On This Day

Saturday, September 2, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	51	.605	--
Browns	77	53	.592	1.5
Tigers	68	62	.523	10.5
Indians	65	64	.504	13.0
White Sox	64	64	.500	13.5
Senators	58	70	.453	19.5
Athletics	53	73	.421	23.5
Red Sox	50	76	.397	26.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 0

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 6

Athletics 6, Yankees 0

Red Sox 3, Senators 0

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	50	.600	--
Cubs	70	56	.556	5.5
Pirates	70	57	.551	6.0
Cardinals	69	57	.548	6.5
Reds	69	58	.543	7.0
Robins	63	64	.496	13.0
Phillies	43	79	.352	30.5
Braves	44	82	.349	31.5

Games

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 6, Braves 2

Reds 17, Cubs 5

Robins 4, Giants 2

Giants 5, Robins 2

Pirates 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Witt	5
2	Ike Caveney	4
2	Hod Ford	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Duncan	2
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Caveney	5
1	Pat Duncan	5
3	Russ Wrightstone	4
4	Chick Galloway	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Ike Caveney	1
1	Ed Chaplin	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leon Cadore	0.50
1	Johnny Cooney	0.50
1	Jack Scott	0.50
1	Lefty Weinert	0.50
5	Walter Johnson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dan Boone	1
1	Myrl Brown	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Cooney	5
2	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Lefty Weinert	4
4	Pete Donohue	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.415
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Rogers Hornsby	.390
4	Tris Speaker	.374
5	Ray Grimes	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
1	Tillie Walker	33
3	Ken Williams	32
4	Babe Ruth	28
5	Harry Heilmann	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	128
2	Rogers Hornsby	124
3	Irish Meusel	114
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	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.63
3	Pete Donohue	2.75
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	Bob Shawkey	113
3	Dazzy Vance	113
5	Guy Morton	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
2	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	.526
2	Rogers Hornsby	.500
3	George Sisler	.492
4	Russ Wrightstone	.486
5	Hack Miller	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Tillie Walker	5
4	Chick Galloway	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	18
1	George Sisler	18
3	Hack Miller	16
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
4	Babe Ruth	14

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	Ted Blankenship	0.95
3	Jack Quinn	1.13
4	Walter Johnson	1.18
5	Pete Donohue	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Myrl Brown	3
3	Pete Donohue	3
3	Johnny Morrison	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	20
2	Red Faber	16
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	Bill Sherdel	15
3	Dazzy Vance	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Tiny Osborne	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.455
2	Cotton Tierney	.442
3	Reb Russell	.414
4	Tris Speaker	.411
5	Hack Miller	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tillie Walker	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	3 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	Bucky Harris	9
3	Chick Fewster	8
3	George Sisler	8
5	Max Carey	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.22
2	Frank Miller	1.54
3	Pete Donohue	1.67
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.86
5	Babe Adams	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	29
2	Jimmy Ring	28
2	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Guy Morton	26
4	Bob Shawkey	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	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	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.394
3	Rogers Hornsby	.379
4	Tris Speaker	.362
5	Harry Heilmann	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	154
2	Rogers Hornsby	142
3	Irish Meusel	135
4	Bobby Veach	123
5	George Sisler	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	55
2	Max Carey	48
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	Bucky Harris	29

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	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	143
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Red Faber	130
3	Bob Shawkey	130
5	Stan Coveleski	118

Saves

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