On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	56	.611	--
Browns	87	58	.600	1.5
Tigers	77	69	.527	12.0
White Sox	73	72	.503	15.5
Indians	71	73	.493	17.0
Senators	63	78	.447	23.5
Athletics	59	83	.415	28.0
Red Sox	57	86	.399	30.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 0

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Senators 5

Yankees 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	55	.610	--
Pirates	81	62	.566	6.0
Cardinals	78	63	.553	8.0
Reds	77	66	.538	10.0
Cubs	75	66	.532	11.0
Robins	69	73	.486	17.5
Phillies	51	88	.367	34.0
Braves	47	91	.341	37.5

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Giants 7, Reds 2

Pirates 11, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Lee	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Lew Fonseca	3
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Roy Leslie	1
1	Frank Snyder	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Oldham	5
2	Fred Haney	4
3	Johnny Mostil	3
3	Frank Snyder	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Bubbles Hargrave	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	James Edwards	1.17
2	Jack Scott	0.56
3	Dazzy Vance	0.47
4	Jim Brillheart	0.44
5	Dixie Davis	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dixie Leverett	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	Red Oldham	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	James Edwards	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Jack Scott	5
4	Jim Brillheart	4
4	Johnny Morrison	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Fred Heimach	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.418
2	Rogers Hornsby	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.394
4	Tris Speaker	.378
5	Cotton Tierney	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	38
2	Rogers Hornsby	37
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Babe Ruth	33
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	151
2	Rogers Hornsby	141
3	Irish Meusel	130
4	Bobby Veach	119
5	George Sisler	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	48
2	Max Carey	47
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	29
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Red Faber	2.80
3	Urban Shocker	2.82
4	Bob Shawkey	2.91
5	Herman Pillette	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	25
1	Eddie Rommel	25
3	Urban Shocker	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
4	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	140
2	Red Faber	138
3	Dazzy Vance	128
4	Bob Shawkey	127
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	Rogers Hornsby	.484
2	George Sisler	.476
3	Ross Youngs	.458
4	Jim Bottomley	.453
5	Hank Severeid	.447

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Butch Henline	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Cy Williams	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	23
1	Ken Williams	23
3	Wally Pipp	18
3	Bobby Veach	18
5	Rogers Hornsby	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Ernie Johnson	6
3	George Burns	5
3	George Sisler	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.55
2	Eddie Rommel	1.18
3	George Mogridge	1.25
4	Johnny Morrison	1.53
5	Petie Behan	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Elam Vangilder	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Red Faber	23
3	Howard Ehmke	17
4	Wilbur Cooper	16
5	3 tied	15

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	.487
2	George Sisler	.473
3	Cliff Lee	.417
4	Ross Youngs	.405
5	Butch Henline	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Tillie Walker	8
2	Ken Williams	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
2	Ken Williams	31
4	Bobby Veach	28
5	Irish Meusel	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	1.35
2	Hub Pruett	1.40
3	George Mogridge	1.80
4	Rip Collins	2.15
5	Eddie Rommel	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	8
2	Johnny Morrison	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Rip Collins	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	39
2	Urban Shocker	37
3	Bob Shawkey	34
4	Howard Ehmke	30
4	Dazzy Vance	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.411
2	Rogers Hornsby	.396
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Cotton Tierney	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	39
2	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Tillie Walker	38
4	Babe Ruth	36
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	160
2	Rogers Hornsby	151
3	Irish Meusel	137
4	Bobby Veach	124
5	George Sisler	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	52
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	29
4	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.69
2	Urban Shocker	2.72
3	Red Faber	2.74
4	Herman Pillette	2.93
5	Phil Douglas	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	153
2	Urban Shocker	147
3	Bob Shawkey	136
4	Dazzy Vance	128
5	Walter Johnson	126

Saves

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