On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 49 34 .590 --
Yankees 48 36 .571 1.5
White Sox 42 39 .519 6.0
Tigers 43 41 .512 6.5
Senators 38 42 .475 9.5
Indians 38 44 .463 10.5
Red Sox 35 46 .432 13.0
Athletics 33 44 .429 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 26 .653 --
Cardinals 48 34 .585 4.5
Cubs 41 38 .519 10.0
Reds 42 39 .519 10.0
Robins 40 40 .500 11.5
Pirates 36 43 .456 15.0
Phillies 29 45 .392 19.5
Braves 28 48 .368 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Joe Sewell 5
3 Goldie Rapp 4
3 Curt Walker 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Joe Sewell 4
2 Ross Youngs 4
4 Harry Heilmann 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Max Flack 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou North 0.86
2 Chief Yellow Horse 0.57
3 Hooks Dauss 0.45
4 Hub Pruett 0.42
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou North 6
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Hub Pruett 5
4 Chief Yellow Horse 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Frank Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .422
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Rogers Hornsby .398
4 Tris Speaker .367
5 Carson Bigbee .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 23
2 Tillie Walker 21
2 Ken Williams 21
4 Harry Heilmann 14
4 Babe Ruth 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 86
2 Rogers Hornsby 81
3 Irish Meusel 78
4 Zack Wheat 67
5 Harry Heilmann 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 32
2 Ken Williams 26
3 Max Carey 24
4 Ross Youngs 15
5 Rogers Hornsby 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.85
2 Phil Douglas 2.03
3 Urban Shocker 2.45
4 Tom Zachary 2.52
5 Hub Pruett 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 14
2 Red Faber 13
2 Eddie Rommel 13
2 Urban Shocker 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 81
2 Dazzy Vance 78
3 Red Faber 76
4 Bob Shawkey 69
5 2 tied 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 5
1 Hub Pruett 5
3 Hooks Dauss 4
4 Hal Carlson 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .514
2 Casey Stengel .487
3 Charlie Hollocher .481
4 Jimmy Johnston .468
5 Johnny Gooch .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 8
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Babe Ruth 6
4 Joe Hauser 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 25
2 Joe Schultz 18
3 Bob Meusel 17
4 Babe Ruth 15
4 Ken Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Sam Bohne 5
3 Jack Smith 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.33
2 Percy Jones 1.35
3 Phil Douglas 1.38
4 Mule Watson 1.42
5 Jim Brillheart 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 21
2 Guy Morton 17
3 Lou North 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 2
1 Tiny Osborne 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
4 Hal Carlson 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .462
2 Casey Stengel .437
3 Bob O'Farrell .432
4 Charlie Hollocher .430
5 Rogers Hornsby .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 Babe Ruth 8
5 Ken Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Ken Williams 36
3 Irish Meusel 33
4 Del Pratt 32
5 Marty McManus 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Sisler 9
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Eddie Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.71
1 Phil Douglas 1.71
3 Dixie Davis 2.10
4 Bill Piercy 2.14
5 Pete Donohue 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Red Faber 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Stan Coveleski 26
3 Hub Pruett 24
4 Johnny Morrison 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 4
2 Hal Carlson 3
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 Lou North 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .404
2 Ty Cobb .397
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Harry Heilmann .356
5 Pat Duncan .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 Tillie Walker 35
4 Ken Williams 29
5 Bob Meusel 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 141
2 Ken Williams 136
3 Bobby Veach 126
4 Babe Ruth 124
4 George Sisler 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 50
2 Frankie Frisch 39
3 Max Carey 36
3 Ken Williams 36
5 Ernie Johnson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.61
2 Red Faber 2.66
3 Urban Shocker 2.77
4 Walter Johnson 2.83
5 Guy Morton 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 30
2 Bullet Joe Bush 23
2 Carl Mays 23
4 Art Nehf 22
4 Eppa Rixey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 160
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Bob Shawkey 137
4 Red Faber 131
5 Waite Hoyt 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 7
2 Hal Carlson 6
3 Clyde Barfoot 5
3 Bill Bayne 5
3 5 others tied 5