On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 47 .598 --
Browns 69 49 .585 1.5
Tigers 63 55 .534 7.5
Indians 61 59 .508 10.5
White Sox 57 59 .491 12.5
Senators 54 62 .466 15.5
Athletics 48 65 .425 20.0
Red Sox 45 71 .388 24.5

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 61 53 .535 7.5
Robins 54 59 .478 14.0
Phillies 40 68 .370 25.5
Braves 37 75 .330 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lu Blue 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Welch 4
2 Bob Jones 3
3 Ed Chaplin 2
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Heimach 0.24
2 Syl Johnson 0.20
3 Rip Collins 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Heimach 4
2 Slim Harriss 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
4 Rip Collins 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Ty Cobb .400
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 92
5 Harry Heilmann 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 39
2 Max Carey 38
3 Ken Williams 30
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 Eddie Collins .481
3 Bobby Veach .478
4 Babe Ruth .474
5 Joe Hauser .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Reb Russell 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cotton Tierney 21
2 Reb Russell 19
3 George Sisler 17
4 Babe Ruth 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 7
2 Chick Fewster 5
2 Bucky Harris 5
4 Max Carey 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.00
1 Tom Zachary 1.00
1 Frank Miller 1.00
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.29
5 Howard Ehmke 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 17
2 Lou North 15
3 Dixie Davis 14
4 Red Faber 13
5 Stan Coveleski 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Cheeves 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Rasty Wright 2
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Pipp .462
2 Ken Williams .423
3 Chick Galloway .421
4 Goose Goslin .416
5 Bobby Veach .411

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 32
3 Babe Ruth 30
3 Smoky Joe Wood 30
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 1.77
2 Hugh McQuillan 1.82
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.91
4 Dan Boone 2.08
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 37
2 Stan Coveleski 28
3 Jimmy Ring 26
4 Tiny Osborne 23
5 3 tied 21

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 .401
2 George Sisler .399
3 Rogers Hornsby .375
4 Tris Speaker .363
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 127
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 55
2 Max Carey 47
3 Ken Williams 39
4 Frankie Frisch 30
5 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.52
2 Phil Douglas 2.78
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 130
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 4 others tied 5