On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 50 .606 --
Browns 75 53 .586 2.5
Tigers 68 60 .531 9.5
Indians 64 63 .504 13.0
White Sox 63 63 .500 13.5
Senators 58 68 .460 18.5
Athletics 51 72 .415 24.0
Red Sox 48 75 .390 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 48 .607 --
Cubs 69 55 .556 6.0
Cardinals 68 55 .553 6.5
Pirates 68 56 .548 7.0
Reds 68 57 .544 7.5
Robins 61 63 .492 14.0
Phillies 42 76 .356 30.0
Braves 41 81 .336 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Hooper 4
1 Ernie Johnson 4
3 Walter Barbare 3
3 Walton Cruise 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Ray Schalk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Roy Leslie 3
1 Bunny Roser 3
1 Ray Schalk 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Frank Gibson 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 1.00
2 Red Faber 0.33
2 George Mogridge 0.33
4 Bullet Joe Bush 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 James Edwards 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Harriss 4
1 Joe Oeschger 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .414
2 Ty Cobb .403
3 Rogers Hornsby .389
4 Tris Speaker .374
5 Ray Grimes .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
1 Tillie Walker 32
1 Ken Williams 32
4 Babe Ruth 28
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 127
2 Rogers Hornsby 122
3 Irish Meusel 111
4 Bobby Veach 101
5 George Sisler 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 43
2 Max Carey 40
3 Ken Williams 33
4 George Burns 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.63
3 Pete Donohue 2.74
4 Herman Pillette 2.78
5 Red Faber 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 22
2 Urban Shocker 21
3 Eppa Rixey 20
3 Eddie Rommel 20
5 Wilbur Cooper 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 116
2 Red Faber 115
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
3 Elam Vangilder 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .531
2 Harry Heilmann .511
3 Russ Wrightstone .486
4 Eddie Collins .459
5 George Sisler .448

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
1 George Sisler 19
3 Ray Grimes 16
4 George Burns 15
4 Irish Meusel 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 6
2 George Sisler 5
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Ken Williams 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 0.47
2 Pete Donohue 0.50
3 Walter Johnson 1.24
4 Rip Collins 1.42
5 Frank Miller 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 3
2 Eddie Rommel 3
2 Urban Shocker 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 18
2 Bob Shawkey 16
3 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Slim Harriss 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .451
2 Cotton Tierney .430
3 Tris Speaker .418
4 Chick Galloway .406
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Tillie Walker 8
3 Reb Russell 7
4 Ken Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 31
1 Cotton Tierney 31
3 Babe Ruth 29
4 George Sisler 28
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.54
2 Tom Zachary 1.66
3 Pete Donohue 1.73
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.81
5 Bob Shawkey 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 7
1 Eddie Rommel 7
3 Bob Shawkey 6
3 Urban Shocker 6
5 Wilbur Cooper 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Jimmy Ring 27
3 Guy Morton 26
4 Red Faber 25
4 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Elam Vangilder 3
3 Virgil Cheeves 2
3 Red Faber 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .401
2 Ty Cobb .397
3 Rogers Hornsby .380
4 Tris Speaker .359
5 Ray Grimes .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Tillie Walker 38
3 Ken Williams 36
4 Rogers Hornsby 34
5 Harry Heilmann 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 153
2 Rogers Hornsby 143
3 Irish Meusel 132
4 Bobby Veach 125
5 George Sisler 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 55
2 Max Carey 48
3 Ken Williams 37
4 Frankie Frisch 29
4 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.65
2 Urban Shocker 2.70
3 Tom Zachary 2.71
4 Herman Pillette 2.78
5 Pete Donohue 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 28
2 Urban Shocker 27
3 Eddie Rommel 25
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 143
1 Urban Shocker 143
3 Red Faber 133
3 Bob Shawkey 133
5 Stan Coveleski 120

Saves

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