On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 50 .597 --
Browns 73 52 .584 1.5
Tigers 68 57 .544 6.5
Indians 63 61 .508 11.0
White Sox 60 63 .488 13.5
Senators 58 65 .472 15.5
Athletics 50 70 .417 22.0
Red Sox 46 74 .383 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 46 .617 --
Cubs 68 54 .557 7.0
Cardinals 67 54 .554 7.5
Reds 68 56 .548 8.0
Pirates 66 55 .545 8.5
Robins 58 62 .483 16.0
Phillies 41 73 .360 30.0
Braves 38 80 .322 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Ernie Johnson 5
3 Harry Hooper 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Heinie Scheer 1
1 Hank Severeid 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 4
2 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Hank DeBerry 2
2 Bob Hasty 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Walter Schmidt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Robertson 0.64
1 Bob Shawkey 0.64
3 Urban Shocker 0.40
4 Frank Mack 0.36
5 Bob Hasty 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Rollie Naylor 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Robertson 7
1 Bob Shawkey 7
3 Bob Hasty 4
3 Frank Mack 4
3 Urban Shocker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .411
2 Ty Cobb .400
3 Rogers Hornsby .390
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Ray Grimes .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
1 Ken Williams 32
3 Tillie Walker 31
4 Babe Ruth 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 124
2 Rogers Hornsby 120
3 Irish Meusel 109
4 Bobby Veach 101
5 Harry Heilmann 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 42
2 Max Carey 40
3 Ken Williams 33
4 George Burns 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.62
2 Phil Douglas 2.63
3 Tom Zachary 2.63
4 Pete Donohue 2.74
5 Red Faber 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 21
1 Urban Shocker 21
3 Eppa Rixey 20
4 Wilbur Cooper 19
4 Eddie Rommel 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 116
2 Red Faber 112
3 Dazzy Vance 110
4 Bob Shawkey 109
5 Guy Morton 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 6
1 Lou North 6
3 Clyde Barfoot 5
3 Hub Pruett 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .500
2 Joe Hauser .483
3 Cotton Tierney .459
4 Harry Heilmann .453
5 Eddie Collins .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 6
2 Reb Russell 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 20
2 Ray Grimes 19
3 Babe Ruth 17
4 Reb Russell 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
2 Bucky Harris 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Chick Fewster 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 0.33
2 Walter Johnson 0.90
3 Tom Zachary 0.95
4 Eppa Rixey 0.96
5 Lee Meadows 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 19
2 Red Faber 15
2 Urban Shocker 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Cheeves 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Tiny Osborne 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .441
2 Cotton Tierney .432
3 Bobby Veach .420
4 Tris Speaker .418
5 Wally Pipp .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reb Russell 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Ken Williams 9
4 Tillie Walker 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 39
2 Cotton Tierney 30
3 Harry Heilmann 27
3 Babe Ruth 27
3 Smoky Joe Wood 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
2 Chick Fewster 8
2 Bucky Harris 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 George Sisler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.73
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.02
3 Bob Shawkey 2.11
4 Art Nehf 2.13
5 Frank Miller 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Bob Shawkey 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 30
2 Jimmy Ring 29
2 Urban Shocker 29
4 Charlie Robertson 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .403
2 Ty Cobb .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .380
4 Tris Speaker .360
5 Ray Grimes .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
1 Tillie Walker 37
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Rogers Hornsby 34
5 Harry Heilmann 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 152
2 Rogers Hornsby 141
3 Irish Meusel 133
4 Bobby Veach 128
5 George Sisler 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 56
2 Max Carey 48
3 Ken Williams 38
4 Frankie Frisch 30
5 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.62
2 Red Faber 2.70
3 Tom Zachary 2.71
4 Urban Shocker 2.75
5 Pete Donohue 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 145
2 Walter Johnson 138
3 Bob Shawkey 133
4 Red Faber 130
5 Stan Coveleski 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 9
2 Sad Sam Jones 7
3 Sherry Smith 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 3 others tied 5