On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 45 30 .600 --
Yankees 44 33 .571 2.0
White Sox 39 35 .527 5.5
Tigers 37 37 .500 7.5
Senators 35 37 .486 8.5
Indians 34 40 .459 10.5
Red Sox 32 41 .438 12.0
Athletics 28 41 .406 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 24 .647 --
Cardinals 41 32 .562 5.5
Robins 40 33 .548 6.5
Reds 36 37 .493 10.5
Cubs 35 36 .493 10.5
Pirates 34 37 .479 11.5
Phillies 26 40 .394 17.0
Braves 26 43 .377 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 6
1 Joe Schultz 6
3 Pat Duncan 5
3 Charlie Hollocher 5
3 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Bubbles Hargrave 1
1 Fred Hofmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Harper 5
2 Fred Hofmann 4
2 Joe Schultz 4
4 Pat Duncan 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 2
1 Bill Wambsganss 2
3 Turner Barber 1
3 Sam Bohne 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Miller 0.83
2 Ray Francis 0.62
3 Eric Erickson 0.42
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 5
1 Ray Francis 5
1 Frank Miller 5
4 Red Faber 4
4 Claude Jonnard 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Lefty Weinert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .432
2 Ty Cobb .392
3 Rogers Hornsby .389
4 Tris Speaker .369
5 Harry Heilmann .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 20
2 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 Tillie Walker 17
4 Harry Heilmann 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 79
2 Irish Meusel 69
3 Rogers Hornsby 65
4 Zack Wheat 63
5 George Sisler 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 27
2 Ken Williams 23
3 Max Carey 20
4 Harry Hooper 13
4 Ernie Johnson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.01
2 Phil Douglas 2.09
3 Tom Zachary 2.23
4 Walter Johnson 2.33
5 Rosy Ryan 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 14
2 Urban Shocker 12
3 Red Faber 11
3 Eppa Rixey 11
5 8 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 78
2 Urban Shocker 75
3 Red Faber 72
4 Bob Shawkey 62
5 Waite Hoyt 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 5
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Hub Pruett 3
2 Urban Shocker 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .531
2 Charlie Hollocher .500
2 Bob O'Farrell .500
4 Clyde Barnhart .467
5 Ty Cobb .453

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Cy Williams 6
3 Tillie Walker 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 20
2 Clyde Barnhart 18
2 Joe Schultz 18
4 Milt Stock 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 5
1 Charlie Hollocher 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Harry Hooper 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.69
3 Bill Piercy 1.04
4 Ted Blankenship 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Couch 3
1 Phil Douglas 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Dixie Leverett 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 19
2 Bob Shawkey 14
3 Whitey Glazner 13
3 Tiny Osborne 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 3
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 Cactus Keck 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Miller .450
2 George Sisler .435
3 Johnny Bassler .416
4 Harry Heilmann .410
5 Ty Cobb .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Tillie Walker 9
3 Cy Williams 8
4 Harry Heilmann 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 34
2 Del Pratt 30
3 Marty McManus 29
4 Bob Meusel 27
4 Irish Meusel 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Harry Hooper 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 George Sisler 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.71
2 Bill Piercy 2.06
3 Dutch Ruether 2.18
4 Stan Coveleski 2.25
5 2 tied 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Rosy Ryan 6
3 Howard Ehmke 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Stan Coveleski 29
3 Dazzy Vance 28
4 Jeff Pfeffer 25
5 Burleigh Grimes 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Hub Pruett 2
2 George Uhle 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .406
2 Ty Cobb .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .386
4 Harry Heilmann .370
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Tillie Walker 31
4 Ken Williams 29
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 138
2 Rogers Hornsby 135
3 Babe Ruth 127
3 Bobby Veach 127
5 George Sisler 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 45
2 Frankie Frisch 39
3 Ken Williams 35
4 Max Carey 34
5 Ernie Johnson 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.58
2 Red Faber 2.66
3 Guy Morton 2.77
4 Pete Donohue 2.78
5 Urban Shocker 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 30
2 Carl Mays 24
3 Bullet Joe Bush 22
4 Red Faber 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 156
2 Red Faber 140
3 Walter Johnson 138
4 Bob Shawkey 137
5 Waite Hoyt 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 6
1 Lou North 6
3 Clyde Barfoot 5
3 Bill Bayne 5
3 3 others tied 5