On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 51 .605 --
Browns 79 54 .594 1.0
Tigers 69 64 .519 11.0
White Sox 66 65 .504 13.0
Indians 66 66 .500 13.5
Senators 60 71 .458 19.0
Athletics 54 74 .422 23.5
Red Sox 50 77 .394 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 50 .603 --
Pirates 72 58 .554 6.0
Cardinals 71 58 .550 6.5
Reds 71 59 .546 7.0
Cubs 70 59 .543 7.5
Robins 64 66 .492 14.0
Phillies 45 80 .360 30.5
Braves 44 83 .346 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Sisler 7
2 Bill Wambsganss 6
3 Roy Leslie 5
3 Stuffy McInnis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Henline 1
1 Otto Miller 1
1 Frank Parkinson 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Severeid 6
2 Ray Blades 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 Marty McManus 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Ernie Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.83
2 Urban Shocker 0.70
3 Cactus Keck 0.43
4 Babe Adams 0.40
5 Red Oldham 0.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Petie Behan 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Oldham 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Art Decatur 5
3 Red Faber 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .419
2 Ty Cobb .397
3 Rogers Hornsby .392
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Tillie Walker 33
2 Ken Williams 33
4 Babe Ruth 28
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 131
2 Rogers Hornsby 125
3 Irish Meusel 117
4 George Sisler 102
4 Bobby Veach 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 44
2 Max Carey 41
3 Ken Williams 33
4 Frankie Frisch 26
5 George Burns 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.65
3 Urban Shocker 2.71
4 Red Faber 2.75
5 Pete Donohue 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 23
2 Bullet Joe Bush 22
2 Eddie Rommel 22
4 Eppa Rixey 20
5 Wilbur Cooper 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 123
2 Red Faber 120
3 Bob Shawkey 113
3 Dazzy Vance 113
5 Guy Morton 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 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 .500
1 George Sisler .500
3 Pat Duncan .447
4 Frankie Frisch .426
5 Zack Wheat .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reb Russell 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Chick Galloway 4
3 Tillie Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 21
2 Hack Miller 16
2 Hank Severeid 16
2 George Sisler 16
5 Rogers Hornsby 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.96
2 Jack Quinn 1.13
3 Urban Shocker 1.35
4 Dutch Ruether 1.50
4 Dolf Luque 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Red Faber 3
3 George Mogridge 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 19
2 Red Faber 15
2 Red Oldham 15
2 Bob Shawkey 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Tiny Osborne 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .467
2 Cotton Tierney .451
3 Hack Miller .405
4 Chick Galloway .404
5 Rogers Hornsby .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reb Russell 10
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Tillie Walker 8
4 Rogers Hornsby 7
5 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 39
2 George Sisler 32
3 Cotton Tierney 31
4 Marty McManus 25
4 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
2 Bucky Harris 9
2 George Sisler 9
4 Chick Fewster 8
5 Max Carey 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.00
2 Tom Zachary 1.46
3 Pete Donohue 1.67
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.05
5 Bill Piercy 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 8
1 Urban Shocker 8
3 Bullet Joe Bush 6
4 Pete Donohue 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 30
1 Jimmy Ring 30
3 Urban Shocker 29
4 Dazzy Vance 28
5 Bob Shawkey 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Virgil Cheeves 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Tiny Osborne 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .409
2 Ty Cobb .391
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Tris Speaker .365
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 38
2 Babe Ruth 37
2 Ken Williams 37
4 Rogers Hornsby 35
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 157
2 Rogers Hornsby 143
3 Irish Meusel 137
4 George Sisler 122
5 Bobby Veach 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 55
2 Max Carey 49
3 Ken Williams 34
4 Frankie Frisch 29
4 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 2.56
2 Urban Shocker 2.66
3 Red Faber 2.68
4 Herman Pillette 2.78
5 Pete Donohue 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Bullet Joe Bush 27
3 Eddie Rommel 26
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Wilbur Cooper 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 146
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Red Faber 135
4 Bob Shawkey 130
5 Stan Coveleski 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
1 Lou North 8
3 Sherry Smith 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 5 others tied 5