On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	80	54	.597	--
Yankees	78	53	.595	0.5
Tigers	70	65	.519	10.5
White Sox	67	66	.504	12.5
Indians	66	67	.496	13.5
Senators	60	71	.458	18.5
Athletics	54	74	.422	23.0
Red Sox	52	77	.403	25.5

Games

Tigers 9, White Sox 8

White Sox 15, Tigers 5

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

Browns 10, Indians 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	52	.594	--
Pirates	73	58	.557	4.5
Cardinals	71	59	.546	6.0
Cubs	71	59	.546	6.0
Reds	71	60	.542	6.5
Robins	65	67	.492	13.0
Phillies	46	81	.362	29.5
Braves	46	83	.357	30.5

Games

Braves 6, Giants 0

Braves 4, Giants 2

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Phillies 11, Robins 3

Robins 8, Phillies 7

Pirates 11, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	7
2	Goldie Rapp	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Harry Hooper	5
3	Rabbit Maranville	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Peters	2
1	Cy Williams	2
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	Bob Meusel	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Cy Williams	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	George Burns	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
1	George Sisler	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Joe Dugan	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Miller	0.62
2	Rosy Ryan	0.50
3	Howard Ehmke	0.41
4	Rip Collins	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Cecil Duff	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Rip Collins	5
2	Frank Miller	5
4	Johnny Morrison	4
4	Dutch Ruether	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.420
2	Ty Cobb	.397
3	Rogers Hornsby	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.379
5	Cotton Tierney	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	34
1	Ken Williams	34
3	Tillie Walker	33
4	Babe Ruth	29
5	Cy Williams	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	136
2	Rogers Hornsby	125
3	Irish Meusel	117
4	Bobby Veach	103
5	George Sisler	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	46
2	Max Carey	41
3	Ken Williams	33
4	Frankie Frisch	26
5	George Burns	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.65
3	Red Faber	2.75
4	Pete Donohue	2.75
5	Urban Shocker	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	23
2	Bullet Joe Bush	22
2	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Eppa Rixey	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	124
2	Red Faber	120
3	Dazzy Vance	116
4	Bob Shawkey	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	George Sisler	.507
2	Rogers Hornsby	.483
3	Pat Duncan	.451
4	Cotton Tierney	.412
5	Walton Cruise	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Chick Galloway	4
3	Tillie Walker	4
3	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	24
2	Hack Miller	17
3	George Burns	16
3	Hank Severeid	16
5	George Sisler	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	6
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	Rabbit Maranville	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
2	Frank Miller	0.50
3	Red Faber	0.96
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.57
5	Walter Johnson	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
4	Red Faber	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	20
2	Howard Ehmke	18
2	Dazzy Vance	18
4	Red Faber	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Tiny Osborne	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.467
2	Cotton Tierney	.459
3	Tris Speaker	.406
4	Hack Miller	.402
5	Rogers Hornsby	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tillie Walker	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	43
2	George Sisler	32
3	Cotton Tierney	31
4	Ken Williams	29
5	Marty McManus	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	George Burns	9
2	Bucky Harris	9
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	0.75
2	Pete Donohue	1.40
3	Tom Zachary	1.46
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.80
5	Bill Piercy	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	8
1	Urban Shocker	8
3	Bullet Joe Bush	6
4	Pete Donohue	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	30
2	Red Faber	28
3	Howard Ehmke	27
3	Dazzy Vance	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Virgil Cheeves	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Tiny Osborne	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.409
2	Ty Cobb	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.363
5	Harry Heilmann	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
1	Tillie Walker	38
1	Ken Williams	38
4	Rogers Hornsby	35
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	161
2	Rogers Hornsby	143
3	Irish Meusel	137
4	George Sisler	122
5	Bobby Veach	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	57
2	Max Carey	49
3	Ken Williams	34
4	Frankie Frisch	29
4	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.56
2	Red Faber	2.68
3	Urban Shocker	2.72
4	Herman Pillette	2.78
5	Pete Donohue	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	27
3	Eddie Rommel	26
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	Wilbur Cooper	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	147
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Red Faber	135
4	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