On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 53 .602 --
Browns 81 55 .596 0.5
Tigers 72 65 .526 10.0
White Sox 69 67 .507 12.5
Indians 66 70 .485 15.5
Senators 60 72 .455 19.5
Athletics 56 75 .427 23.0
Red Sox 53 80 .398 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 53 .592 --
Pirates 74 59 .556 4.5
Cubs 72 60 .545 6.0
Reds 73 61 .545 6.0
Cardinals 72 61 .541 6.5
Robins 65 68 .489 13.5
Phillies 48 82 .369 29.0
Braves 46 83 .357 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Max Carey 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 Fred Haney 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 Wally Pipp 1
2 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 5
2 Charlie Hollocher 4
2 Marty Krug 4
4 Wally Pipp 3
4 Ken Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Verne Clemons 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Pat McNulty 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.64
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.43
3 Urban Shocker 0.38
4 Bob Hasty 0.20
5 Dixie Leverett 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Dixie Leverett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 7
2 Urban Shocker 5
3 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Dixie Leverett 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Ole Olsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .421
2 Ty Cobb .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .392
4 Tris Speaker .379
5 Cotton Tierney .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 36
2 Rogers Hornsby 35
3 Tillie Walker 34
4 Babe Ruth 29
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 142
2 Rogers Hornsby 128
3 Irish Meusel 120
4 Bobby Veach 110
5 George Sisler 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Max Carey 41
3 Ken Williams 33
4 George Burns 27
5 Frankie Frisch 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.65
3 Pete Donohue 2.76
4 Herman Pillette 2.78
5 Urban Shocker 2.88

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 Urban Shocker 129
2 Red Faber 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 Fred Haney .469
1 George Sisler .469
3 Rogers Hornsby .460
4 Wally Pipp .438
5 Pat Duncan .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 23
2 Ken Williams 18
3 Pat Duncan 16
4 Irish Meusel 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
3 George Burns 4
3 Ernie Johnson 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 0.50
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.92
3 Bob Hasty 1.04
4 Eddie Rommel 1.09
5 Johnny Couch 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Virgil Cheeves 3
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 22
2 Red Faber 19
3 Howard Ehmke 17
4 Red Oldham 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Tony Kaufmann 2
1 Tiny Osborne 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
5 7 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .455
2 Cotton Tierney .429
3 Eddie Collins .418
4 Chick Galloway .412
5 Rogers Hornsby .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reb Russell 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Tillie Walker 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 7
5 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 37
2 George Sisler 29
2 Ken Williams 29
4 Ray Grimes 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 George Burns 10
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 7
3 Rabbit Maranville 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 0.75
2 Tom Zachary 1.61
3 Pete Donohue 1.67
4 George Mogridge 1.78
5 Bob Hasty 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 32
2 Urban Shocker 29
3 Bob Shawkey 28
4 Howard Ehmke 27
4 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Virgil Cheeves 2
2 Red Faber 2
2 Tony Kaufmann 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Ty Cobb .396
3 Rogers Hornsby .386
4 Tris Speaker .366
5 Ray Grimes .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 39
1 Ken Williams 39
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
3 Babe Ruth 36
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 160
2 Rogers Hornsby 146
3 Irish Meusel 136
4 Bobby Veach 127
5 George Sisler 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 57
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 2.66
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 151
2 Red Faber 139
3 Walter Johnson 133
4 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