On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	50	.606	--
Browns	76	53	.589	2.0
Tigers	68	61	.527	10.0
White Sox	64	63	.504	13.0
Indians	64	64	.500	13.5
Senators	58	68	.460	18.5
Athletics	52	72	.419	23.5
Red Sox	48	76	.387	27.5

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Browns 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	49	.602	--
Cubs	70	55	.560	5.0
Cardinals	69	56	.552	6.0
Pirates	69	57	.548	6.5
Reds	68	58	.540	7.5
Robins	62	63	.496	13.0
Phillies	42	78	.350	30.5
Braves	43	81	.347	31.5

Games

Robins 8, Giants 7

Braves 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 7, Reds 4

Pirates 14, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 11, Pirates 6

Braves 10, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Reb Russell	7
2	Larry Kopf	5
3	Hod Ford	4
3	Charlie Grimm	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	3
2	Eddie Ainsmith	1
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Walton Cruise	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	6
2	Charlie Grimm	4
3	Johnny Gooch	3
3	Milt Stock	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Charlie Grimm	2
3	Ray Grimes	1
3	Larry Kopf	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	0.80
2	Howard Ehmke	0.67
3	Mule Watson	0.62
4	Harry Hulihan	0.54
5	Eddie Rommel	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Harry Hulihan	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Hulihan	7
2	Howard Ehmke	6
3	Eddie Rommel	5
3	Mule Watson	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.415
2	Ty Cobb	.401
3	Rogers Hornsby	.388
4	Tris Speaker	.374
5	Ray Grimes	.361

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	112
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	George Sisler	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	43
2	Max Carey	40
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Frankie Frisch	25
5	George Burns	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.63
3	Pete Donohue	2.74
4	Herman Pillette	2.78
5	Red Faber	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	22
1	Urban Shocker	22
3	Eddie Rommel	21
4	Eppa Rixey	20
5	Wilbur Cooper	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	116
2	Red Faber	115
3	Dazzy Vance	113
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	Harry Heilmann	.524
2	Russ Wrightstone	.486
3	Rogers Hornsby	.472
4	George Sisler	.470
5	George Burns	.426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	19
2	Reb Russell	18
2	Babe Ruth	18
4	Irish Meusel	16
5	Ray Grimes	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	6
2	George Sisler	5
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
3	Rabbit Maranville	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	0.47
2	Pete Donohue	0.50
3	Jack Quinn	1.13
4	Walter Johnson	1.24
5	Rip Collins	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Johnny Morrison	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	17
2	Red Faber	16
2	Bob Shawkey	16
4	Dazzy Vance	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Osborne	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Slim Harriss	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.453
2	Cotton Tierney	.435
3	Reb Russell	.418
4	Chick Galloway	.406
5	Tris Speaker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tillie Walker	8
4	Harry Heilmann	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	36
2	Cotton Tierney	32
3	Babe Ruth	29
3	George Sisler	29
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	25

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	Tom Zachary	1.22
2	Pete Donohue	1.40
3	Frank Miller	1.54
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.81
5	Bob Shawkey	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	8
2	Bullet Joe Bush	7
2	Urban Shocker	7
4	Bob Shawkey	6
5	Johnny Morrison	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	30
2	Howard Ehmke	29
3	Urban Shocker	28
3	Dazzy Vance	28
5	Guy Morton	26

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	.405
2	Ty Cobb	.395
3	Rogers Hornsby	.377
4	Tris Speaker	.360
5	Harry Heilmann	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	153
2	Rogers Hornsby	142
3	Irish Meusel	133
4	Bobby Veach	125
5	George Sisler	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	55
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	37
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.54
2	Urban Shocker	2.66
3	Red Faber	2.71
4	Herman Pillette	2.78
5	Pete Donohue	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	143
1	Urban Shocker	143
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Red Faber	130
5	Stan Coveleski	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	8
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
3	Sherry Smith	6
4	Clyde Barfoot	5
4	4 others tied	5