On This Day

Monday, August 7, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 63 42 .600 --
Yankees 63 44 .589 1.0
Tigers 57 50 .533 7.0
White Sox 54 51 .514 9.0
Indians 55 54 .505 10.0
Senators 49 55 .471 13.5
Athletics 41 61 .402 20.5
Red Sox 40 65 .381 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 41 .598 --
Cardinals 62 43 .590 0.5
Cubs 55 48 .534 6.5
Pirates 53 47 .530 7.0
Reds 55 51 .519 8.0
Robins 50 51 .495 10.5
Phillies 36 60 .375 22.0
Braves 34 65 .343 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Ainsmith 4
1 Harry Hooper 4
1 Goldie Rapp 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Whitey Glazner 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Charlie Grimm 4
3 Eddie Ainsmith 3
3 Harry Hooper 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Nicholson 1
1 Al Nixon 1
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
1 Howie Shanks 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rasty Wright 0.44
2 Lefty Weinert 0.33
3 Dixie Leverett 0.31
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.29
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dixie Leverett 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Glazner 6
2 Dixie Leverett 5
3 Rasty Wright 4
4 Lefty Weinert 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Oeschger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .409
2 Ty Cobb .409
3 Rogers Hornsby .387
4 Tris Speaker .377
5 Ray Grimes .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 30
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Tillie Walker 25
4 Babe Ruth 20
5 Cy Williams 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 113
2 Rogers Hornsby 104
3 Irish Meusel 95
4 Bobby Veach 86
5 Harry Heilmann 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 37
2 Max Carey 35
3 Ken Williams 28
4 Frankie Frisch 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.44
2 Phil Douglas 2.63
3 Rasty Wright 2.75
4 Urban Shocker 2.79
5 Red Faber 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 17
2 Eppa Rixey 16
2 Urban Shocker 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 100
2 Red Faber 92
3 Dazzy Vance 89
4 Bob Shawkey 88
5 2 tied 82

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 .553
2 Tris Speaker .466
3 George Cutshaw .440
4 Chick Galloway .426
5 Charlie Grimm .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 9
2 Cliff Lee 7
3 Max Carey 6
4 Babe Ruth 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 22
2 Cliff Lee 21
2 Wally Pipp 21
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 19
4 Smoky Joe Wood 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
3 George Cutshaw 4
3 Joe Evans 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shovel Hodge 0.71
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.81
3 Johnny Morrison 1.00
3 Dazzy Vance 1.00
5 Tony Kaufmann 1.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 20
2 Tiny Osborne 17
3 Stan Coveleski 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Leverett 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Gooch .455
2 Wally Pipp .421
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Tris Speaker .409
5 Frank Snyder .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 10
2 Max Carey 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Cliff Lee 7
2 Tillie Walker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 34
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Smoky Joe Wood 31
4 Bob Meusel 28
5 Bobby Veach 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 George Sisler 10
4 George Burns 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.80
2 Johnny Morrison 1.90
3 Herman Pillette 1.96
4 Jim Brillheart 2.03
5 Tony Kaufmann 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 35
2 Guy Morton 33
3 Jesse Haines 26
3 Tiny Osborne 26
5 Herman Pillette 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Ty Cobb .400
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Tris Speaker .361
5 Wally Schang .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Ken Williams 37
4 Tillie Walker 35
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 152
2 Rogers Hornsby 148
3 Irish Meusel 128
4 Bobby Veach 127
5 Bob Meusel 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 55
2 Max Carey 46
3 Ken Williams 37
4 Frankie Frisch 36
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.44
2 Urban Shocker 2.79
3 Phil Douglas 2.86
4 Red Faber 2.87
5 Guy Morton 3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 160
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Bob Shawkey 131
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 3 others tied 5