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1922 Season recap
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Like the finish of 1921 regular season, 1922 saw a great start by Giants and Cardinals, with Giants 13-5 at the end of April, 1 game ahead of Cardinals. Not a good start for Cubs and Braves (6-12 and 6-11). No standout batter in april, but we noted a stellar start by Rosy Ryan (SP, NYG) with a 1.03 ERA, 4 wins. In May Cardinals could not hold on and Giants closed the month with a 35-12 record, 6 game lead on Cardinals. Only another team was above .500 (Cincinnati Reds) while everyone else season was going south. A really bad injury stroke Braves' prospect Joe Hauser, which was out for season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament. Great month for Hornsby (14 HR total) while Frankie Frisch, as in 2021, took the lead in batting average (0.418); to note a Cycle batted by Charlie High (New York Giants) and career win 250 for Pete Alexander (Cubs). Approaching summer, Giants took a giant lead over Cardinals (13 games, 58-17 vs 44-29), with Reds and Pirates only other teams above .500. No one is hitting over .400, but we have to register the stellar season so far by Fred Toney (SP, Giants), with a 1.82 ERA and Bill Doak (SP, Cardinals) which already had 15 wins. Mueller (Cardinals) had a 7 RBI game. No great acquisitions were made in deadline month (but Pirates send Rabbit Maranville to Detroit), with the standings locked: Giants 76-27 with a 12 and half game lead on Cardinals. Every other team is under .500, with no chances of getting back into contention. Ross Youngs (Giants) was flirting with .400 BA while Reb Russell (Reds) emerged into HR and RBI battle (Hornsby lost the entire month with tendinitis). August mantained the status quo: entering september Giants led by 11 games on Cardinals, 19 games on Reds and 25 and a half game on Pirates with the other teams already eliminated. Youngs (Giants) still flirting with .400 BA while Reb Russell (Reds) was leading HR and RBI stats into last month. Also to note that Bill Doak, 1921 Cy Young, already had 23 W and another rookie sensation started to rise (Earle Combs). No surprises in september, with Giants gaining a 2nd consecutive pennant (105-48). Cardinals finished 2nd, 10 games back; third place for Reds, 24 games back. Youngs (Giants) finished just under .400 in BA, while Russell (Reds) won the HR stat with 36. Bill Doak finished with 28 wins (!), flirting again with the triple crown
COMPLETE STANDINGS
1) New York Giants 105-48
2) St. Louis Cardinals 95-58
3) Cincinnati Reds 81-72
4) Chicago Cubs 76-77
5) Pittsburgh Pirates 71-82
6) Brooklyn Robins 62-91
7) Philadelphia Phillies 61-92
8) Boston Braves 61-92
BATTING AVERAGE
1) Ross Youngs (Giants) .391
2) Austin McHenry (Cardinals) .377
3) Charlie Hollocher (Cubs) .367
HR
1) Reb Russell (Reds) 36
2) Rogers Hornsby (Cardinals) 27
3) Gabby Hartnett (Phillies) 25
RBI
1) Reb Russell (Reds) 137
2) Rogers Hornsby (Cardinals) 113
3) Austin McHenry (Cardinals) 113
HITS
1) Frankie Frisch (Giants) 226
2) Ross Youngs (Giants) 210
3) Irish Meusel (Phillies) 208
STOLEN BASES
1) Frankie Frisch (Giants) 68
2) Charlie Hoolocher (Cubs) 33
3) Ross Youngs (Giants) 32
BASES ON BALL
1) Ross Youngs (Giants) 100
2) Jack Fournier (Cardinals) 87
3) Rogers Hornsby (Cardinals) 84
ERA
1) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 2.63
2) Fred Toney (Giants) 2.85
3) Rosy Ryan (Giants) 2.99
WINS
1) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 28
2) Rosy Ryan (Giants) 22
3) Pete Donohue (Reds) 20
K
1) Pug Cavet (Reds) 138
2) Harry Heitmann (Cubs) 126
3) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 113
COMPLETE GAMES
1) Bill Doak (Cardinals) 25
2) Pete Donohue (Reds) 24
3) Pete Alexander (Cubs) 22
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