On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	53	.604	--
Browns	82	55	.599	0.5
Tigers	72	66	.522	11.0
White Sox	69	68	.504	13.5
Indians	67	70	.489	15.5
Senators	60	73	.451	20.5
Athletics	57	76	.429	23.5
Red Sox	54	81	.400	27.5

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Browns 16, Tigers 0

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	53	.595	--
Pirates	76	59	.563	4.0
Cardinals	73	61	.545	6.5
Reds	73	62	.541	7.0
Cubs	72	62	.537	7.5
Robins	66	68	.493	13.5
Phillies	48	83	.366	30.0
Braves	46	84	.354	31.5

Games

Robins 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 12, Reds 10

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 4

Pirates 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Grimm	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Larry Kopf	4
1	Jigger Statz	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zack Wheat	2
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	Hi Myers	1
2	Ray Powell	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
1	Ken Williams	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jigger Statz	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Ring	0.50
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.45
3	Cactus Keck	0.43
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.36
5	Tiny Osborne	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	James Edwards	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	10
2	Whitey Glazner	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Tony Kaufmann	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.423
2	Ty Cobb	.394
3	Rogers Hornsby	.394
4	Cotton Tierney	.378
5	Tris Speaker	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	37
2	Rogers Hornsby	35
2	Tillie Walker	35
4	Babe Ruth	29
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	146
2	Rogers Hornsby	132
3	Irish Meusel	122
4	Bobby Veach	110
5	George Sisler	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	48
2	Max Carey	42
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	Urban Shocker	2.88
5	Red Faber	2.91

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	George Sisler	.492
2	Rogers Hornsby	.453
3	Charlie Jamieson	.434
3	Tillie Walker	.434
5	Pat Duncan	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Ken Williams	5
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	Tillie Walker	4
3	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	22
2	Reb Russell	20
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
3	Milt Stock	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	6
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Ernie Johnson	5
4	Carson Bigbee	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.82
2	Bob Hasty	1.04
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.26
4	Johnny Couch	1.29
5	Eddie Rommel	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	4
2	Virgil Cheeves	3
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	19
1	Burleigh Grimes	19
3	Howard Ehmke	17
3	Urban Shocker	17
5	Jimmy Ring	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tony Kaufmann	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.470
2	Cotton Tierney	.433
3	Rogers Hornsby	.432
4	Eddie Collins	.423
5	Bobby Veach	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	10
2	Reb Russell	9
3	Babe Ruth	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	7
4	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	38
2	Ken Williams	33
3	George Sisler	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	Irish Meusel	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	10
2	George Burns	9
3	Max Carey	7
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	7
3	Rabbit Maranville	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.61
2	Pete Donohue	1.67
3	Frank Miller	1.88
4	George Mogridge	1.93
5	Bob Hasty	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	8
2	Urban Shocker	7
3	Pete Donohue	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	29
1	Urban Shocker	29
3	Red Faber	28
4	Dazzy Vance	27
5	Bob Shawkey	26

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	.392
3	Rogers Hornsby	.388
4	Cotton Tierney	.368
5	Tris Speaker	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	40
1	Ken Williams	40
3	Rogers Hornsby	36
4	Babe Ruth	35
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	164
2	Rogers Hornsby	150
3	Irish Meusel	138
4	Bobby Veach	125
5	George Sisler	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	57
2	Max Carey	50
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	Pete Donohue	2.75
4	Red Faber	2.83
5	Phil Douglas	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	26
2	Eddie Rommel	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