On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	63	43	.594	--
Yankees	63	45	.583	1.0
Tigers	58	50	.537	6.0
White Sox	55	51	.519	8.0
Indians	55	55	.500	10.0
Senators	50	55	.476	12.5
Athletics	41	62	.398	20.5
Red Sox	41	65	.387	22.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Red Sox 15, Indians 6

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Senators 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	42	.592	--
Cardinals	62	43	.590	0.0
Pirates	55	47	.539	5.5
Cubs	56	48	.538	5.5
Reds	56	51	.523	7.0
Robins	50	52	.490	10.5
Phillies	36	62	.367	22.5
Braves	34	65	.343	25.0

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 1

Reds 7, Giants 3

Pirates 19, Phillies 8

Pirates 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Reb Russell	8
1	Cotton Tierney	8
3	Curt Walker	7
4	Rabbit Maranville	6
5	Frank Parkinson	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
1	Cotton Tierney	2
4	Bubbles Hargrave	1
4	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	9
2	Reb Russell	7
3	Johnny Mokan	5
4	Charlie Grimm	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	2
1	Del Pratt	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Robertson	0.75
2	Johnny Morrison	0.64
3	Dixie Davis	0.36
4	Carl Mays	0.27
5	Tom Zachary	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Benn Karr	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Robertson	9
2	Johnny Morrison	7
3	James Edwards	5
4	Dixie Davis	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.410
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	Rogers Hornsby	.387
4	Tris Speaker	.380
5	Carson Bigbee	.361

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	87
5	Harry Heilmann	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	37
2	Max Carey	35
3	Ken Williams	28
4	Frankie Frisch	21
5	Bucky Harris	18

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
1	Eppa Rixey	17
3	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	Guy Morton	84

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	.560
2	Tris Speaker	.466
3	Reb Russell	.465
4	Chick Galloway	.441
5	Goose Goslin	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Cliff Lee	7
3	Max Carey	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
3	Tris Speaker	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	22
2	Cliff Lee	21
2	Wally Pipp	21
2	Reb Russell	21
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Bucky Harris	5
4	George Cutshaw	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Shovel Hodge	0.71
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.81
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
4	Tony Kaufmann	1.09
5	Babe Adams	1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	22
2	Johnny Morrison	18
3	Tiny Osborne	17
4	Charlie Robertson	16
5	2 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	Ty Cobb	.440
2	Johnny Gooch	.433
3	Wally Pipp	.425
4	Tris Speaker	.409
5	Ken Williams	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Max Carey	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Cliff Lee	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	30
1	Smoky Joe Wood	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Bob Meusel	28
5	Bobby Veach	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	George Burns	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.94
2	Jim Brillheart	2.03
3	Tony Kaufmann	2.04
4	Wilbur Cooper	2.08
5	Herman Pillette	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Johnny Morrison	6
2	Eppa Rixey	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	35
2	Wilbur Cooper	28
3	Jesse Haines	26
4	Tiny Osborne	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Lou North	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.401
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.362
5	Wally Schang	.353

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	150
2	Rogers Hornsby	147
3	Bobby Veach	128
4	Irish Meusel	127
5	Bob Meusel	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	46
3	Ken Williams	37
4	Frankie Frisch	36
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.44
2	Urban Shocker	2.79
3	Red Faber	2.86
4	Phil Douglas	2.86
5	Johnny Morrison	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Eppa Rixey	23
4	Art Nehf	22
5	Stan Coveleski	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	158
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