On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	56	.616	--
Browns	87	60	.592	3.5
Tigers	77	71	.520	14.0
White Sox	75	72	.510	15.5
Indians	75	73	.507	16.0
Senators	65	78	.455	23.5
Athletics	59	85	.410	30.0
Red Sox	57	90	.388	33.5

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Senators 5, Browns 0

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	56	.606	--
Pirates	83	62	.572	4.5
Cardinals	80	64	.556	7.0
Reds	79	66	.545	8.5
Cubs	75	68	.524	11.5
Robins	70	74	.486	17.0
Phillies	53	89	.373	33.0
Braves	47	94	.333	38.5

Games

Robins 6, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 13, Robins 7

Reds 9, Braves 3

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Phillies 9, Cubs 8

Phillies 11, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	6
2	Sam Bohne	5
2	Lew Fonseca	5
2	Frank Parkinson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Frank Parkinson	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Frank Brower	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Parkinson	7
2	Lew Fonseca	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Bob Fothergill	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Sam Bohne	1
2	George Burns	1
2	George Burns	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Francis	0.83
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.60
3	Red Faber	0.56
4	Ted Blankenship	0.50
5	Phil Bedgood	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Bedgood	1
1	Petie Behan	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Bedgood	5
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Red Faber	5
1	Ray Francis	5
1	Lee Meadows	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.417
2	Rogers Hornsby	.399
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.378
5	Cotton Tierney	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
1	Ken Williams	39
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Babe Ruth	34
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	152
2	Rogers Hornsby	146
3	Irish Meusel	130
4	Bobby Veach	121
5	George Sisler	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
1	George Sisler	48
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	30
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Red Faber	2.73
3	Urban Shocker	2.89
4	Tom Zachary	2.96
5	Herman Pillette	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	25
1	Eddie Rommel	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	23
3	Urban Shocker	23
5	Eppa Rixey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	143
1	Urban Shocker	143
3	Dazzy Vance	128
4	Bob Shawkey	127
5	Wilbur Cooper	113

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	Ross Youngs	.481
2	Cliff Lee	.474
3	Eddie Collins	.462
3	Rogers Hornsby	.462
5	Jim Bottomley	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Butch Henline	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Wally Pipp	19
3	Bobby Veach	18
4	Reb Russell	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	George Burns	5
2	Rabbit Maranville	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	Ernie Johnson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	1.29
1	Hub Pruett	1.29
3	Elam Vangilder	1.42
4	Red Oldham	1.46
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
3	Ted Blankenship	3
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	23
2	Urban Shocker	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
4	Howard Ehmke	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Ole Olsen	2
3	Clyde Barfoot	1
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.472
2	George Sisler	.462
3	Ross Youngs	.425
4	Cliff Lee	.410
5	Eddie Collins	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	10
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Tillie Walker	7
3	Cy Williams	7
3	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	35
3	Bobby Veach	30
4	Milt Stock	29
4	Ken Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Rabbit Maranville	10
3	George Sisler	9
4	George Burns	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hub Pruett	1.40
2	Petie Behan	1.41
3	Eddie Rommel	1.80
3	George Mogridge	1.80
5	Elam Vangilder	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Red Faber	6
2	Johnny Morrison	6
2	George Uhle	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	39
2	Red Faber	38
3	Howard Ehmke	32
4	Dazzy Vance	30
5	Bob Shawkey	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Tony Kaufmann	2
1	Ole Olsen	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.410
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Ty Cobb	.388
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Cotton Tierney	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Ken Williams	39
3	Tillie Walker	38
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	Cy Williams	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	156
2	Rogers Hornsby	154
3	Irish Meusel	137
4	Bobby Veach	123
5	George Sisler	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	53
2	Max Carey	52
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	30
5	Bucky Harris	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.61
2	Tom Zachary	2.69
3	Urban Shocker	2.78
4	Herman Pillette	2.97
5	Phil Douglas	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	28
2	Bullet Joe Bush	26
3	Urban Shocker	25
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
5	Eppa Rixey	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	157
2	Urban Shocker	150
3	Bob Shawkey	136
4	Dazzy Vance	128
5	Wilbur Cooper	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	8
2	Clyde Barfoot	6
2	Lou North	6
2	Hub Pruett	6
5	4 tied	5