On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 72 49 .595 --
Yankees 71 49 .592 0.5
Tigers 66 56 .541 6.5
Indians 63 60 .512 10.0
White Sox 58 62 .483 13.5
Senators 57 63 .475 14.5
Athletics 49 68 .419 21.0
Red Sox 45 74 .378 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 46 .607 --
Cardinals 67 51 .568 4.5
Cubs 66 53 .555 6.0
Pirates 64 53 .547 7.0
Reds 64 56 .533 8.5
Robins 56 60 .483 14.5
Phillies 40 71 .360 28.0
Braves 38 76 .333 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Walter Holke 4
1 George Sisler 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Frank Gibson 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Dugan 4
1 Walter Holke 4
1 Les Mann 4
4 Wally Gerber 3
4 Charlie Grimm 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 Bobby LaMotte 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.00
2 Slim Harriss 0.50
2 Ray Kolp 0.50
2 Al Mamaux 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Myrl Brown 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Myrl Brown 5
1 Slim Harriss 5
1 Walter Johnson 5
4 Ray Kolp 4
4 Jesse Winters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herman Pillette 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .415
2 Ty Cobb .400
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Tris Speaker .372
5 Carson Bigbee .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 32
2 Tillie Walker 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Babe Ruth 26
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 124
2 Rogers Hornsby 114
3 Irish Meusel 105
4 Bobby Veach 100
5 Harry Heilmann 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 41
2 Max Carey 39
3 Ken Williams 33
4 George Burns 23
4 Frankie Frisch 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.49
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 101

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 .481
3 Cotton Tierney .468
4 George Sisler .460
5 Bobby Veach .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Reb Russell 3
4 Frank Welch 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 19
2 Ray Grimes 18
3 Babe Ruth 15
4 Marty McManus 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Chick Fewster 4
3 Bucky Harris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.00
1 Tom Zachary 1.00
3 Frank Mack 1.50
4 Walter Johnson 1.62
5 George Mogridge 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Guy Morton 17
3 Stan Coveleski 15
4 Slim Harriss 13
5 5 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Cheeves 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Rasty Wright 2
4 Slim Harriss 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Pipp .432
2 Chick Galloway .431
3 George Sisler .426
4 Cotton Tierney .417
5 Joe Hauser .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Ken Williams 11
3 Cliff Lee 7
3 Tillie Walker 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 35
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Babe Ruth 31
3 Smoky Joe Wood 31
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Burns 9
2 Bucky Harris 9
4 Chick Fewster 8
5 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh McQuillan 2.02
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.06
3 Dan Boone 2.08
4 Tony Kaufmann 2.22
5 Art Nehf 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 8
2 Urban Shocker 7
3 Eddie Rommel 6
3 George Uhle 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 39
2 Stan Coveleski 26
2 Jimmy Ring 26
4 Johnny Morrison 25
4 Dazzy Vance 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 .409
2 Ty Cobb .400
3 Rogers Hornsby .375
4 Tris Speaker .365
5 Ray Grimes .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 38
2 Babe Ruth 37
2 Tillie Walker 37
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Harry Heilmann 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 156
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 48
3 Ken Williams 41
4 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Bucky Harris 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 2.49
2 Phil Douglas 2.78
3 Red Faber 2.81
4 Tom Zachary 2.88
5 Urban Shocker 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Eddie Rommel 24
4 Eppa Rixey 23
5 Art Nehf 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 142
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Stan Coveleski 133
4 Bob Shawkey 129
5 2 tied 124

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