On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 57 .620 --
Browns 90 61 .596 3.5
Tigers 79 73 .520 15.0
White Sox 77 74 .510 16.5
Indians 76 76 .500 18.0
Senators 66 81 .449 25.5
Athletics 61 87 .412 31.0
Red Sox 59 92 .391 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 58 .603 --
Pirates 85 66 .563 5.5
Cardinals 82 66 .554 7.0
Reds 82 68 .547 8.0
Cubs 78 71 .523 11.5
Robins 74 76 .493 16.0
Phillies 55 92 .374 33.5
Braves 50 97 .340 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy High 4
1 Eddie Mulligan 4
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 Max Carey 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Andy High 1
2 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Andy High 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Wally Gerber 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
2 George Uhle 0.62
3 Dixie Davis 0.50
4 Red Faber 0.40
4 Rosy Ryan 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 5
1 George Uhle 5
3 Jesse Barnes 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Bill Sherdel 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Francis 1
1 Rasty Wright 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .416
2 Rogers Hornsby .400
3 Ty Cobb .399
4 Tris Speaker .380
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
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 151
3 Irish Meusel 132
4 Bobby Veach 128
5 Zack Wheat 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
1 George Sisler 50
3 Ken Williams 36
4 George Burns 30
5 Frankie Frisch 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Red Faber 2.74
3 Urban Shocker 2.89
4 Herman Pillette 2.89
5 Bob Shawkey 2.96

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 145
2 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 .500
2 Ty Cobb .457
3 Rogers Hornsby .452
4 Goose Goslin .431
4 Cliff Lee .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Frank Parkinson 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 Butch Henline 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Bobby Veach 18
3 Jim Bottomley 17
4 Bob Fothergill 16
4 Cliff Lee 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Topper Rigney 7
3 Rabbit Maranville 5
4 Carson Bigbee 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.13
2 Tim McNamara 1.17
3 Art Decatur 1.29
4 Hub Pruett 1.31
5 Eddie Rommel 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 21
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 George Uhle 18
4 Howard Ehmke 16
5 4 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 .462
2 George Sisler .420
3 Cliff Lee .408
4 Ross Youngs .407
5 Ty Cobb .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 13
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Ken Williams 7
4 Frank Parkinson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Reb Russell 36
3 Ken Williams 31
4 Milt Stock 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Rabbit Maranville 9
2 George Sisler 9
4 Carson Bigbee 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 1.37
2 Hub Pruett 1.39
3 Petie Behan 1.41
4 Red Faber 1.99
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 40
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