On July 18, 1922, Eleven-year-old fan Bob “Tuffy Reds” Cotter catches a foul ball during the Philadelphia Phillies game at Baker Bowl. He keeps the ball instead of returning it, as was common at the time. Stadium ushers catch him and he is arrested and sent to jail. The next morning, a judge frees him,…
1922 – Ray Grimes celebrates his return to the Cubs’ lineup with a home run, double, and two singles as Chicago thrashes the Phils, 6 – 3. Grimes, who missed 10 days with an injury, has now driven in runs in 12 consecutive games.
At Boston, Ty Cobb gets five hits (and a walk) in a game for the 4th time this year, setting an American League mark. His previous 5-hit contests were on May 7th, July 7th, and July 12th. Only Willie Keeler has done it before. The Tigers roar, 16 – 7. overcoming a 5 – 0 deficit after one inning.
George Sisler drives in the first run with a sacrifice fly against Walter Johnson and the Browns top the Senators, 2 – 0.
Cardinal right-hander Bill Doak loses his no-hitter when he forgets to cover first base, turning Curt Walker’s seventh-inning grounder to first baseman Jack Fournier into an infield hit. The Redbirds’ star spitballer settles for a one-hitter, his second of the season, and a 1-0 victory over the Phillies at Sportsman’s Park.
The smallest crowd in Fenway Park history – just 68 fans – see the Browns’ Herman Pillette shut out the Red Sox, 2 – 0. Alex Ferguson takes the loss.
Reds righthander Pete Donohue beats the Phils, 7 – 1. A three-time 20-game winner in nine years with the Reds, Donohue will beat the Phils 20 straight times.
Commissioner Landis bars major league teams from playing in Montreal.
Pirates OF Max Carey is the busiest man on the field in an 18-inning 9 – 8 loss to the Giants. He gets six hits, draws three walks, has three stolen bases, including one of home, and catches seven flies. His 51 stolen bases in 53 attempts is the highest success rate ever achieved by a stolen base leader, remarkable in a season where the league average success rate on steals is 54%. His record of 31 straight steals without being caught will be broken by Davey Lopes’ 38 in 1975. Johnny Gooch also has six hits in the losing effort.
The Cards’ Rogers Hornsby hits his 20th home run, tying Ken Williams of the American League for the major league home run leadership; the Cards whip the Reds, 12 – 4.
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