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Sberl · 05-16-2020, 10:45 AM

July 1922 was a Yankees month: they gained a 10 and a half game lead on White Sox and a 12 game lead on Indians, a very deep hole. In NL Cardinals still leading with a 3 ½ game lead on Giants and a 8 game lead on Pirates.

With two months to play, Babe Ruth has 31 HR and 98 RBI while in NL the leader is High Pockets Kelly with 15 and 86. BA stand above .400 for Babe, the only one in baseball. Talking about pitching, in NL a Cardinals duo is leading with 15 wins (Doak and Meadows) while in AL we have Hoyt (NYY) and Sherry Smith (CWS) with the same total wins.

But July is also the hot month for trades...and we have some important ones:

1) NL Era leader was traded from Pittsburgh to Browns for LF Jack Tobin and recently acquired Spec Toporcer

2) The move above was only the first step for the Pirates, which acquired star pitcher Dutch Leonard from the Tigers giving up on number 3 prospect (and future hall of famer) Kiki Cuyler

3) A surprising move by the Yankees, which sent SP Carl Mays to White Sox for 1B Earl Sheely

4) As for the Pirates, the 3) move was a setup for the real player, which was SP Paul Fittery from the Cubs (they were robbed…). There were some other trades, but not involving great players…

August 1922 set up a pennant race in AL: Yankees lose 6 games on Indians, leading by 6 at the start of the last RS month while the White Sox dropped on third position, 15 and a half game back. In NL Cardinals dig a hole, leading the Giants by 9 games and Pirates by 13. The other great question of the last month will be Babe Ruth: can he hit 50 Hr? 41 on September 1st and BA above .400...a season for the ages.

Pennant race was struck by a schock retirement news: Jesse Haines, Cardinals' pitcher, suffered a damaged elbow ligament that forced him to call it a career. This was the only bad news, as Cardinals cruised to a back to back NL title with 97-57; also in AL there was a repeat, as the Yankees clinched easily the division with a 13 game lead on Indians…

And here we go again...World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees…

Next post: final standings and 1922 stats before starting the WS.

05-16-2020, 10:45 AM	#15
Sberl Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 70	July 1922 was a Yankees month: they gained a 10 and a half game lead on White Sox and a 12 game lead on Indians, a very deep hole. In NL Cardinals still leading with a 3 ½ game lead on Giants and a 8 game lead on Pirates. With two months to play, Babe Ruth has 31 HR and 98 RBI while in NL the leader is High Pockets Kelly with 15 and 86. BA stand above .400 for Babe, the only one in baseball. Talking about pitching, in NL a Cardinals duo is leading with 15 wins (Doak and Meadows) while in AL we have Hoyt (NYY) and Sherry Smith (CWS) with the same total wins. But July is also the hot month for trades...and we have some important ones: 1) NL Era leader was traded from Pittsburgh to Browns for LF Jack Tobin and recently acquired Spec Toporcer 2) The move above was only the first step for the Pirates, which acquired star pitcher Dutch Leonard from the Tigers giving up on number 3 prospect (and future hall of famer) Kiki Cuyler 3) A surprising move by the Yankees, which sent SP Carl Mays to White Sox for 1B Earl Sheely 4) As for the Pirates, the 3) move was a setup for the real player, which was SP Paul Fittery from the Cubs (they were robbed…). There were some other trades, but not involving great players… August 1922 set up a pennant race in AL: Yankees lose 6 games on Indians, leading by 6 at the start of the last RS month while the White Sox dropped on third position, 15 and a half game back. In NL Cardinals dig a hole, leading the Giants by 9 games and Pirates by 13. The other great question of the last month will be Babe Ruth: can he hit 50 Hr? 41 on September 1st and BA above .400...a season for the ages. Pennant race was struck by a schock retirement news: Jesse Haines, Cardinals' pitcher, suffered a damaged elbow ligament that forced him to call it a career. This was the only bad news, as Cardinals cruised to a back to back NL title with 97-57; also in AL there was a repeat, as the Yankees clinched easily the division with a 13 game lead on Indians… And here we go again...World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees… Next post: final standings and 1922 stats before starting the WS.