1922 Detroit Tigers

79-75 • .513 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1922 Detroit Tigers went 79-75 (.513) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 828 runs, allowed 791, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (21 HR, 92 RBI) and Herman Pillette (19-12, 2.85 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
3rd Rank
828 R 791 RA
Diff +37

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828 Runs Scored
791 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
637K Attendance

📈 vs. 1922 AL Average

Batting Avg .306 8% above the 1922 league average (.284)
OBP .372 7% above the 1922 league average (.348)
SLG .415 4% above the 1922 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.27 6% worse than the 1922 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 828 13% above the 1922 league average (733 R)

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 637,500
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Avg per Game 8,279

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1922

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.401 2 Harry Heilmann 0.356 3 Fred Haney 0.352 4 Larry Woodall 0.344 5 Bobby Veach 0.327

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 21 2 Bobby Veach 9 3 Lu Blue 6 4 Ty Cobb 4 5 Danny Clark 3

RBI

1 Bobby Veach 126 2 Ty Cobb 99 3 Harry Heilmann 92 4 Topper Rigney 63 5 George Cutshaw 61
1922 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Veach 155 618 96 202 34 13 9 126 42 27 9 0.327
Lu Blue 145 584 131 175 31 9 6 45 82 48 8 0.300
Topper Rigney 155 536 68 161 17 7 2 63 68 44 17 0.300
Ty Cobb 137 526 99 211 42 16 4 99 55 24 9 0.401
George Cutshaw 132 499 57 133 14 8 2 61 20 13 11 0.267
Harry Heilmann 118 455 92 162 27 10 21 92 58 28 8 0.356
Bob Jones 124 455 65 117 10 6 3 44 36 18 8 0.257
Johnny Bassler 121 372 41 120 14 0 0 41 62 12 2 0.323
Fred Haney 81 213 41 75 7 4 0 25 32 14 3 0.352
Danny Clark 83 185 31 54 11 3 3 26 15 11 1 0.292
Bob Fothergill 42 152 20 49 12 4 0 29 8 9 1 0.322
Larry Woodall 50 125 19 43 2 2 0 18 8 11 0 0.344
Howard Ehmke 45 102 6 16 4 1 0 8 2 10 0 0.157
Herman Pillette 40 99 5 17 3 0 0 11 4 28 0 0.172
Ira Flagstead 44 91 21 28 5 3 3 8 14 16 0 0.308
Red Oldham 43 73 11 19 4 1 0 13 6 10 1 0.260
Hooks Dauss 39 72 4 15 3 0 1 7 8 20 0 0.208
Clyde Manion 42 69 9 19 4 1 0 12 4 6 0 0.275
Ole Olsen 39 39 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.179
Syl Johnson 29 36 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0.222
Bert Cole 27 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.160
Lil Stoner 17 20 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.100
Roy Moore 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.429
Chick Gagnon 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Carl Holling 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Mohardt 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Ken Holloway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1922

ERA

1 Herman Pillette 2.85 2 Syl Johnson 3.71 3 Hooks Dauss 4.20 4 Howard Ehmke 4.22 5 Ole Olsen 4.53

Wins

1 Herman Pillette 19 2 Howard Ehmke 17 3 Hooks Dauss 13 4 Red Oldham 10 5 Syl Johnson 7

Strikeouts

1 Howard Ehmke 108 2 Hooks Dauss 78 3 Red Oldham 72 4 Herman Pillette 71 5 Ole Olsen 52
1922 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke 17 17 4.22 45 30 1 279.2 299 131 101 108
Herman Pillette 19 12 2.85 40 37 1 274.2 270 87 95 71
Hooks Dauss 13 13 4.20 39 25 4 218.2 251 102 59 78
Red Oldham 10 13 4.67 43 27 3 212.0 256 110 59 72
Ole Olsen 7 6 4.53 37 15 3 137.0 147 69 40 52
Syl Johnson 7 3 3.71 29 8 1 97.0 99 40 30 29
Bert Cole 1 6 4.88 23 5 0 79.1 105 43 39 21
Lil Stoner 4 4 7.04 17 7 0 62.2 76 49 35 18
Roy Moore 0 0 5.95 9 0 2 19.2 29 13 10 9
Carl Holling 1 1 15.43 5 1 0 9.1 21 16 5 2
Ken Holloway 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (27)

Johnny Bassler Lu Blue Danny Clark Ty Cobb Bert Cole George Cutshaw Hooks Dauss Howard Ehmke Ira Flagstead Bob Fothergill Chick Gagnon Fred Haney +15 more

27 players

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The 1922 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 79-75 record (.513) put the 1922 Detroit Tigers 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 828 scored against 791 allowed (+37). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .306, 8% better than the league's .284. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. League clubs averaged 733 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 13% more.

Home games were played at Navin Field, where 637,500 fans came through the gates. Harry Heilmann led the club in home runs with 21. The RBI leader was Bobby Veach, with 126. The hits leader was Ty Cobb with 211. Herman Pillette was the top winner, with 19 victories. Howard Ehmke struck out 108, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1922 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1922 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1922 Detroit Tigers finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1922 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1922 Detroit Tigers with 21 home runs.
What was the 1922 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1922 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1922 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1922 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1922 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1922 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1922 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (21 HR, 92 RBI) and Herman Pillette (19-12, 2.85 ERA).
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