1922 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1922 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 85-69. They scored 863 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .301 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 42 home runs, 152 RBI, and 250 hits.
The team allowed 826 runs and had a team ERA of 4.44. Jeff Pfeffer was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Lou North struck out 84 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 37 | 151 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 35 | 3 | .358 | .543 | .901 | .325 |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 128 | 404 | 64 | 119 | 10 | 61 | 6 | .368 | .470 | .838 | .295 |
| Howard Freigau | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Del Gainer | 1B | 43 | 97 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .360 | .485 | .845 | .268 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 154 | 623 | 141 | 250 | 42 | 152 | 17 | .459 | .722 | 1.181 | .401 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 89 | 264 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 27 | 3 | .271 | .265 | .536 | .227 |
| Milt Stock | 3B | 151 | 581 | 85 | 177 | 5 | 79 | 7 | .352 | .418 | .770 | .305 |
| Specs Toporcer | SS | 116 | 352 | 56 | 114 | 3 | 36 | 2 | .370 | .455 | .825 | .324 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 37 | 130 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .428 | .446 | .874 | .300 |
| Max Flack | OF | 66 | 267 | 46 | 78 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .368 | .367 | .735 | .292 |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 34 | 98 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .315 | .337 | .652 | .245 |
| Les Mann | OF | 84 | 147 | 42 | 51 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .415 | .497 | .912 | .347 |
| Austin McHenry | OF | 64 | 238 | 31 | 72 | 5 | 43 | 2 | .344 | .466 | .810 | .303 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 61 | 159 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .329 | .396 | .725 | .270 |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 112 | 344 | 50 | 108 | 2 | 64 | 3 | .350 | .392 | .742 | .314 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 34 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .233 | .527 | .200 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 143 | 510 | 117 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 18 | .375 | .449 | .824 | .310 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 119 | 379 | 46 | 111 | 13 | 59 | 2 | .343 | .454 | .797 | .293 |
| Verne Clemons | C | 71 | 160 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .331 | .281 | .612 | .256 |
| Harry McCurdy | C | 13 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .321 | .519 | .840 | .296 |
| Ernie Vick | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5425 | 863 | 1634 | 107 | 787 | 73 | .348 | .444 | .792 | .301 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bailey | 12 | 0 | 31.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 5.40 | 1.924 | |||
| Clyde Barfoot | 42 | 2 | 117.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 4.21 | 1.436 | |||
| Sid Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Bill Doak | 37 | 29 | 180.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 2 | 73 | 69 | 5.54 | 1.614 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 1.892 | |||
| Jack Fournier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Marv Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 29 | 26 | 183 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 62 | 45 | 3.84 | 1.377 | |||
| Jack Knight | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Lou North | 53 | 10 | 149.7 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 4 | 84 | 64 | 4.45 | 1.523 | |||
| Bill Pertica | 34 | 15 | 117.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 5.91 | 1.858 | |||
| Jeff Pfeffer | 44 | 32 | 261.3 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 2 | 83 | 58 | 3.58 | 1.316 | |||
| Epp Sell | 7 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6.82 | 1.606 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 47 | 31 | 242 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | 79 | 62 | 3.87 | 1.488 | |||
| Johnny Stuart | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Roy Walker | 12 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4.78 | 1.531 | |||
| Team Totals | 326 | 154 | 1362.7 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 465 | 447 | 4.44 | 1.509 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rogers Hornsby | 154 |
| At Bats | Rogers Hornsby | 623 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rogers Hornsby | 704 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .401 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .459 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .722 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.181 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 141 |
| Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 250 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 450 |
| Doubles | Rogers Hornsby | 46 |
| Triples | Rogers Hornsby | 14 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 42 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby | 152 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Rogers Hornsby | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Smith | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Rogers Hornsby and Milt Stock | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Milt Stock | 26 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eddie Ainsmith and Austin McHenry | 7 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jeff Pfeffer | 19 |
| Losses | Bill Doak and Bill Sherdel | 13 |
| Saves | Lou North | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Lou North | .769 |
| ERA | Jeff Pfeffer | 3.58 |
| WHIP | Jeff Pfeffer | 1.316 |
| Innings Pitched | Jeff Pfeffer | 261.3 |
| Games | Lou North | 53 |
| Games Started | Jeff Pfeffer | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Lou North | 84 |
| Complete Games | Jeff Pfeffer | 19 |
| Shutouts | Bill Sherdel | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jeff Pfeffer | 1124 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Doak | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 298 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Doak | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Doak, Jeff Pfeffer, and Bill Sherdel | 12 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Jesse Haines | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Doak | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jeff Pfeffer | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Sherdel | 10 |
