On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 59 .612 --
Browns 91 61 .599 2.0
Tigers 79 73 .520 14.0
White Sox 77 75 .507 16.0
Indians 76 76 .500 17.0
Senators 67 84 .444 25.5
Athletics 64 88 .421 29.0
Red Sox 61 92 .399 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 59 .607 --
Pirates 85 67 .559 7.0
Reds 84 68 .553 8.0
Cardinals 82 69 .543 9.5
Cubs 80 71 .530 11.5
Robins 75 77 .493 17.0
Phillies 56 95 .371 35.5
Braves 51 98 .342 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bing Miller 4
2 Frank Bruggy 3
2 George McNamara 3
2 Heinie Scheer 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Patsy Gharrity 1
2 Pete Lapan 1
2 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Galloway 2
1 Bing Miller 2
1 Heinie Scheer 2
1 Earl Sheely 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Johnston 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Bobby LaMotte 1
2 Bob Meusel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Osborne 1.50
2 Elam Vangilder 1.00
3 Jack Quinn 0.62
4 Curly Ogden 0.56
5 Bob Shawkey 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Osborne 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
3 Curly Ogden 5
3 Jack Quinn 5
3 Elam Vangilder 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .415
2 Ty Cobb .399
3 Rogers Hornsby .398
4 Tris Speaker .380
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Ken Williams 39
3 Tillie Walker 36
4 Babe Ruth 35
5 Cy Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 155
2 Rogers Hornsby 151
3 Irish Meusel 133
4 Bobby Veach 128
5 Zack Wheat 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 George Sisler 50
3 Ken Williams 36
4 George Burns 31
5 Frankie Frisch 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 2.63
2 Red Faber 2.76
3 Urban Shocker 2.89
4 Herman Pillette 2.89
5 Bob Shawkey 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 148
2 Urban Shocker 143
3 Dazzy Vance 135
4 Bob Shawkey 133
5 Wilbur Cooper 125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .423
2 Zack Wheat .421
3 Hi Myers .417
4 Eddie Collins .412
5 Ross Youngs .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Butch Henline 6
2 Frank Parkinson 6
4 Roy Leslie 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
1 Cliff Lee 17
3 Johnny Mostil 15
3 Frank Parkinson 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Eddie Collins 5
2 Topper Rigney 5
4 Carson Bigbee 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim McNamara 0.90
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Dixie Leverett 1.42
4 Harry Shriver 1.69
5 Hub Pruett 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 22
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
3 Tiny Osborne 18
4 Red Faber 15
4 Jack Scott 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .446
2 Rogers Hornsby .429
3 Eddie Collins .400
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .392
5 Ty Cobb .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 10
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Butch Henline 7
3 Frank Parkinson 7
3 Ken Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reb Russell 31
1 Ken Williams 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Milt Stock 27
4 Bobby Veach 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Eddie Collins 8
2 Rabbit Maranville 8
2 George Sisler 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hub Pruett 1.48
2 Tim McNamara 1.89
3 Elam Vangilder 1.98
4 Art Decatur 2.08
5 Dixie Leverett 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Pete Donohue 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 36
2 Jimmy Ring 34
3 Wilbur Cooper 31
4 Bullet Joe Bush 29
4 Howard Ehmke 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
1 Ole Olsen 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
5 22 tied 1