1922 Baltimore Black Sox

25-26 • .490 Win% • 6th in IND

The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox went 25-26 (.490) finishing 6th in the IND. The club scored 189 runs, allowed 216, and played home games at Maryland Park. Team leaders included Buck Ridgley (5 HR, 25 RBI) and Doc Sykes (10-3, 1.67 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

25 Wins
26 Losses
.490 Win %
6th Rank
189 R 216 RA
Diff -27

📁 Franchise Info

Baltimore Black Sox Inactive
→

⚡ Quick Stats

189 Runs Scored
216 Runs Allowed
-27 Run Diff
20 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1922 IND Average

Batting Avg .262 2% below the 1922 league average (.268)
OBP .318 3% below the 1922 league average (.326)
SLG .359 1% below the 1922 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.79 14% better than the 1922 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 189 35% above the 1922 league average (140 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumMaryland Park
📅
Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1922

Batting Avg

1 Jud Wilson 0.339 2 Blainey Hall 0.338 3 Buck Ridgley 0.330 4 Rags Roberts 0.315 5 Wyman Smith 0.308

Home Runs

1 Buck Ridgley 5 2 Blainey Hall 3 3 Rags Roberts 3 4 Wyman Smith 3 5 Maurice Busby 1

RBI

1 Buck Ridgley 25 2 Jud Wilson 20 3 Wyman Smith 19 4 Blainey Hall 18 5 Rags Roberts 14
1922 Baltimore Black Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Louis Miller 43 149 14 28 6 0 0 10 10 1 5 0.188
Blainey Hall 42 145 24 49 9 0 3 18 17 0 3 0.338
Wyman Smith 39 133 19 41 3 1 3 19 10 1 5 0.308
Rags Roberts 33 130 19 41 9 0 3 14 9 1 4 0.315
Jud Wilson 32 115 20 39 8 2 1 20 7 2 11 0.339
Buck Ridgley 30 103 19 34 6 0 5 25 8 0 2 0.330
Joe Lewis 31 97 7 24 6 1 0 12 8 1 1 0.247
George Ford 20 78 12 15 3 0 1 4 8 1 3 0.192
Charley Thomas 20 62 7 18 2 1 0 8 3 2 4 0.290
Ed Poles 17 56 4 10 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0.179
Doc Sykes 16 46 4 11 0 0 1 5 2 4 1 0.239
Dark Night Smith 18 42 8 9 0 1 0 5 3 0 2 0.214
Bill Pierce 10 37 7 7 3 0 1 4 6 0 1 0.189
Talmadge Richardson 12 32 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Scrappy Brown 9 31 5 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.161
Nick Logan 15 29 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.207
Cleo Smith 8 27 3 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0.185
Luke Archer 10 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.105
Andy Kyle 10 17 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.471
Major Allen 4 14 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.143
Jimmy Johnson 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Script Lee 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.333
Maurice Busby 2 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.600
Gross 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Louis North 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Howard 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Thompson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Albritton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Towell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hendrickson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moody 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1922

ERA

1 Doc Sykes 1.67 2 Talmadge Richardson 2.80 3 Nick Logan 3.86 4 Luke Archer 4.57 5 Dark Night Smith 7.34

Wins

1 Doc Sykes 10 2 Talmadge Richardson 4 3 Script Lee 3 4 Nick Logan 3 5 Luke Archer 1

Strikeouts

1 Doc Sykes 56 2 Nick Logan 38 3 Luke Archer 26 4 Talmadge Richardson 26 5 Dark Night Smith 17
1922 Baltimore Black Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Doc Sykes 10 3 1.67 16 14 0 123.2 90 23 30 56
Nick Logan 3 3 3.86 13 7 0 65.1 54 28 37 38
Luke Archer 1 4 4.57 8 5 0 45.1 47 23 24 26
Talmadge Richardson 4 2 2.80 6 6 0 45.0 41 14 5 26
Dark Night Smith 0 3 7.34 6 4 0 30.2 42 25 17 17
Script Lee 3 0 2.37 3 3 0 19.0 14 5 2 10
Andy Kyle 1 1 7.31 4 2 0 16.0 29 13 4 6
Maurice Busby 0 2 10.13 2 2 0 10.2 15 12 7 5
Howard 0 1 6.75 1 0 0 6.2 7 5 4 2
Thompson 0 1 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 10 4 0 0
Alex Albritton 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 2
Moody 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0
Hendrickson 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 1 0 0
Towell 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 2 1 1

👥 Roster (31)

Alex Albritton Major Allen Luke Archer Scrappy Brown Maurice Busby George Ford Gross Blainey Hall Hendrickson Howard Jimmy Johnson Andy Kyle +19 more

31 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1922 Season 🏠 All BBS Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox in brief

The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox won 25 games and lost 26, ending up 6th in the IND. The run column shows 189 for and 216 against. At the plate the Baltimore Black Sox hit .262, 2% worse than the league's .268. The Baltimore Black Sox staff finished with a 3.79 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39. League clubs averaged 140 runs that year, so the Baltimore Black Sox scored 35% more.

Home games were played at Maryland Park. The home run leader was Buck Ridgley, who hit 5. The hits leader was Blainey Hall with 49. The pitching staff's wins leader was Doc Sykes (10). The 1922 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox

What was the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox record?
The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox finished 25-26 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox in home runs?
Buck Ridgley led the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox with 5 home runs.
What was the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox team ERA?
The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox play?
The 1922 Baltimore Black Sox played home games at Maryland Park.
Who led the 1922 Baltimore Black Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Buck Ridgley (5 HR, 25 RBI) and Doc Sykes (10-3, 1.67 ERA).
All Seasons