On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	48	.593	--
Browns	70	49	.588	0.5
Tigers	65	55	.542	6.0
Indians	62	59	.512	9.5
White Sox	58	60	.492	12.0
Senators	55	63	.466	15.0
Athletics	48	67	.417	20.5
Red Sox	45	72	.385	24.5

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Yankees 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 17, Athletics 3

Senators 4, White Sox 2

White Sox 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	46	.603	--
Cardinals	66	50	.569	4.0
Cubs	65	52	.556	5.5
Pirates	62	53	.539	7.5
Reds	64	55	.538	7.5
Robins	55	59	.482	14.0
Phillies	40	69	.367	26.5
Braves	37	75	.330	31.0

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 4

Giants 7, Reds 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Lu Blue	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Bobby Veach	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	George Cutshaw	4
3	Larry Gardner	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Gardner	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Ray Grimes	1
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.75
1	Dazzy Vance	0.75
3	Ray Francis	0.57
4	George Mogridge	0.50
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	2
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	Frank Mack	1
2	Hugh McQuillan	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	George Uhle	6
3	Ray Francis	4
3	George Mogridge	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.379
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Ray Grimes	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	32
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
2	Tillie Walker	29
4	Babe Ruth	26
5	Harry Heilmann	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	123
2	Rogers Hornsby	111
3	Irish Meusel	105
4	Bobby Veach	97
5	Harry Heilmann	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	39
2	Max Carey	38
3	Ken Williams	30
4	George Burns	23
4	Frankie Frisch	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.51
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.65
4	Pete Donohue	2.82
5	Bob Shawkey	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	20
1	Urban Shocker	20
3	Eppa Rixey	19
4	Eddie Rommel	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	107
1	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Red Faber	105
4	Guy Morton	99
5	Bob Shawkey	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	Eddie Collins	.509
2	Cotton Tierney	.500
3	Bobby Veach	.481
4	Joe Hauser	.480
5	Chick Galloway	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Reb Russell	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	21
2	Reb Russell	18
3	Ray Grimes	16
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	George Sisler	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	1.00
1	Tom Zachary	1.00
1	Frank Miller	1.00
4	Bill Hubbell	1.50
4	Frank Mack	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Guy Morton	17
3	Lou North	15
4	Dixie Davis	14
4	Johnny Morrison	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Rasty Wright	2
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.473
2	Bobby Veach	.425
3	Chick Galloway	.418
4	Joe Hauser	.415
5	Ken Williams	.414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	33
2	Reb Russell	32
3	Babe Ruth	31
3	Smoky Joe Wood	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	George Burns	9
3	Chick Fewster	8
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Bucky Harris	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.91
2	Hugh McQuillan	2.02
3	Bob Shawkey	2.04
4	Dan Boone	2.08
5	Tony Kaufmann	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Urban Shocker	7
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	George Uhle	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	37
2	Stan Coveleski	28
3	Jimmy Ring	26
4	Johnny Morrison	25
4	Dazzy Vance	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	George Sisler	.401
3	Rogers Hornsby	.375
4	Tris Speaker	.366
5	Ray Grimes	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Ken Williams	38
3	Tillie Walker	35
4	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	155
2	Rogers Hornsby	139
3	Irish Meusel	133
4	Bobby Veach	132
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	55
2	Max Carey	47
3	Ken Williams	39
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.51
2	Phil Douglas	2.78
3	Red Faber	2.86
4	Pete Donohue	2.88
5	Urban Shocker	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
3	Eddie Rommel	24
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	142
2	Walter Johnson	134
3	Stan Coveleski	130
4	Red Faber	128
5	Bob Shawkey	125

Saves

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