On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 47 .598 --
Browns 69 48 .590 1.0
Tigers 62 55 .530 8.0
Indians 61 59 .508 10.5
White Sox 57 59 .491 12.5
Senators 54 62 .466 15.5
Athletics 47 65 .420 20.5
Red Sox 45 70 .391 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 46 .600 --
Cardinals 66 50 .569 3.5
Cubs 65 51 .560 4.5
Reds 64 54 .542 6.5
Pirates 60 53 .531 8.0
Robins 54 59 .478 14.0
Phillies 40 68 .370 25.5
Braves 37 74 .333 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 6
2 Edd Roush 5
3 Joe Judge 4
3 Ray Schmandt 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Ray Grimes 1
2 Marty Krug 1
2 Earl Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Pat Duncan 3
2 Doc Lavan 3
4 Jake Daubert 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 3
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Ike Caveney 1
2 Burleigh Grimes 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Scott 0.43
2 Red Faber 0.38
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.30
4 Bill Pertica 0.29
5 Walter Johnson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Boone 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 6
2 Claude Jonnard 4
3 Tony Kaufmann 3
3 Jeff Pfeffer 3
3 Jack Scott 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Jonnard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Ty Cobb .399
3 Rogers Hornsby .379
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Ray Grimes .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 32
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
2 Tillie Walker 29
4 Babe Ruth 26
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 123
2 Rogers Hornsby 111
3 Irish Meusel 105
4 Bobby Veach 91
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 39
2 Max Carey 37
3 Ken Williams 29
4 George Burns 23
5 Frankie Frisch 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.52
2 Phil Douglas 2.63
3 Tom Zachary 2.65
4 Pete Donohue 2.82
5 Bob Shawkey 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 20
2 Eppa Rixey 19
2 Urban Shocker 19
4 Eddie Rommel 18
5 Wilbur Cooper 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 105
2 Urban Shocker 104
3 Guy Morton 99
4 Bob Shawkey 98
4 Dazzy Vance 98

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 .508
2 Babe Ruth .477
3 Eddie Collins .455
4 Chick Galloway .452
5 Reb Russell .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Reb Russell 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 Ken Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cotton Tierney 19
2 Reb Russell 18
2 Babe Ruth 18
4 George Sisler 16
4 Ken Williams 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.00
1 Tom Zachary 1.00
1 Frank Miller 1.00
4 Al Mamaux 1.35
5 Howard Ehmke 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 17
2 Lou North 15
3 Stan Coveleski 14
3 Dixie Davis 14
5 Red Faber 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Cheeves 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Rasty Wright 2
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Pipp .463
2 Chick Galloway .430
3 Ken Williams .420
4 Joe Hauser .411
5 Cotton Tierney .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Ken Williams 11
3 Max Carey 7
3 Cliff Lee 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 35
2 Reb Russell 31
2 Babe Ruth 31
4 Smoky Joe Wood 30
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
1 Bucky Harris 10
3 Max Carey 9
4 Chick Fewster 8
5 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.77
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.82
3 Johnny Morrison 1.84
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.91
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 9
2 Urban Shocker 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 41
2 Stan Coveleski 28
3 Jimmy Ring 26
4 Johnny Morrison 24
5 Tiny Osborne 23

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 George Sisler .400
2 Ty Cobb .397
3 Rogers Hornsby .374
4 Tris Speaker .366
5 Ray Grimes .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
1 Ken Williams 39
3 Tillie Walker 35
4 Rogers Hornsby 34
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 158
2 Rogers Hornsby 139
3 Irish Meusel 134
4 Bobby Veach 126
5 Tillie Walker 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 55
2 Max Carey 48
3 Ken Williams 38
4 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.52
2 Phil Douglas 2.77
3 Red Faber 2.86
4 Pete Donohue 2.88
5 Urban Shocker 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Bullet Joe Bush 27
3 Eddie Rommel 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Art Nehf 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 148
2 Walter Johnson 134
2 Bob Shawkey 134
4 Stan Coveleski 132
5 Red Faber 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 9
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Sherry Smith 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 3 others tied 5