On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	81	54	.600	--
Yankees	79	53	.598	0.5
Tigers	71	65	.522	10.5
White Sox	68	67	.504	13.0
Indians	66	69	.489	15.0
Senators	60	71	.458	19.0
Athletics	56	74	.431	22.5
Red Sox	52	80	.394	27.5

Games

White Sox 9, Indians 8

Athletics 7, Red Sox 4

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	52	.597	--
Pirates	74	58	.561	4.5
Reds	73	60	.549	6.0
Cubs	71	60	.542	7.0
Cardinals	71	61	.538	7.5
Robins	65	68	.489	14.0
Phillies	47	82	.364	30.0
Braves	46	83	.357	31.0

Games

Reds 10, Cardinals 6

Giants 13, Phillies 6

Pirates 6, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Chick Galloway	4
1	Babe Pinelli	4
1	Tillie Walker	4
1	Ross Youngs	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Lee	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Tillie Walker	1
1	Yam Yaryan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	5
2	Babe Pinelli	4
3	Irish Meusel	3
3	Frank Snyder	3
3	Ross Youngs	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Babe Pinelli	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.50
2	Bill Piercy	0.33
3	Red Faber	0.25
3	Rollie Naylor	0.25
3	Eddie Rommel	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Rollie Naylor	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Red Faber	4
3	Rollie Naylor	3
3	Bill Piercy	3
3	Jack Scott	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.420
2	Ty Cobb	.397
3	Rogers Hornsby	.393
4	Tris Speaker	.377
5	Cotton Tierney	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	35
2	Rogers Hornsby	34
2	Tillie Walker	34
4	Babe Ruth	29
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	139
2	Rogers Hornsby	127
3	Irish Meusel	120
4	Bobby Veach	105
5	George Sisler	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	48
2	Max Carey	41
3	Ken Williams	33
4	George Burns	26
4	Frankie Frisch	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.65
3	Pete Donohue	2.76
4	Urban Shocker	2.78
5	Herman Pillette	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	23
1	Urban Shocker	23
3	Bullet Joe Bush	22
4	Eppa Rixey	21
5	Wilbur Cooper	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	124
1	Urban Shocker	124
3	Bob Shawkey	116
3	Dazzy Vance	116
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	.478
2	Rogers Hornsby	.469
3	Pat Duncan	.455
4	Fred Haney	.429
5	Ross Youngs	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Cy Williams	5
4	Tillie Walker	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	22
2	Ken Williams	16
3	Pat Duncan	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	6 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
3	Ernie Johnson	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	Rabbit Maranville	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	0.50
2	Bob Hasty	1.00
3	Johnny Couch	1.29
4	Eddie Rommel	1.54
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	19
2	Howard Ehmke	17
2	Urban Shocker	17
4	Red Oldham	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Tiny Osborne	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.451
2	Cotton Tierney	.447
3	Chick Galloway	.420
4	Eddie Collins	.415
5	Rogers Hornsby	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reb Russell	10
2	Babe Ruth	9
2	Tillie Walker	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	42
2	Cotton Tierney	30
3	George Sisler	29
4	Ken Williams	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	George Burns	10
3	Bucky Harris	8
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
4	Rabbit Maranville	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Miller	0.75
2	Tom Zachary	1.46
3	Pete Donohue	1.67
4	George Mogridge	1.78
5	Walter Johnson	1.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	32
2	Bob Shawkey	28
3	Howard Ehmke	27
3	Dazzy Vance	27
5	Jimmy Ring	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	.406
2	Ty Cobb	.395
3	Rogers Hornsby	.387
4	Tris Speaker	.364
5	Harry Heilmann	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	39
2	Ken Williams	38
3	Babe Ruth	37
4	Rogers Hornsby	35
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	158
2	Rogers Hornsby	145
3	Irish Meusel	138
4	Bobby Veach	122
5	George Sisler	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	58
2	Max Carey	49
3	Ken Williams	34
4	George Burns	28
5	Bucky Harris	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.37
2	Urban Shocker	2.57
3	Herman Pillette	2.78
4	Pete Donohue	2.82
5	Red Faber	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	146
2	Red Faber	139
3	Walter Johnson	132
3	Bob Shawkey	132
5	Stan Coveleski	118

Saves

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