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8/7/1922 – In the bottom of the first with a runner on second on two outs, William “Baby Doll” Jacobson hitting in the clean up spot drew a walk. However, he was the number five hitter, so the Senators objected. Based on the box score, it appears that the proper number four batter, Marty MacManus, was called out, and Jacobson led of the second as he should have.

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8/7/1922 – In the bottom of the first with a runner on second on two outs, William “Baby Doll” Jacobson hitting in the clean up spot drew a walk. However, he was the number five hitter, so the Senators objected. Based on the box score, it appears that the proper number four batter, Marty MacManus, was called out, and Jacobson led of the second as he should have.

A record ten Pirates collect two or more hits as the Pirates tally 22 hits to pound the seventh-place Phillies, 17 – 10. The Phils knock out the Bucs ace Wilbur Cooper, scoring six runs in 2 2/3 innings, but the Pirates score eight in the 4th to take the lead. Three Pirate pitchers are 5 for 5 at the plate, including Whitey Glazner’s home run, and the only Buc batter to not contribute two safeties is cleanup hitter Clyde Barnhart.

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A record ten Pirates collect two or more hits as the Pirates tally 22 hits to pound the seventh-place Phillies, 17 – 10. The Phils knock out the Bucs ace Wilbur Cooper, scoring six runs in 2 2/3 innings, but the Pirates score eight in the 4th to take the lead. Three Pirate pitchers are 5 for 5 at the plate, including Whitey Glazner’s home run, and the only Buc batter to not contribute two safeties is cleanup hitter Clyde Barnhart.

Ken Williams hits two home runs (#29 and #30) in the 6th inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16 – 6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Baby Doll Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra-base hits in the frame.

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Ken Williams hits two home runs (#29 and #30) in the 6th inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16 – 6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Baby Doll Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra-base hits in the frame.