On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 56 .608 --
Browns 87 57 .604 0.5
Tigers 76 69 .524 12.0
White Sox 72 72 .500 15.5
Indians 71 72 .497 16.0
Senators 63 77 .450 22.5
Athletics 58 83 .411 28.0
Red Sox 57 85 .401 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 55 .607 --
Pirates 80 61 .567 5.5
Cardinals 77 63 .550 8.0
Reds 77 65 .542 9.0
Cubs 74 66 .529 11.0
Robins 69 72 .489 16.5
Phillies 50 87 .365 33.5
Braves 47 90 .343 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 3
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Ray Grimes 3
1 Joe Hauser 3
1 Hank Severeid 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Grimes 3
1 Ken Williams 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Goose Goslin 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Bubbles Hargrave 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hub Pruett 1.33
2 Waite Hoyt 0.50
3 Hooks Dauss 0.36
4 Charlie Robertson 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Boone 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 8
2 Waite Hoyt 5
3 Hooks Dauss 4
4 Art Nehf 3
4 Charlie Robertson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .421
2 Rogers Hornsby .401
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Tris Speaker .378
5 Cotton Tierney .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 38
2 Rogers Hornsby 37
3 Tillie Walker 36
4 Babe Ruth 33
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 151
2 Rogers Hornsby 141
3 Irish Meusel 130
4 Bobby Veach 119
5 George Sisler 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Max Carey 46
3 Ken Williams 35
4 George Burns 29
5 Frankie Frisch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Tom Zachary 2.76
3 Red Faber 2.80
4 Urban Shocker 2.83
5 Bob Shawkey 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 24
1 Eddie Rommel 24
3 Urban Shocker 23
4 Wilbur Cooper 22
4 Eppa Rixey 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 140
2 Red Faber 138
3 Bob Shawkey 127
4 Dazzy Vance 121
5 Wilbur Cooper 111

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 .488
2 Rogers Hornsby .484
3 Jim Bottomley .463
4 Hank Severeid .460
5 Charlie Jamieson .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Butch Henline 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Cy Williams 5
5 Rogers Hornsby 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 23
2 Reb Russell 21
3 Wally Pipp 18
3 Bobby Veach 18
5 Rogers Hornsby 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Ernie Johnson 6
3 George Burns 5
3 Rabbit Maranville 5
3 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 0.55
2 Eddie Rommel 0.61
3 George Mogridge 1.25
4 Hub Pruett 1.37
5 Johnny Morrison 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
1 Elam Vangilder 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Red Faber 23
3 Howard Ehmke 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 16
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Ole Olsen 2
3 Clyde Barfoot 1
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .483
2 George Sisler .478
3 Charlie Jamieson .402
4 Eddie Collins .402
5 Cotton Tierney .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Tillie Walker 8
2 Ken Williams 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 39
2 Irish Meusel 34
3 Rogers Hornsby 31
3 Ken Williams 31
5 Bobby Veach 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 11
2 Rabbit Maranville 10
2 George Sisler 10
4 Max Carey 9
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hub Pruett 1.05
2 Elam Vangilder 1.49
3 George Mogridge 1.80
3 Rip Collins 1.80
5 Eddie Rommel 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 7
2 Rip Collins 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 39
2 Urban Shocker 37
3 Bob Shawkey 34
4 Howard Ehmke 30
4 Jimmy Ring 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Tony Kaufmann 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .413
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Ty Cobb .390
4 Tris Speaker .370
5 Cotton Tierney .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 39
2 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Tillie Walker 38
4 Babe Ruth 36
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 160
2 Rogers Hornsby 155
3 Irish Meusel 139
4 Bobby Veach 124
5 George Sisler 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 54
2 Max Carey 52
3 Ken Williams 35
4 George Burns 29
4 Bucky Harris 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 2.51
2 Urban Shocker 2.73
3 Red Faber 2.74
4 Herman Pillette 2.93
5 Phil Douglas 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 27
2 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Urban Shocker 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
4 Eppa Rixey 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 153
2 Urban Shocker 147
3 Bob Shawkey 136
4 Walter Johnson 126
5 2 tied 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Lou North 7
3 Clyde Barfoot 6
3 Hub Pruett 6
5 5 tied 5