On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	47	.595	--
Browns	69	48	.590	0.5
Tigers	62	55	.530	7.5
Indians	60	59	.504	10.5
White Sox	57	58	.496	11.5
Senators	54	61	.470	14.5
Athletics	47	65	.420	20.0
Red Sox	45	70	.391	23.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 1

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 12, White Sox 5

Browns 9, Athletics 5

Athletics 6, Browns 5

Indians 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	68	46	.596	--
Cardinals	65	50	.565	3.5
Cubs	65	50	.565	3.5
Reds	62	54	.534	7.0
Pirates	60	53	.531	7.5
Robins	54	57	.486	12.5
Phillies	40	67	.374	24.5
Braves	37	74	.333	29.5

Games

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Reds 9, Robins 4

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 8, Braves 2

Phillies 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Foster	5
2	Johnny Gooch	4
2	Joe Hauser	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	5
2	Johnny Gooch	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
4	George Burns	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
2	Walter Barbare	1
2	Ike Caveney	1
2	Jake Daubert	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	0.88
2	Babe Adams	0.50
2	Bob Shawkey	0.50
4	Myrl Brown	0.43
4	Bill Sherdel	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Myrl Brown	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Bill Sherdel	6
3	Babe Adams	5
3	Bob Shawkey	5
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Weinert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Rogers Hornsby	.377
4	Tris Speaker	.374
5	Ray Grimes	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	32
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
2	Tillie Walker	29
4	Babe Ruth	24
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	123
2	Rogers Hornsby	111
3	Irish Meusel	103
4	Bobby Veach	91
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	39
2	Max Carey	37
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	Bucky Harris	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.52
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.65
4	Red Faber	2.78
5	Bob Shawkey	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	20
2	Urban Shocker	19
3	Eppa Rixey	18
3	Eddie Rommel	18
5	Wilbur Cooper	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	104
2	Red Faber	99
2	Guy Morton	99
4	Bob Shawkey	98
4	Dazzy Vance	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cotton Tierney	.515
2	Chick Galloway	.478
2	Hi Myers	.478
4	Babe Ruth	.465
5	Reb Russell	.451

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Reb Russell	4
2	Curt Walker	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	20
2	Reb Russell	18
3	Ken Williams	17
4	George Sisler	16
5	Curt Walker	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	8
2	Bucky Harris	6
3	George Burns	5
4	Del Pratt	4
4	George Sisler	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.00
1	Frank Miller	1.00
3	Al Mamaux	1.35
4	Bob Shawkey	1.80
5	Garland Braxton	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
5	3 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	23
2	Jimmy Ring	19
3	Lou North	16
4	Johnny Morrison	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Rasty Wright	2
4	Virgil Barnes	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.448
2	Chick Galloway	.427
3	Ken Williams	.421
4	Goose Goslin	.410
5	Joe Hauser	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Max Carey	7
3	Cliff Lee	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	36
2	Reb Russell	31
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	29
5	Wally Pipp	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Bucky Harris	10
3	George Burns	8
3	Chick Fewster	8
5	Frankie Frisch	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	1.77
2	Johnny Morrison	1.84
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.91
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.94
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Urban Shocker	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	41
2	Stan Coveleski	28
3	Jimmy Ring	26
4	Johnny Morrison	24
5	Tiny Osborne	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Rasty Wright	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.400
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Rogers Hornsby	.376
4	Tris Speaker	.367
5	Ray Grimes	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	39
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Tillie Walker	35
4	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	158
2	Rogers Hornsby	139
3	Irish Meusel	133
4	Bobby Veach	130
5	Tillie Walker	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	55
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	32
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.52
2	Red Faber	2.74
3	Phil Douglas	2.77
4	Urban Shocker	2.89
5	Pete Donohue	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
3	Eddie Rommel	24
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	148
2	Bob Shawkey	134
3	Stan Coveleski	132
3	Walter Johnson	132
5	Wilbur Cooper	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	3 others tied	5