On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	68	47	.591	--
Yankees	68	47	.591	0.0
Tigers	60	55	.522	8.0
White Sox	57	57	.500	10.5
Indians	59	59	.500	10.5
Senators	54	60	.474	13.5
Athletics	46	64	.418	19.5
Red Sox	45	68	.398	22.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 7

Athletics 8, Browns 4

Indians 7, Senators 5

Red Sox 8, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	68	45	.602	--
Cardinals	65	49	.570	3.5
Cubs	64	50	.561	4.5
Pirates	59	52	.532	8.0
Reds	61	54	.530	8.0
Robins	54	56	.491	12.5
Phillies	39	67	.368	25.5
Braves	36	73	.330	30.0

Games

Giants 17, Cubs 11

Braves 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irish Meusel	5
2	Ray Grimes	4
2	Joe Hauser	4
2	Jack Smith	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	7
2	Ray Grimes	6
3	Babe Ruth	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Evans	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Jack Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	0.64
2	Jesse Haines	0.57
3	Eric Erickson	0.55
4	Jimmy Ring	0.50
5	Ole Olsen	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Claude Jonnard	1
1	Frank Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	8
2	Guy Morton	7
3	Eric Erickson	6
3	Lou North	6
5	Ole Olsen	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.404
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.378
4	Tris Speaker	.377
5	Ray Grimes	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Tillie Walker	28
4	Babe Ruth	23
5	Cy Williams	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	120
2	Rogers Hornsby	110
3	Irish Meusel	103
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	20
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
2	Guy Morton	99
4	Dazzy Vance	98
5	Bob Shawkey	93

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	.516
2	Reb Russell	.467
3	Chick Galloway	.465
4	Hi Myers	.460
5	Babe Ruth	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Reb Russell	4
4	Pat Collins	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cotton Tierney	21
2	Reb Russell	18
3	High Pockets Kelly	16
4	Ken Williams	15
5	2 tied	14

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	Tom Zachary	1.33
2	Al Mamaux	1.35
3	Babe Adams	1.45
4	Frank Miller	1.73
4	Bob Shawkey	1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	24
2	Jimmy Ring	19
3	Lou North	16
4	Johnny Morrison	15
5	Dixie Davis	14

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	.453
2	Chick Galloway	.430
3	Ken Williams	.414
4	Goose Goslin	.410
5	Hi Myers	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Cliff Lee	7
3	Tillie Walker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	31
3	Reb Russell	30
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	29
5	Wally Pipp	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Bucky Harris	10
3	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Chick Fewster	7
4	Charlie Hollocher	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	1.73
2	Johnny Morrison	1.84
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.94
4	Bullet Joe Bush	2.04
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	9
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Johnny Morrison	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	41
2	Wilbur Cooper	27
2	Tiny Osborne	27
4	Jimmy Ring	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	Rasty Wright	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.403
2	George Sisler	.397
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.371
5	Ray Grimes	.358

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	Irish Meusel	135
4	Bobby Veach	131
5	Tillie Walker	121

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	2.86
5	Pete Donohue	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
1	Urban Shocker	27
3	Eddie Rommel	23
4	Eppa Rixey	22
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	147
2	Walter Johnson	136
3	Bob Shawkey	129
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