusel 127
5 Bob Meusel 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 54
2 Max Carey 46
3 Frankie Frisch 37
3 Ken Williams 37
5 Bucky Harris 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.44
2 Phil Douglas 2.80
3 Urban Shocker 2.81
4 Red Faber 2.92
5 Dazzy Vance 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 25
3 Eppa Rixey 23
4 Art Nehf 21
4 Eddie Rommel 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 155
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Bob Shawkey 130
4 Wilbur Cooper 127
5 Red Faber 125

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