1922 St. Louis Cardinals season
St. Louis, Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|
| Record | 85–69 (.552) | |
| League place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |
| Managers | Branch Rickey | |
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The 1922
Offseason
The club, just as it was preparing to leave for spring training, lost Bill "Pickles" Dillhoefer, a backup catcher, who died of pneumonia on February 23.
Regular season
The 1922 season was one of the productive seasons in the career of Rogers Hornsby. He became the only player in history to hit over 40 home runs and bat over .400 in the same season. Hornsby won the
Season standings
| Team | W
|
L
|
Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 51–27 | 42–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7 | 48–29 | 38–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 42–35 | 43–34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 45–33 | 40–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 39–37 | 41–37 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17 | 44–34 | 32–44 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 57 | 96 | .373 | 35½ | 35–41 | 22–55 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 100 | .346 | 39½ | 32–43 | 21–57 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 7–15 | 4–18 | 5–17 | 8–14–1 | 8–13 | 10–12 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 18–4 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 14–8–1 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–8 | 7–15 | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 7–15 | — | 3–19 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 19–3 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1922 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Eddie Ainsmith | 119 | 379 | 111 | .293 | 13 | 59 |
| 1B | Jack Fournier | 128 | 404 | 119 | .295 | 10 | 61 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 154 | 623 | 250 | .401 | 42 | 152 |
| SS | Specs Toporcer | 116 | 352 | 114 | .324 | 3 | 36 |
| 3B | Milt Stock | 151 | 581 | 177 | .305 | 5 | 79 |
| OF | Jack Smith | 143 | 510 | 158 | .310 | 8 | 46 |
| OF | Joe Schultz | 112 | 344 | 108 | .314 | 2 | 64 |
| OF | Max Flack | 66 | 267 | 78 | .292 | 2 | 21 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Lavan | 89 | 264 | 60 | .227 | 0 | 27 |
| Austin McHenry | 64 | 238 | 72 | .303 | 5 | 43 |
| Verne Clemons | 71 | 160 | 41 | .256 | 0 | 15 |
| Heinie Mueller | 61 | 159 | 43 | .270 | 3 | 26 |
| Jim Bottomley | 37 | 151 | 49 | .325 | 5 | 35 |
Les Mann |
84 | 147 | 51 | .347 | 2 | 20 |
| Ray Blades | 37 | 130 | 39 | .300 | 3 | 21 |
| Cliff Heathcote | 34 | 98 | 24 | .245 | 0 | 14 |
| Del Gainer | 43 | 97 | 26 | .268 | 2 | 23 |
| Burt Shotton | 34 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry McCurdy | 13 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 5 |
| Ernie Vick | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Freigau | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Pfeffer | 44 | 261.1 | 19 | 12 | 3.58 | 83 |
| Bill Sherdel | 47 | 242.0 | 17 | 13 | 3.87 | 79 |
| Jesse Haines | 29 | 183.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.84 | 62 |
| Bill Doak | 37 | 180.1 | 11 | 13 | 5.54 | 73 |
| Jack Knight | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou North | 53 | 149.2 | 10 | 3 | 4.45 | 84 |
| Bill Pertica | 34 | 117.1 | 8 | 8 | 5.91 | 30 |
| Epp Sell | 7 | 33.0 | 4 | 2 | 6.82 | 5 |
| Roy Walker | 12 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.78 | 14 |
| Johnny Stuart | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Barfoot | 42 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.21 | 19 |
| Bill Bailey | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 11 |
| Marv Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 |
| Eddie Dyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 |
| Jack Fournier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sid Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
- Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion
Records
- Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most total bases by a second baseman, (450).[1]
- Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most hits by a second baseman, (250).[1]
- Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most home runs by a second baseman, (42).[2]
- Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most runs batted in by a second baseman, (152).[2]
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | George Whiteman and Roy Thomas |
| D | Corsicana Gumbo Busters
|
Texas–Oklahoma League | Chuck Miller and Harvey Grubb |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007