1922 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1922
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1892
Uniform
ballpark = Sportsman's Park
y4 = 1920
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = Sam Breadon
managers = Branch Rickey
television =
radio = unknown
espntn = stl
brtn = stl

The St. Louis Cardinals 1922 season was the team's 41st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 31st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 85-69 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League. During the season, Rogers Hornsby won a 100-yard dash against Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Bo McMillin at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Bill Dillhoefer

The club, just as it was preparing to leave for spring training, lost Bill Dillhoefer, a backup catcher, who died of pneumonia in February.

Regular season

The 1922 season was one of the productive seasons in the career of Rogers Hornsby. He became the only player in history to hit over 40 home runs and bat over .400 in the same season. Hornsby won the triple crown, leading the league in almost every batting category including batting average (.401), home runs (42, a National League record at the time), RBI (152), slugging average (.722, another record at the time), on base percentage (.459), doubles (46), hits (250, again the highest in National League history to that point), and runs scored (141). His 450 total bases was the highest mark for any National league player during the 20th century. Hornsby also produced in the field, leading the league in putouts, double plays, and fielding percentage.

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and records

*Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most total bases by a second baseman, (450). [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
*Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most hits by a second baseman, (250). [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
*Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most Home Runs by a second baseman, (42). [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
*Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most Runs Batted In by a second baseman, (152). [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1922.shtml 1922 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1922&t=SLN 1922 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]