On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	66	45	.595	--
Yankees	66	46	.589	0.5
Tigers	59	53	.527	7.5
White Sox	57	53	.518	8.5
Indians	58	57	.504	10.0
Senators	53	57	.482	12.5
Athletics	43	64	.402	21.0
Red Sox	41	68	.376	24.0

Games

White Sox 19, Red Sox 11

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Indians 11, Athletics 4

Athletics 7, Indians 4

Senators 6, Browns 1

Browns 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	45	.591	--
Cardinals	64	47	.577	1.5
Cubs	62	49	.559	3.5
Pirates	59	49	.546	5.0
Reds	60	53	.531	6.5
Robins	52	56	.481	12.0
Phillies	38	65	.369	23.5
Braves	35	71	.330	28.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 0

Cubs 8, Braves 3

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	5
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Joe Harris	4
2	Charlie Jamieson	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Steve O'Neill	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
3	Ray Grimes	1
3	Charlie Hollocher	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Schalk	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jigger Statz	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Bucky Harris	1
2	Marty Krug	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dixie Davis	0.55
2	Tony Kaufmann	0.50
3	Guy Morton	0.42
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	6
2	Guy Morton	5
3	Howard Ehmke	4
4	Pete Donohue	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Red Faber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Ty Cobb	.410
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Rogers Hornsby	.375
5	Carson Bigbee	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Tillie Walker	27
4	Babe Ruth	21
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	117
2	Rogers Hornsby	109
3	Irish Meusel	95
4	Bobby Veach	91
5	Harry Heilmann	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	38
2	Max Carey	36
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	Bucky Harris	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.55
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.75
4	Red Faber	2.78
5	Rasty Wright	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
2	Eppa Rixey	17
2	Urban Shocker	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	101
2	Red Faber	97
3	Dazzy Vance	95
4	Bob Shawkey	93
5	Guy Morton	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
4	Hooks Dauss	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.514
2	Tris Speaker	.511
3	Goose Goslin	.510
3	Ken Williams	.510
5	Joe Harris	.487

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Pat Collins	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
2	Ken Williams	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	21
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
3	Reb Russell	16
4	High Pockets Kelly	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	4
1	Chick Fewster	4
1	Bucky Harris	4
1	Del Pratt	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Virgil Barnes	0.55
3	Al Mamaux	0.73
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.27
5	Bob Shawkey	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Howard Ehmke	16
3	Hooks Dauss	13
3	Johnny Morrison	13
3	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.444
2	Ken Williams	.438
3	Goose Goslin	.433
4	Wally Pipp	.431
5	Tris Speaker	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Joe Wood	35
2	Ken Williams	31
3	Rogers Hornsby	27
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	27
3	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	George Burns	6
4	George Sisler	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.61
2	Johnny Morrison	1.70
3	Dixie Davis	1.82
4	Hugh McQuillan	2.06
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	George Uhle	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	38
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
2	Tiny Osborne	26
4	Johnny Morrison	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	3
2	Red Faber	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Lou North	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.408
2	George Sisler	.403
3	Rogers Hornsby	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Ray Grimes	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	37
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Rogers Hornsby	34
4	Tillie Walker	33
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	152
2	Rogers Hornsby	139
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	Irish Meusel	127
5	George Sisler	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	47
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	33
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.55
2	Phil Douglas	2.83
3	Urban Shocker	2.84
4	Red Faber	2.84
5	Pete Donohue	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	27
2	Bullet Joe Bush	25
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Art Nehf	21
4	Eppa Rixey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	152
2	Walter Johnson	134
3	Bob Shawkey	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	129
5	Red Faber	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
3	Clyde Barfoot	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	3 others tied	5