On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	56	.624	--
Browns	89	61	.593	4.5
Tigers	78	73	.517	16.0
White Sox	77	73	.513	16.5
Indians	75	76	.497	19.0
Senators	65	81	.445	26.5
Athletics	61	86	.415	31.0
Red Sox	59	91	.393	34.5

Games

White Sox 8, Senators 3

Yankees 7, Indians 6

Athletics 6, Browns 5

Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	88	57	.607	--
Pirates	84	65	.564	6.0
Cardinals	81	66	.551	8.0
Reds	82	68	.547	8.5
Cubs	78	71	.523	12.0
Robins	73	75	.493	16.5
Phillies	55	92	.374	34.0
Braves	50	97	.340	39.0

Games

Robins 9, Pirates 5

Robins 5, Pirates 1

Braves 8, Cubs 4

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 5

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Boeckel	5
2	Hi Myers	4
2	Ray Powell	4
2	Ray Schalk	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Mike Menosky	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	4
2	Shano Collins	3
2	Johnny Mostil	3
2	Mickey O'Neil	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topper Rigney	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.50
2	Percy Jones	0.43
2	Jack Scott	0.43
4	Pete Donohue	0.36
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Jack Scott	6
3	Pete Donohue	4
3	Hub Pruett	4
5	9 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Rogers Hornsby	.397
4	Tris Speaker	.380
5	Cotton Tierney	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Ken Williams	39
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Babe Ruth	35
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	155
2	Rogers Hornsby	148
3	Irish Meusel	132
4	Bobby Veach	125
5	George Sisler	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	George Sisler	48
3	Ken Williams	36
4	George Burns	30
5	Frankie Frisch	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Red Faber	2.73
3	Urban Shocker	2.89
4	Herman Pillette	2.90
5	Bob Shawkey	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	26
2	Eddie Rommel	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	23
3	Eppa Rixey	23
3	Urban Shocker	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	143
1	Urban Shocker	143
3	Dazzy Vance	130
4	Bob Shawkey	127
5	Wilbur Cooper	119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Casey Stengel	.469
2	Rogers Hornsby	.444
3	Cliff Lee	.443
4	Ty Cobb	.429
4	Hank Severeid	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Frank Parkinson	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	Butch Henline	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	20
2	Jim Bottomley	16
2	Cliff Lee	16
4	Stuffy McInnis	15
4	6 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Topper Rigney	6
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Lew Fonseca	4
3	Rabbit Maranville	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Shriver	0.47
2	Red Faber	0.67
3	Tim McNamara	1.17
4	Art Decatur	1.29
5	Hub Pruett	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
1	Waite Hoyt	4
3	Rip Collins	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	20
2	Red Faber	19
3	Howard Ehmke	16
4	Bullet Joe Bush	15
4	6 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
3	Clyde Barfoot	1
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.450
2	George Sisler	.422
3	Ross Youngs	.416
4	Cliff Lee	.405
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Cy Williams	7
3	Ken Williams	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
1	Reb Russell	36
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Milt Stock	30
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Rabbit Maranville	8
3	George Burns	7
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hub Pruett	1.39
2	Petie Behan	1.41
3	Eddie Rommel	1.62
4	Red Faber	1.86
5	Art Decatur	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Rip Collins	6
1	Pete Donohue	6
1	Red Faber	6
1	Eddie Rommel	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	38
2	Urban Shocker	36
3	Howard Ehmke	33
4	Jimmy Ring	29
5	Wilbur Cooper	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Tony Kaufmann	2
2	Ole Olsen	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.406
2	Ty Cobb	.399
3	Rogers Hornsby	.393
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Cotton Tierney	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	41
2	Ken Williams	39
3	Babe Ruth	38
3	Tillie Walker	38
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	159
2	Rogers Hornsby	155
3	Irish Meusel	139
4	Bobby Veach	127
5	2 tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	52
3	Ken Williams	36
4	George Burns	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.67
2	Urban Shocker	2.80
3	Phil Douglas	2.83
4	Herman Pillette	2.90
5	Bob Shawkey	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	Eddie Rommel	27
3	Urban Shocker	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
4	Eppa Rixey	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	151
2	Urban Shocker	149
3	Bob Shawkey	134
4	Dazzy Vance	130
5	Wilbur Cooper	127

Saves

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