On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	50	.593	--
Browns	73	51	.589	0.5
Tigers	68	56	.548	5.5
Indians	63	61	.508	10.5
White Sox	59	62	.488	13.0
Senators	57	65	.467	15.5
Athletics	49	69	.415	21.5
Red Sox	46	74	.383	25.5

Games

Yankees 9, Browns 2

White Sox 8, Athletics 0

Tigers 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	46	.613	--
Cardinals	67	53	.558	6.5
Cubs	67	54	.554	7.0
Pirates	65	55	.542	8.5
Reds	66	56	.541	8.5
Robins	58	61	.487	15.0
Phillies	41	72	.363	29.0
Braves	38	78	.328	33.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Braves 3

Reds 2, Braves 1

Pirates 7, Robins 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pat Duncan	5
2	Ernie Johnson	4
2	Topper Rigney	4
2	Bunny Roser	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Sheely	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	Earl Sheely	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Joe Dugan	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.78
2	Vic Aldridge	0.56
3	Bill Doak	0.46
4	Johnny Morrison	0.38
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	7
2	Bill Doak	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Johnny Morrison	5
5	Howard Ehmke	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.389
4	Tris Speaker	.372
5	Carson Bigbee	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	124
2	Rogers Hornsby	117
3	Irish Meusel	106
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Harry Heilmann	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	42
2	Max Carey	39
3	Ken Williams	33
4	George Burns	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.49
2	Phil Douglas	2.63
3	Tom Zachary	2.63
4	Pete Donohue	2.74
5	Red Faber	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	21
1	Urban Shocker	21
3	Eppa Rixey	20
4	Eddie Rommel	19
5	Wilbur Cooper	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	112
1	Urban Shocker	112
3	Dazzy Vance	107
4	Bob Shawkey	102
5	Guy Morton	101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Hauser	.510
2	Cotton Tierney	.470
3	Eddie Collins	.458
4	Rogers Hornsby	.453
5	George Sisler	.440

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	22
2	Ray Grimes	20
3	Babe Ruth	17
4	Marty McManus	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	0.33
2	Walter Johnson	0.90
3	Tom Zachary	0.95
4	Frank Mack	1.50
5	Lee Meadows	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	5
2	Eddie Rommel	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	17
2	Red Faber	16
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Dazzy Vance	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Cheeves	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Rasty Wright	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Galloway	.441
2	George Sisler	.438
3	Cotton Tierney	.435
4	Wally Pipp	.420
5	Tris Speaker	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	10
2	Reb Russell	9
2	Babe Ruth	9
4	Tillie Walker	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	40
2	Cotton Tierney	30
3	Babe Ruth	29
3	Ken Williams	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	George Burns	9
3	Chick Fewster	8
3	Bucky Harris	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	2.01
2	Frank Miller	2.19
3	Hugh McQuillan	2.24
4	Bob Shawkey	2.36
5	Art Nehf	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	8
2	Urban Shocker	7
3	Eddie Rommel	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	31
2	Stan Coveleski	26
2	Johnny Morrison	26
4	Red Faber	25
4	3 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Dixie Leverett	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.407
2	Ty Cobb	.396
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Tris Speaker	.363
5	Ray Grimes	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
1	Tillie Walker	37
1	Ken Williams	37
4	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	153
2	Rogers Hornsby	140
3	Irish Meusel	131
3	Bobby Veach	131
5	George Sisler	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	56
2	Max Carey	47
3	Ken Williams	40
4	Bucky Harris	31
5	Frankie Frisch	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.49
2	Red Faber	2.74
3	Urban Shocker	2.77
4	Pete Donohue	2.86
5	Tom Zachary	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	29
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
3	Eppa Rixey	24
3	Eddie Rommel	24
5	Art Nehf	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	147
2	Walter Johnson	138
3	Red Faber	131
4	Stan Coveleski	126
4	Bob Shawkey	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	10
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
3	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	3 others tied	5