On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	68	46	.596	--
Yankees	67	47	.588	1.0
Tigers	60	54	.526	8.0
White Sox	57	56	.504	10.5
Indians	58	59	.496	11.5
Senators	54	59	.478	13.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	20.5
Red Sox	44	68	.393	23.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 1

Athletics 8, Indians 1

Browns 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	45	.598	--
Cardinals	64	49	.566	3.5
Cubs	64	49	.566	3.5
Pirates	59	51	.536	7.0
Reds	61	54	.530	7.5
Robins	54	56	.491	12.0
Phillies	39	66	.371	24.5
Braves	35	73	.324	30.0

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 2

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Robins 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Mike Menosky	4
4	Jake Daubert	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Reb Russell	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	4
2	Hi Myers	3
2	Hank Severeid	3
4	George Burns	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	2
2	Bucky Harris	1
2	Hervey McClellan	1
2	Norm McMillan	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Ferguson	0.80
2	Dixie Davis	0.36
3	George Stueland	0.33
3	George Uhle	0.33
5	3 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	4
1	Alex Ferguson	4
1	George Uhle	4
4	Dixie Leverett	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Sherry Smith	1
1	Rasty Wright	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.406
2	Ty Cobb	.402
3	Tris Speaker	.379
4	Rogers Hornsby	.378
5	Carson Bigbee	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Tillie Walker	28
4	Babe Ruth	22
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	120
2	Rogers Hornsby	110
3	Irish Meusel	96
4	Bobby Veach	91
5	Tillie Walker	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	38
2	Max Carey	37
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	Bucky Harris	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.59
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.75
4	Red Faber	2.78
5	Rasty Wright	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	19
2	Eppa Rixey	18
2	Urban Shocker	18
4	Wilbur Cooper	17
4	Eddie Rommel	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	103
2	Red Faber	99
3	Dazzy Vance	98
4	Bob Shawkey	93
5	Guy Morton	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	5
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Lou North	5
1	Hub Pruett	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cotton Tierney	.484
2	Tris Speaker	.469
3	Wally Pipp	.468
4	Reb Russell	.467
5	Ken Williams	.464

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Pat Collins	4
2	Reb Russell	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	22
2	Reb Russell	18
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Fewster	7
2	Bucky Harris	6
3	George Burns	4
3	Max Carey	4
3	Del Pratt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	0.55
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.21
3	Tom Zachary	1.33
4	Al Mamaux	1.35
5	Babe Adams	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Urban Shocker	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Howard Ehmke	16
3	Johnny Morrison	15
4	Dixie Davis	14
5	Dazzy Vance	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Rasty Wright	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.459
2	Ken Williams	.421
3	Tris Speaker	.413
4	Goose Goslin	.412
5	Hi Myers	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Max Carey	7
2	Cliff Lee	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
2	Tillie Walker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Reb Russell	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Bucky Harris	10
3	Frankie Frisch	9
4	Chick Fewster	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.84
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.94
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.06
4	Bob Shawkey	2.07
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Johnny Morrison	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	38
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
2	Tiny Osborne	26
4	Johnny Morrison	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.404
2	George Sisler	.398
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.374
5	Ray Grimes	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	155
2	Rogers Hornsby	140
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	Irish Meusel	128
5	Tillie Walker	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	54
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	32
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.59
2	Phil Douglas	2.83
3	Red Faber	2.84
4	Urban Shocker	2.84
5	Pete Donohue	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	26
3	Eddie Rommel	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	154
2	Walter Johnson	136
3	Bob Shawkey	130
4	Stan Coveleski	125
4	Red Faber	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Hal Carlson	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
5	3 tied	5