On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	59	42	.584	--
Yankees	59	44	.573	1.0
Tigers	56	47	.544	4.0
White Sox	53	48	.525	6.0
Indians	53	52	.505	8.0
Senators	47	53	.470	11.5
Athletics	40	58	.408	17.5
Red Sox	39	62	.386	20.0

Games

Senators 2, White Sox 0

Yankees 10, Indians 9

Tigers 7, Red Sox 0

Tigers 7, Red Sox 4

Browns 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	39	.602	--
Cardinals	61	41	.598	0.0
Cubs	53	46	.535	6.5
Reds	53	49	.520	8.0
Pirates	50	47	.515	8.5
Robins	48	49	.495	10.5
Phillies	35	58	.376	21.5
Braves	33	63	.344	25.0

Games

Robins 4, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Braves 1

Giants 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	4
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	Butch Henline	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Bobby Veach	4
3	Pat Collins	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Bill Wambsganss	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Miller	1
1	Babe Pinelli	1
1	Muddy Ruel	1
1	Howie Shanks	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herman Pillette	2.00
2	Whitey Glazner	0.67
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.40
3	George Mogridge	0.40
5	Eppa Rixey	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	5
2	Whitey Glazner	4
2	Bob Hasty	4
2	Herman Pillette	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.415
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.368
5	Ray Grimes	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	28
2	Rogers Hornsby	27
3	Tillie Walker	25
4	Babe Ruth	18
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	105
2	Rogers Hornsby	101
3	Irish Meusel	91
4	Bobby Veach	84
5	Harry Heilmann	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	35
2	Max Carey	33
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Frankie Frisch	20
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.18
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Urban Shocker	2.74
4	Red Faber	2.85
5	Rasty Wright	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	16
1	Eppa Rixey	16
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Red Faber	15
3	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	94
2	Red Faber	90
3	Bob Shawkey	87
4	Dazzy Vance	85
5	Stan Coveleski	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.489
2	Ty Cobb	.446
3	Howie Shanks	.422
4	Andy High	.419
5	Bernie Friberg	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Cliff Lee	6
4	Butch Henline	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Lee	19
1	Smoky Joe Wood	19
3	Ken Williams	18
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Joe Evans	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	0.33
2	Pete Alexander	0.98
3	Herman Pillette	1.13
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.67
5	Bullet Joe Bush	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Tiny Osborne	16
3	Eppa Rixey	15
3	Rosy Ryan	15
5	Stan Coveleski	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	Roy Moore	1
2	Lou North	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.473
2	Johnny Gooch	.457
3	Turner Barber	.412
4	Charlie Hollocher	.400
5	Max Carey	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Max Carey	8
2	Tillie Walker	8
2	Ken Williams	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Bobby Veach	30
4	Bob Meusel	29
5	Ken Williams	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Frankie Frisch	10
3	George Sisler	8
4	Jack Smith	7
4	Bill Wambsganss	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	1.54
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.96
3	Tony Kaufmann	1.99
4	Elam Vangilder	2.00
5	Mule Watson	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Guy Morton	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	35
2	Wilbur Cooper	33
3	Bob Shawkey	27
4	Jesse Haines	25
4	Tiny Osborne	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
1	Lou North	3
3	Tiny Osborne	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.403
2	Ty Cobb	.402
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Wally Schang	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	147
1	Ken Williams	147
3	Bobby Veach	129
4	Bob Meusel	126
5	Irish Meusel	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	44
3	Frankie Frisch	38
4	Ken Williams	37
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.18
2	Urban Shocker	2.72
3	Phil Douglas	2.91
4	Red Faber	2.92
5	Walter Johnson	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	29
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Art Nehf	22
3	Eppa Rixey	22
5	Carl Mays	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	156
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Wilbur Cooper	126
4	Stan Coveleski	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	2 others tied	5