On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 53 .613 --
Browns 83 55 .601 1.5
Tigers 72 67 .518 13.0
White Sox 69 68 .504 15.0
Indians 67 70 .489 17.0
Senators 61 74 .452 22.0
Athletics 57 79 .419 26.5
Red Sox 55 82 .401 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 53 .604 --
Pirates 76 59 .563 5.5
Reds 74 62 .544 8.0
Cardinals 73 62 .541 8.5
Cubs 72 62 .537 9.0
Robins 66 69 .489 15.5
Phillies 48 83 .366 31.5
Braves 46 86 .348 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Powell 6
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 High Pockets Kelly 5
4 Dave Bancroft 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 High Pockets Kelly 1
2 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Walton Cruise 4
4 Walter Barbare 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Johnny Bassler 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.50
2 Howard Ehmke 0.38
3 Jim Brillheart 0.29
4 Mule Watson 0.14
5 2 tied 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Jim Brillheart 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Hub Pruett 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
3 Jim Brillheart 2
3 Walter Johnson 2
3 Red Schillings 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Ty Cobb .392
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 31
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 146
2 Rogers Hornsby 133
3 Irish Meusel 127
4 Bobby Veach 112
5 George Sisler 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Max Carey 42
3 Ken Williams 34
4 George Burns 28
5 Frankie Frisch 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.76
3 Urban Shocker 2.88
4 Red Faber 2.91
5 Pete Donohue 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 129
2 Red Faber 124
3 Bob Shawkey 122
4 Dazzy Vance 116
5 Howard Ehmke 102

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 .500
2 Roy Leslie .444
3 Pat Duncan .440
4 Ray Schalk .436
5 Charlie Jamieson .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 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 19
3 Irish Meusel 18
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 17
4 Milt Stock 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Ernie Johnson 5
3 Carson Bigbee 4
3 George Burns 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 0.82
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.26
3 Eddie Rommel 1.30
4 Hub Pruett 1.32
5 Bob Hasty 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Alex Ferguson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 20
2 Howard Ehmke 19
2 Burleigh Grimes 19
4 Urban Shocker 17
5 Frank Miller 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Kaufmann 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .467
2 Cotton Tierney .441
3 Rogers Hornsby .432
4 Eddie Collins .423
5 Bobby Veach .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 35
2 George Sisler 33
2 Ken Williams 33
4 Irish Meusel 32
5 Marty McManus 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
1 George Sisler 10
3 Max Carey 7
3 Bucky Harris 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Miller 1.88
2 George Mogridge 1.93
3 Walter Johnson 2.10
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.12
5 Bob Hasty 2.25

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 Bob Shawkey 32
2 Howard Ehmke 30
3 Urban Shocker 29
4 Red Faber 28
5 Jimmy Ring 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 .411
2 Ty Cobb .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .387
4 Tris Speaker .369
5 Harry Heilmann .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Tillie Walker 37
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
3 Babe Ruth 36
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 163
2 Rogers Hornsby 151
3 Irish Meusel 141
4 George Sisler 122
4 Bobby Veach 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 57
2 Max Carey 50
3 Ken Williams 35
4 George Burns 28
4 Bucky Harris 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 2.46
2 Urban Shocker 2.73
3 Red Faber 2.83
4 Walter Johnson 2.90
5 Phil Douglas 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 27
1 Urban Shocker 27
3 Eddie Rommel 26
4 Eppa Rixey 22
5 Wilbur Cooper 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 148
2 Red Faber 139
3 Bob Shawkey 135
4 Walter Johnson 129
5 Dazzy Vance 116

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