On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	55	.613	--
Browns	86	57	.601	1.5
Tigers	76	68	.528	12.0
White Sox	72	71	.503	15.5
Indians	70	72	.493	17.0
Senators	62	77	.446	23.5
Athletics	58	82	.414	28.0
Red Sox	56	85	.397	30.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

Athletics 6, Indians 1

Tigers 9, Senators 5

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	54	.612	--
Pirates	80	61	.567	6.0
Cardinals	77	63	.550	8.5
Reds	76	65	.539	10.0
Cubs	73	66	.525	12.0
Robins	69	71	.493	16.5
Phillies	50	87	.365	34.0
Braves	47	90	.343	37.0

Games

Cubs 7, Robins 5

Robins 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Giants 8, Reds 2

Reds 8, Giants 4

Pirates 11, Phillies 6

Phillies 8, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Rawlings	6
2	Carson Bigbee	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Miller	4
2	Carson Bigbee	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Sherdel	1.00
2	Bob Shawkey	0.71
3	Red Faber	0.62
4	Urban Shocker	0.55
5	Dolf Luque	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Red Faber	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ole Olsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.421
2	Rogers Hornsby	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Tris Speaker	.378
5	Cotton Tierney	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
1	Ken Williams	37
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Babe Ruth	32
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	148
2	Rogers Hornsby	141
3	Irish Meusel	129
4	Bobby Veach	119
5	George Sisler	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	48
2	Max Carey	46
3	Ken Williams	34
4	George Burns	29
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.76
3	Red Faber	2.80
4	Urban Shocker	2.83
5	Bob Shawkey	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	24
1	Eddie Rommel	24
3	Urban Shocker	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
5	Eppa Rixey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	140
2	Red Faber	138
3	Bob Shawkey	127
4	Dazzy Vance	121
5	Wilbur Cooper	111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.500
2	Rogers Hornsby	.493
3	Jim Bottomley	.455
4	Charlie Jamieson	.434
5	Hank Severeid	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Butch Henline	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Cy Williams	5
1	Ken Williams	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	21
1	Ken Williams	21
3	Rogers Hornsby	19
3	Wally Pipp	19
5	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Ernie Johnson	6
1	Rabbit Maranville	6
4	George Burns	5
4	George Sisler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.55
2	Eddie Rommel	0.61
3	Hub Pruett	1.23
4	Bob Hasty	1.29
5	George Mogridge	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	4
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Red Faber	23
3	Bob Shawkey	18
4	Howard Ehmke	17
5	Wilbur Cooper	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Ole Olsen	2
3	Clyde Barfoot	1
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.496
2	George Sisler	.470
3	Eddie Collins	.414
4	Cotton Tierney	.411
5	Fred Haney	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	40
2	Irish Meusel	33
3	Rogers Hornsby	31
4	Ken Williams	29
5	Bobby Veach	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	11
2	Rabbit Maranville	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	1.49
2	Rip Collins	1.76
3	Johnny Couch	2.01
4	Eddie Rommel	2.04
5	George Mogridge	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	Rip Collins	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	41
2	Urban Shocker	37
3	Bob Shawkey	34
4	Howard Ehmke	30
4	Jimmy Ring	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Claude Jonnard	2
2	Tony Kaufmann	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.414
2	Ty Cobb	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Cotton Tierney	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	38
1	Tillie Walker	38
1	Ken Williams	38
4	Babe Ruth	36
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	158
2	Rogers Hornsby	155
3	Irish Meusel	138
4	Bobby Veach	125
5	George Sisler	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	52
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.51
2	Urban Shocker	2.73
3	Red Faber	2.74
4	Herman Pillette	2.93
5	Phil Douglas	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	Eddie Rommel	27
3	Urban Shocker	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	154
2	Red Faber	153
3	Bob Shawkey	138
4	Walter Johnson	126
5	2 tied	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	8
2	Lou North	7
3	Clyde Barfoot	6
3	Hub Pruett	6
5	5 tied	5