On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	71	49	.592	--
Yankees	70	49	.588	0.5
Tigers	65	56	.537	6.5
Indians	63	59	.516	9.0
White Sox	58	61	.487	12.5
Senators	56	63	.471	14.5
Athletics	49	67	.422	20.0
Red Sox	45	73	.381	25.0

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 6, Tigers 3

Senators 11, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	46	.603	--
Cardinals	67	50	.573	3.5
Cubs	65	53	.551	6.0
Pirates	63	53	.543	7.0
Reds	64	55	.538	7.5
Robins	56	59	.487	13.5
Phillies	40	70	.364	27.0
Braves	37	76	.327	31.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 0

Pirates 11, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Grimm	3
1	Joe Hauser	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Andy High	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby LaMotte	4
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Marty McManus	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
1	Ken Williams	2
3	Bucky Harris	1
3	Rabbit Maranville	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	0.60
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.50
3	Dixie Leverett	0.33
3	Bob Shawkey	0.33
5	Jim Brillheart	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brillheart	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Jim Brillheart	3
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Dixie Leverett	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.412
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.382
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Carson Bigbee	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	32
2	Tillie Walker	30
3	Rogers Hornsby	29
4	Babe Ruth	26
5	Harry Heilmann	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	123
2	Rogers Hornsby	112
3	Irish Meusel	105
4	Bobby Veach	98
5	Harry Heilmann	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	41
2	Max Carey	38
3	Ken Williams	32
4	George Burns	23
4	Frankie Frisch	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.51
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.65
4	Pete Donohue	2.82
5	Red Faber	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	107
1	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Red Faber	105
4	Bob Shawkey	102
5	Guy Morton	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	6
2	Clyde Barfoot	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	Hub Pruett	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Hauser	.500
2	Eddie Collins	.491
3	Cotton Tierney	.466
4	Bobby Veach	.462
5	Chick Galloway	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Tillie Walker	5
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Cy Perkins	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	17
2	Ray Grimes	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
4	Marty McManus	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
2	Chick Fewster	4
2	Bucky Harris	4
2	George Sisler	4
2	Ken Williams	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	1.00
1	Frank Miller	1.00
1	Tom Zachary	1.00
4	Benn Karr	1.50
4	Frank Mack	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	5
2	Urban Shocker	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	18
2	Stan Coveleski	15
2	Guy Morton	15
2	Lou North	15
5	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Rasty Wright	2
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Pipp	.444
2	Chick Galloway	.427
3	Bobby Veach	.414
4	Joe Hauser	.412
5	George Sisler	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Ken Williams	11
3	Max Carey	7
3	Cliff Lee	7
3	Tillie Walker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	34
2	Ken Williams	32
3	Babe Ruth	31
3	Smoky Joe Wood	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.82
2	Hugh McQuillan	2.02
3	Dan Boone	2.08
4	Tony Kaufmann	2.22
5	Johnny Morrison	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	8
2	Urban Shocker	7
3	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Eddie Rommel	6
3	George Uhle	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	37
2	Stan Coveleski	31
3	Wilbur Cooper	27
4	Jimmy Ring	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.406
2	Ty Cobb	.402
3	Rogers Hornsby	.376
4	Tris Speaker	.363
5	Ray Grimes	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Ken Williams	38
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Rogers Hornsby	33
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	155
2	Rogers Hornsby	138
3	Irish Meusel	133
4	Bobby Veach	132
5	George Sisler	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	57
2	Max Carey	47
3	Ken Williams	40
4	Frankie Frisch	30
4	Bucky Harris	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.51
2	Phil Douglas	2.78
3	Red Faber	2.86
4	Pete Donohue	2.88
5	Urban Shocker	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
3	Eddie Rommel	25
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	142
2	Walter Johnson	134
3	Stan Coveleski	133
4	Bob Shawkey	129
5	Red Faber	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	10
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	3 others tied	5