On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	60	42	.588	--
Yankees	60	44	.577	1.0
Tigers	57	47	.548	4.0
White Sox	53	49	.520	7.0
Indians	53	53	.500	9.0
Senators	48	53	.475	11.5
Athletics	40	59	.404	18.5
Red Sox	39	63	.382	21.0

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Indians 5

Tigers 2, Red Sox 0

Browns 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	41	.602	--
Giants	60	40	.600	0.5
Cubs	54	47	.535	7.0
Reds	54	49	.524	8.0
Pirates	51	47	.520	8.5
Robins	48	50	.490	11.5
Phillies	35	59	.372	22.5
Braves	33	64	.340	26.0

Games

Reds 6, Robins 5

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Larry Gardner	4
2	Ray Grimes	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Pat Duncan	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Tobin	4
2	Johnny Mokan	3
3	Eddie Ainsmith	2
3	Ike Caveney	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	George Cutshaw	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	0.75
2	Jack Scott	0.56
3	Tom Zachary	0.40
4	Hooks Dauss	0.33
5	Herb Pennock	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Cactus Keck	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	5
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Duster Mails	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.416
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	.390
4	Tris Speaker	.375
5	Ray Grimes	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	28
2	Rogers Hornsby	27
3	Tillie Walker	25
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	106
2	Rogers Hornsby	102
3	Irish Meusel	92
4	Bobby Veach	85
5	Harry Heilmann	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	35
2	Max Carey	34
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
4	Sad Sam Jones	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.521
2	Ty Cobb	.448
3	Charlie Grimm	.438
4	George Cutshaw	.426
5	Ken Williams	.423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	19
1	Cliff Lee	19
1	Smoky Joe Wood	19
4	Ken Williams	18
5	Wally Pipp	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	George Cutshaw	4
3	Joe Evans	4
3	Bucky Harris	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	0.33
2	Tony Kaufmann	1.09
3	Herman Pillette	1.13
4	Pete Alexander	1.32
5	Hooks Dauss	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	18
2	Tiny Osborne	16
3	Eppa Rixey	15
4	Stan Coveleski	14
4	Hooks Dauss	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Dixie Leverett	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Roy Moore	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Gooch	.462
2	Ty Cobb	.460
3	Turner Barber	.416
4	Max Carey	.410
5	Jack Tobin	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
1	Tillie Walker	8
1	Ken Williams	8
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Bobby Veach	30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Bob Meusel	29
5	Ken Williams	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Frankie Frisch	10
3	George Sisler	8
4	Joe Evans	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	1.54
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.80
3	Red Faber	1.87
4	Mule Watson	2.01
5	Tony Kaufmann	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Herman Pillette	6
4	Stan Coveleski	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	33
1	Guy Morton	33
3	Jesse Haines	25
3	Bob Shawkey	25
5	Tiny Osborne	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
1	Lou North	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.403
2	Ty Cobb	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Wally Schang	.362
5	Tris Speaker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Ken Williams	36
4	Tillie Walker	35
5	Cy Williams	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	148
1	Ken Williams	148
3	Bobby Veach	130
4	Bob Meusel	126
4	Irish Meusel	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	45
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	2.89
4	Red Faber	2.91
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	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	156
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Stan Coveleski	126
5	Wilbur Cooper	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	3 others tied	5