On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	65	43	.602	--
Yankees	65	45	.591	1.0
Tigers	59	51	.536	7.0
White Sox	55	53	.509	10.0
Indians	56	56	.500	11.0
Senators	51	56	.477	13.5
Athletics	42	63	.400	21.5
Red Sox	41	67	.380	24.0

Games

Browns 7, White Sox 6

Tigers 10, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	44	.593	--
Cardinals	64	45	.587	0.5
Pirates	58	47	.552	4.5
Cubs	58	49	.542	5.5
Reds	58	53	.523	7.5
Robins	51	56	.477	12.5
Phillies	37	63	.370	23.0
Braves	35	68	.340	26.5

Games

Giants 11, Robins 5

Giants 3, Robins 1

Pirates 6, Reds 0

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
1	Earl Sheely	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Bert Griffith	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1
1	Earl Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Bob O'Farrell	3
2	Earl Smith	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Bob Jones	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	0.50
2	Al Mamaux	0.30
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.20
4	Harry Shriver	0.12
5	2 tied	0.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Oldham	6
2	Al Mamaux	3
2	Guy Morton	3
2	Dazzy Vance	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	1
1	Rasty Wright	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.411
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	Tris Speaker	.379
4	Rogers Hornsby	.377
5	Carson Bigbee	.369

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	114
2	Rogers Hornsby	107
3	Irish Meusel	95
4	Bobby Veach	91
5	Harry Heilmann	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	38
2	Max Carey	35
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.55
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Rasty Wright	2.74
4	Red Faber	2.85
5	Tom Zachary	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	18
2	Eppa Rixey	17
2	Urban Shocker	17
4	Wilbur Cooper	16
5	6 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	101
2	Red Faber	96
3	Dazzy Vance	95
4	Bob Shawkey	90
5	Guy Morton	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.511
2	Tris Speaker	.510
3	Goose Goslin	.500
4	Ken Williams	.490
5	Reb Russell	.488

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	7
2	Max Carey	5
2	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Tris Speaker	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	23
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
2	Cotton Tierney	19
4	Smoky Joe Wood	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	4
1	Joe Evans	4
1	Chick Fewster	4
1	Del Pratt	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.00
3	Rasty Wright	1.00
4	Art Nehf	1.13
5	Al Mamaux	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	16
1	Charlie Robertson	16
3	Jimmy Ring	15
4	Bullet Joe Bush	14
4	4 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	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.436
2	Goose Goslin	.426
3	Ty Cobb	.416
4	Tris Speaker	.410
5	Ken Williams	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Cliff Lee	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
4	Max Carey	6
4	Tris Speaker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	31
2	Bobby Veach	28
2	Ken Williams	28
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.35
2	Babe Adams	1.75
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.91
4	Bob Shawkey	1.95
5	Hugh McQuillan	2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	33
2	Wilbur Cooper	31
3	Tiny Osborne	26
4	Johnny Morrison	23
5	Herman Pillette	22

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	George Sisler	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.406
3	Rogers Hornsby	.377
4	Tris Speaker	.368
5	Wally Schang	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
1	Ken Williams	37
3	Rogers Hornsby	34
4	Tillie Walker	32
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	149
2	Rogers Hornsby	141
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	Irish Meusel	127
5	George Sisler	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	46
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	36
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.55
2	Phil Douglas	2.80
3	Urban Shocker	2.89
4	Red Faber	2.92
5	Rosy Ryan	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	25
3	Eppa Rixey	22
4	Art Nehf	21
4	Eddie Rommel	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	156
2	Walter Johnson	142
3	Bob Shawkey	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	127
5	Red Faber	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
3	Clyde Barfoot	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	3 others tied	5