On This Day

Wednesday, September 13, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 54 .612 --
Browns 84 56 .600 1.5
Tigers 73 68 .518 13.0
White Sox 70 70 .500 15.5
Indians 68 71 .489 17.0
Senators 62 74 .456 21.5
Athletics 57 80 .416 27.0
Red Sox 56 82 .406 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 53 .607 --
Pirates 78 59 .569 5.0
Cardinals 75 62 .547 8.0
Reds 74 63 .540 9.0
Cubs 72 63 .533 10.0
Robins 67 69 .493 15.5
Phillies 48 85 .361 33.0
Braves 46 88 .343 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Eddie Collins 5
3 Bibb Falk 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 George Burns 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Wally Pipp 4
2 Joe Schultz 4
2 Specs Toporcer 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 3
2 Max Carey 2
2 Cotton Tierney 2
4 George Cutshaw 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 1.50
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.88
3 Urban Shocker 0.83
4 Dazzy Vance 0.62
5 Johnny Morrison 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 9
2 Wilbur Cooper 7
3 Johnny Morrison 6
3 Jeff Pfeffer 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Rogers Hornsby .397
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Cotton Tierney .380
5 Tris Speaker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Tillie Walker 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 35
4 Babe Ruth 31
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 146
2 Rogers Hornsby 134
3 Irish Meusel 128
4 Bobby Veach 113
5 George Sisler 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Max Carey 44
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 Red Faber 2.85
4 Urban Shocker 2.86
5 Pete Donohue 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 134
2 Red Faber 133
3 Bob Shawkey 122
4 Dazzy Vance 121
5 Wilbur Cooper 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 Lou North 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
4 Clyde Barfoot 5
4 Elam Vangilder 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .547
2 Rogers Hornsby .455
3 Ray Schalk .447
4 Cotton Tierney .431
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Irish Meusel 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
2 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 22
2 Reb Russell 21
3 Irish Meusel 19
4 Wally Pipp 18
4 Milt Stock 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rabbit Maranville 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Ernie Johnson 5
4 George Burns 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 0.35
2 Harry Hulihan 0.64
3 Eddie Rommel 1.14
4 Hub Pruett 1.23
5 Bob Hasty 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Alex Ferguson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 21
2 Howard Ehmke 19
2 Burleigh Grimes 19
4 Urban Shocker 18
5 Frank Miller 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Johnny Couch 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .471
2 George Sisler .465
3 Cotton Tierney .444
4 Eddie Collins .425
5 Charlie Jamieson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tillie Walker 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Reb Russell 8
4 Ken Williams 7
5 Rogers Hornsby 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 37
2 Irish Meusel 33
3 George Sisler 31
3 Ken Williams 31
5 Marty McManus 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 10
1 Rabbit Maranville 10
1 George Sisler 10
4 Max Carey 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 1.60
2 Frank Miller 1.88
3 Johnny Couch 2.01
4 Walter Johnson 2.08
5 George Mogridge 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 36
2 Urban Shocker 33
3 Bob Shawkey 32
4 Howard Ehmke 30
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Virgil Cheeves 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 Tony Kaufmann 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .414
2 Rogers Hornsby .391
3 Ty Cobb .388
4 Tris Speaker .369
5 Harry Heilmann .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Tillie Walker 38
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 150
3 Irish Meusel 140
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 2.51
2 Urban Shocker 2.71
3 Red Faber 2.78
4 Phil Douglas 2.84
5 Walter Johnson 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 153
2 Red Faber 148
3 Bob Shawkey 133
4 Walter Johnson 129
5 Dazzy Vance 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Lou North 7
3 Hub Pruett 6
3 Sherry Smith 6
5 4 tied 5