On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 54 .614 --
Browns 85 56 .603 1.5
Tigers 74 68 .521 13.0
White Sox 70 71 .496 16.5
Indians 69 71 .493 17.0
Senators 62 75 .453 22.5
Athletics 57 81 .413 28.0
Red Sox 56 83 .403 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 53 .610 --
Pirates 79 59 .572 5.0
Cardinals 76 62 .551 8.0
Reds 75 63 .543 9.0
Cubs 72 64 .529 11.0
Robins 67 70 .489 16.5
Phillies 48 86 .358 34.0
Braves 46 89 .341 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Stock 5
2 Eddie Ainsmith 3
2 Pat Collins 3
2 Jimmy Johnston 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Stuffy McInnis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 4
2 Casey Stengel 3
3 Eddie Ainsmith 2
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat McNulty 2
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
1 Topper Rigney 2
4 Turner Barber 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.62
2 James Edwards 0.30
3 Curly Ogden 0.21
4 Babe Adams 0.20
4 2 others tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 5
1 Rosy Ryan 5
3 Lefty Weinert 4
4 James Edwards 3
4 Curly Ogden 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1
1 Claude Jonnard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Rogers Hornsby .397
3 Ty Cobb .392
4 Tris Speaker .378
5 Cotton Tierney .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Tillie Walker 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 35
4 Babe Ruth 32
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 146
2 Rogers Hornsby 134
3 Irish Meusel 128
4 Bobby Veach 115
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 Herman Pillette 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 24
2 Eddie Rommel 23
2 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 Clyde Barfoot 6
2 Lou North 6
2 Hub Pruett 6
5 Elam Vangilder 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .531
2 Rogers Hornsby .456
3 Ray Schalk .444
4 Charlie Jamieson .431
5 Rabbit Maranville .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Babe Ruth 4
3 Tillie Walker 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 25
2 Wally Pipp 19
2 Ken Williams 19
4 Irish Meusel 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 0.38
2 Harry Hulihan 0.64
3 Eddie Rommel 1.14
4 Hub Pruett 1.23
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 21
2 Howard Ehmke 19
3 Urban Shocker 18
4 Bullet Joe Bush 16
5 Burleigh Grimes 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .479
2 George Sisler .465
3 Cotton Tierney .437
4 Eddie Collins .420
5 Milt Stock .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 40
2 Irish Meusel 33
3 George Sisler 31
3 Ken Williams 31
5 Marty McManus 29

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 Johnny Couch 2.01
3 Walter Johnson 2.08
4 George Mogridge 2.09
5 Bob Hasty 2.25

Wins

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .415
2 Rogers Hornsby .391
3 Ty Cobb .387
4 Cotton Tierney .369
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Tillie Walker 38
3 Babe Ruth 37
4 Rogers Hornsby 36
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 162
2 Rogers Hornsby 150
3 Irish Meusel 139
4 George Sisler 121
4 Bobby Veach 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 56
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 2.75
3 Red Faber 2.78
4 Phil Douglas 2.84
5 Walter Johnson 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 148
1 Urban Shocker 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 Clyde Barfoot 6
3 Hub Pruett 6
3 Sherry Smith 6