[Matt from TN]

1922 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            84 70 .545 -
Cincinnati Reds            83 71 .539 1
St. Louis Cardinals        81 73 .526 3
Pittsburgh Pirates         80 74 .519 4
Boston Braves              77 77 .500 7
Chicago Cubs               74 80 .481 10
Philadelphia Phillies      73 81 .474 11
Brooklyn Robins            64 90 .416 20

League AVG: .289
League ERA: 4.23


The Giants pulled off a miraculous comeback to win their 7th consecutive pennant. They were just 31-38 after a loss to Boston on June 23rd. The defeated the Braves the next day which began a 5-game winning streak. That started a comeback that saw them wind up in yet another World Series. With two games left in the season, New York was one game ahead of Cincinnati, who had led the league for much of the season. Both teams lost on September 30th, and a Giants 12-2 win against Brooklyn the next day clinched it for the Giants.

New York's offense led the league, scoring 6.1 runs per game. 2B Larry Doyle hit .331 with 11 HR and 104 RBI. 3B Heinie Groh was named Top Batter after hitting .366 with 8 HR and 112 RBI. Ross Youngs (.309, 99 RBI), Earl Smith (.343, 84 RBI) and Tillie Shafer (.303, 10 HR, 59 RBI) were all key contributors. 1B Fred Merkle hit .383 with 8 HR and 88 RBI in just 379 AB as the 33 year old shared time with George Kelly (.254, 53 RBI). Waite Hoyt had a breakout season at age 23, going 25-11 with a 3.74 ERA, earning himself Top Pitcher honors.

The Reds season ended in heartbreak, but it was clear that their weakness was a pitching staff that allowed the most runs in the league. Their offense, however, was 2nd only to New York. They were led by Cozy Dolan (.327, 12 HR, 123 RBI), Greasy Neale (.353, 86 RBI) and Dick Hoblitzel (.333, 13 HR, 81 RBI).

The Braves spent some time in 1st place early in the season thanks to their top ranked pitching staff. 25-year-old Hugh McQuillan (22-19, 3.24) led the way.

Cubs RF Cy Williams set a NL record with 21 HR while hitting .288. He also drove in 126 runs, tops in the league.

Pittsburgh's Dazzy Vance went 16-14 with a 3.59 ERA and was named Top Rookie.



Batting AVG
.366 Heinie Groh, NYG
.363 Otto Miller, BRO
.359 Cliff Lee, PIT
.353 Greasy Neale, CIN
.349 Mike Gonzalez, BSN

HOMERUNS
21 Cy Williams, CHC
16 Fred Beck, BSN
16 Beals Becker, BSN
15 Vic Saier, CHC
15 Walton Cruise, STL

RBI
126 Cy Williams, CHC
123 Cozy Dolan, CIN
112 Heinie Groh, NYG
104 Larry Doyle, NYG
100 Fred Beck, BSN

OPS
.924 Heinie Groh, NYG
.904 Cliff Lee, PIT
.893 Fred Beck, BSN
.892 Larry Doyle, NYG
.885 Cozy Dolan, CIN

STEALS
25 Josh Devore, NYG
25 Fred Snodgrass, NYG
24 Greasy Neale, CIN
20 Armando Marsans, CIN
20 Max Carey, PIT

ERA
3.24 Hugh McQuillan, BSN
3.27 Johnny Miljus, BRO
3.59 Dazzy Vance, PIT
3.61 Harry Coveleski, PHI
3.67 Garland Braxton, BSN

WINS
25 Waite Hoyt, NYG
22 Hugh McQuillan, BSN
22 Pat Ragan, CIN
22 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
21 Percy Jones, CHC
20 Wilbur Cooper, PHI

STRIKEOUTS
149 Pete Alexander, PHI
148 Dazzy Vance, PIT
130 Eppa Rixey, PHI
130 George McQuillan, PHI
119 Percy Jones, CHC

POY: Waite Hoyte, NYG, 23, 25-11, 3.74 ERA, 75 BB, 77 K, .288 OAVG, 1.36 WHIP
BOY: 3B Heinie Groh, NYG, 33, .366, 8 HR, 112 RBI, 76 BB, .924 OPS
ROY: Dazzy Vance, PIT, 31, 16-14, 3.59 ERA, 103 BB, 148 K, .260 OAVG, 1.31 WHIP

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Hod Eller, CIN, 1
Catcher: Hank Severeid, CIN, 1
First Base: Fred Beck, BSN, 8
Second Base: Jack Coffey, BSN, 4
Third Base: Frank O'Rourke, BSN, 1
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 8
Leftfield: Sherry Magee, PHI, 2
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 4
Rightfield: Cy Williams, CHC, 3




