On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 53 .613 --
Browns 84 55 .604 1.0
Tigers 72 68 .514 13.5
White Sox 69 69 .500 15.5
Indians 68 70 .493 16.5
Senators 61 74 .452 22.0
Athletics 57 79 .419 26.5
Red Sox 55 82 .401 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 53 .604 --
Pirates 76 59 .563 5.5
Reds 74 62 .544 8.0
Cardinals 73 62 .541 8.5
Cubs 72 62 .537 9.0
Robins 66 69 .489 15.5
Phillies 48 83 .366 31.5
Braves 46 86 .348 34.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Haney 4
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Charlie Jamieson 3
2 Johnny Mostil 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Severeid 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 2
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 Marty McManus 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Eddie Foster 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.42
2 Ray Kolp 0.40
3 Cecil Duff 0.14
4 Hooks Dauss 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 5
2 Elam Vangilder 3
3 Ray Kolp 2
3 Hub Pruett 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Ty Cobb .390
4 Cotton Tierney .378
5 Tris Speaker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 Tillie Walker 35
4 Babe Ruth 31
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 146
2 Rogers Hornsby 133
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Bobby Veach 113
5 George Sisler 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Max Carey 42
3 Ken Williams 34
4 George Burns 28
5 Frankie Frisch 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.76
3 Urban Shocker 2.88
4 Red Faber 2.91
5 Pete Donohue 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 23
1 Eddie Rommel 23
1 Urban Shocker 23
4 Eppa Rixey 21
5 Wilbur Cooper 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 129
2 Red Faber 124
3 Bob Shawkey 122
4 Dazzy Vance 116
5 Howard Ehmke 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 Lou North 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 Elam Vangilder 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .526
2 Charlie Jamieson .448
3 Roy Leslie .444
3 Ray Schalk .444
5 Pat Duncan .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Irish Meusel 4
3 Tillie Walker 4
3 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 22
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
2 Reb Russell 19
4 Irish Meusel 18
5 Milt Stock 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Ernie Johnson 5
3 Carson Bigbee 4
3 George Burns 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 0.65
2 Hub Pruett 1.23
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.26
4 Bob Hasty 1.29
5 Eddie Rommel 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Alex Ferguson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 19
1 Burleigh Grimes 19
3 Frank Miller 15
4 Sad Sam Jones 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Kaufmann 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .459
2 Rogers Hornsby .447
3 Cotton Tierney .439
4 Eddie Collins .407
5 Charlie Jamieson .394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 35
2 Irish Meusel 32
2 George Sisler 32
2 Ken Williams 32
5 Marty McManus 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
1 George Sisler 10
3 Max Carey 7
3 Bucky Harris 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.88
2 George Mogridge 1.93
3 Walter Johnson 2.10
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.12
5 Bob Hasty 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 8
2 Pete Donohue 6
2 Urban Shocker 6
4 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 32
2 Howard Ehmke 30
3 Red Faber 28
3 Urban Shocker 28
5 Jimmy Ring 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Virgil Cheeves 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Tony Kaufmann 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .414
2 Rogers Hornsby .386
3 Ty Cobb .386
4 Tris Speaker .369
5 Harry Heilmann .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Tillie Walker 37
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
3 Babe Ruth 36
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 163
2 Rogers Hornsby 149
3 Irish Meusel 139
4 George Sisler 122
4 Bobby Veach 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 57
2 Max Carey 49
3 Ken Williams 35
4 George Burns 28
4 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 2.51
2 Urban Shocker 2.73
3 Red Faber 2.83
4 Phil Douglas 2.84
5 Walter Johnson 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
2 Eddie Rommel 26
4 Eppa Rixey 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 148
2 Red Faber 139
3 Bob Shawkey 133
4 Walter Johnson 129
5 Dazzy Vance 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Lou North 7
3 Hub Pruett 6
3 Sherry Smith 6
5 4 tied 5