On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	67	46	.593	--
Yankees	66	47	.584	1.0
Tigers	60	53	.531	7.0
White Sox	57	54	.514	9.0
Indians	58	58	.500	10.5
Senators	54	58	.482	12.5
Athletics	44	64	.407	20.5
Red Sox	42	68	.382	23.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 7, Yankees 3

Athletics 10, Indians 9

Browns 7, Senators 3

Senators 11, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	45	.595	--
Cardinals	64	48	.571	2.5
Cubs	63	49	.563	3.5
Pirates	59	50	.541	6.0
Reds	61	53	.535	6.5
Robins	53	56	.486	12.0
Phillies	38	66	.365	24.5
Braves	35	72	.327	29.0

Games

Cubs 9, Braves 4

Reds 3, Phillies 1

Giants 7, Pirates 6

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
1	Sam Rice	5
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	Joe Hauser	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Frank Gibson	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
3	Bob Jones	3
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
3	Zeb Terry	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Hollocher	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ed Chaplin	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.44
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.40
3	Stan Coveleski	0.36
3	Slim Harriss	0.36
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Benn Karr	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Slim Harriss	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Art Nehf	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.406
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Rogers Hornsby	.374
5	Carson Bigbee	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Tillie Walker	27
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	119
2	Rogers Hornsby	110
3	Irish Meusel	96
4	Bobby Veach	91
5	Harry Heilmann	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	38
2	Max Carey	37
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	Bucky Harris	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.59
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.75
4	Red Faber	2.78
5	Rasty Wright	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	18
1	Eppa Rixey	18
1	Urban Shocker	18
4	Wilbur Cooper	17
4	Eddie Rommel	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	103
2	Red Faber	97
3	Dazzy Vance	95
4	Bob Shawkey	93
5	Guy Morton	92

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	Ken Williams	.491
2	Tris Speaker	.479
3	Earl Sheely	.478
4	Joe Harris	.476
5	Goose Goslin	.472

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Pat Collins	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	21
2	Reb Russell	17
3	Ken Williams	15
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
3	George Burns	4
3	Max Carey	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Virgil Barnes	0.55
3	Al Mamaux	0.73
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.27
5	Tom Zachary	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Howard Ehmke	16
3	Urban Shocker	15
4	Johnny Morrison	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.451
2	Tris Speaker	.427
3	Ty Cobb	.427
4	Ken Williams	.422
5	Goose Goslin	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Cliff Lee	7
4	Max Carey	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	35
2	Ken Williams	33
3	Reb Russell	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Bucky Harris	9
4	Charlie Hollocher	7
5	George Burns	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.55
2	Babe Adams	1.61
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.86
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.06
5	Bob Shawkey	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	George Uhle	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	38
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
2	Tiny Osborne	26
4	Stan Coveleski	23
4	Eppa Rixey	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Lou North	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.405
2	George Sisler	.399
3	Rogers Hornsby	.377
4	Tris Speaker	.376
5	Ray Grimes	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	154
2	Rogers Hornsby	140
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	Irish Meusel	128
5	Tillie Walker	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	33
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.59
2	Phil Douglas	2.83
3	Red Faber	2.84
4	Urban Shocker	2.84
5	Pete Donohue	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	25
3	Eddie Rommel	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	154
2	Walter Johnson	136
3	Bob Shawkey	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	129
5	Stan Coveleski	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