1922 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Boston Red Sox            101 53 .656 -
Philadelphia Athletics     95 59 .617 6
Detroit Tigers             80 74 .519 21
Chicago White Sox          74 80 .481 27
New York Yankees           68 86 .442 33
Cleveland Indians          68 86 .442 33
St. Louis Browns           67 87 .435 34
Washington Senators        63 91 .409 38

League AVG: .291
League ERA: 4.54


It finally happened. The A's streak of 7 straight pennants was broken. They won the same number of games as last season, but Boston won 101 games, up from 94 last season when they finished just 1 game out. The Red Sox led the league in pitching and offense. Carl Mays' (21-12, 3.94) and Hugh Bedient's (20-6, 3.96) ERA's may not look impressive until you look at the 4.54 league ERA. They finished 4th and 5th in the league. The man with the worst ERA on the staff, Joe Wood (28-9, 4.24), actually won the Top Pitcher award. Wood's 28 wins put him over 300 for his career, the 8th pitcher to do that. Tris Speaker had an incredible season at age 34. He hit .382 with 11 HR and 143 RBI for Top Batter honors. Babe Ruth outslugged three other AL teams with 49 homeruns. He also had 155 RBI, but he hit just .260.

The Athletics finished 2nd in both offense and pitching. Eddie Collins (.357, 112 RBI, 27 SB), Stuffy McInnis (.337, 91 RBI), Joe Jackson (.386, 9 HR, 134 RBI), Wally Schang (.347, 92 RBI) and crew were arguably a better overall unit than the Red Sox. Collins, 35, finished the season with 2914 career hits - good enough for 4th all-time. On the pitching end, Herb Pennock (24-15, 3.52) further established himself as the ace on a team long known for its pitching. The big story was the season had by 38-year-old Chief Bender (24-11, 3.77) as he added to his legacy as the best pitcher in league history. After two consecutive down seasons, Bender proved that he was not washed up. He finished the season with a 458-273 career record.

Detroit was the only other AL team with a winning record, but they finished 21 games behind Boston. Ty Cobb's 214 hits pushed him past Nap Lajoie for 1st all-time with 3,675 hits.



Batting AVG
.386 Joe Jackson, PHA
.383 Ty Cobb, DET
.382 Tris Speaker, BOS
.357 Eddie Collins, PHA
.347 Wally Schang, PHA

HOMERUNS
49 Babe Ruth, BOS
16 Jack Fournier, CHW
15 Ty Cobb, DET
13 George Sisler, SLB
13 Elmer Smith, CLE

RBI
155 Babe Ruth, BOS
143 Tris Speaker, BOS
134 Joe Jackson, PHA
117 Ty Cobb, DET
112 Eddie Collins, PHA

OPS
1.119 Babe Ruth, BOS
1.048 Ty Cobb, DET
1.034 Tris Speaker, BOS
1.022 Joe Jackson, PHA
.967 Eddie Collins, PHA

STEALS
34 Ray Chapman, CLE
33 Ty Cobb, DET
27 Eddie Collins, PHA
24 Burt Shotton, SLB
17 Donie Bush, DET

ERA
3.12 Lefty Williams, DET
3.52 Herb Pennock, PHA
3.77 Chief Bender, PHA
3.94 Carl Mays, BOS
3.96 Hugh Bedient, BOS

WINS
28 Joe Wood, BOS
24 Chief Bender, PHA
24 Herb Pennock, PHA
23 Hooks Dauss, DET
23 Joe Bush, PHA

STRIKEOUTS
149 Jack Rowan, DET
147 Walter Johnson, WSH
142 Guy Morton, CLE
136 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
130 Dutch Leonard, BOS

POY: Joe Wood, BOS, 32, 28-9, 4.24 ERA, 117 BB, 124 K, .272 OAVG, 1.39 WHIP
BOY: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, 34, .382, 11 HR, 143 RBI, 68 BB, 15 SB, 1.034 OPS
ROY: 2B Fred Haney, DET, .247, 55 RBI, .620 OPS

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Allen Sothoron, SLB, 1
Catcher: Muddy Ruel, SLB, 1
First Base: Stuffy McInnis, PHA, 4
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 8
Third Base: Marty McManus, SLB, 1
Shortstop: Ray Chapman, CLE, 4
Leftfield: Ping Bodie, CHW, 3
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 5
Rightfield: Harry Heilmann, DET, 1