On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	50	.603	--
Browns	75	52	.591	1.5
Tigers	68	59	.535	8.5
Indians	63	63	.500	13.0
White Sox	62	63	.496	13.5
Senators	58	67	.464	17.5
Athletics	51	71	.418	23.0
Red Sox	47	75	.385	27.0

Games

Browns 11, Indians 3

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Senators 4

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	47	.612	--
Cubs	69	55	.556	6.5
Cardinals	68	55	.553	7.0
Pirates	68	56	.548	7.5
Reds	68	57	.544	8.0
Robins	60	63	.488	15.0
Phillies	42	74	.362	29.5
Braves	39	81	.325	34.5

Games

Robins 10, Giants 3

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 6, Braves 4

Pirates 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Gibson	4
1	Roy Leslie	4
1	Ivy Olson	4
1	Goldie Rapp	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	Johnny Mostil	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob O'Farrell	3
1	Goldie Rapp	3
1	Milt Stock	3
1	Ken Williams	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Joe Connolly	1
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	0.70
2	Ted Blankenship	0.60
2	Eppa Rixey	0.60
4	Hooks Dauss	0.55
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Miller	7
2	Ted Blankenship	6
2	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Burleigh Grimes	5
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.412
2	Ty Cobb	.401
3	Rogers Hornsby	.389
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Ray Grimes	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	32
1	Tillie Walker	32
1	Ken Williams	32
4	Babe Ruth	28
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	127
2	Rogers Hornsby	122
3	Irish Meusel	110
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Harry Heilmann	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	43
2	Max Carey	40
3	Ken Williams	33
4	George Burns	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.62
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
3	Eddie Rommel	20
5	Wilbur Cooper	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	116
2	Red Faber	112
3	Dazzy Vance	110
4	Bob Shawkey	109
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
3	Elam Vangilder	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.509
2	Russ Wrightstone	.500
3	Harry Heilmann	.469
4	Eddie Collins	.467
5	Joe Hauser	.453

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Reb Russell	5
2	Tillie Walker	5
4	Harry Heilmann	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	George Sisler	18
3	Ray Grimes	17
4	Irish Meusel	15
4	Reb Russell	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
2	George Sisler	5
3	Max Carey	4
3	Chick Fewster	4
3	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	0.50
2	Lee Meadows	0.95
3	Eppa Rixey	1.25
4	Walter Johnson	1.42
5	Frank Miller	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Syl Johnson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	16
2	Red Faber	15
2	Urban Shocker	15
2	Dazzy Vance	15
5	5 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Tiny Osborne	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.444
2	Cotton Tierney	.429
3	Tris Speaker	.415
4	Chick Galloway	.408
5	Wally Pipp	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tillie Walker	8
3	Reb Russell	7
3	Ken Williams	7
5	Tris Speaker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	35
2	Cotton Tierney	31
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	27
5	George Sisler	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	1.73
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.81
3	Frank Miller	2.05
4	Bob Shawkey	2.11
5	Babe Adams	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
5	Wilbur Cooper	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	30
2	Urban Shocker	28
3	Jimmy Ring	27
3	Charlie Robertson	27
5	Dazzy Vance	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Elam Vangilder	3
3	Virgil Cheeves	2
3	Red Faber	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.404
2	Ty Cobb	.396
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Ray Grimes	.358
5	Tris Speaker	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Tillie Walker	38
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	Harry Heilmann	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	155
2	Rogers Hornsby	143
3	Irish Meusel	131
4	Bobby Veach	125
5	George Sisler	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	56
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	38
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herman Pillette	2.62
2	Red Faber	2.70
3	Tom Zachary	2.71
4	Urban Shocker	2.75
5	Pete Donohue	2.80

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	145
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Red Faber	130
5	Stan Coveleski	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	9
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
3	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	4 others tied	5