The following are the baseball events of the year 1922 throughout the world. [edit] Champions [edit] Statistical Leaders [edit] Major League Baseball final standings [edit] American League final standings [edit] National League final standings [edit] Negro League Baseball final standings [edit] Negro National League final standings [edit] East (independent teams) final standings A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did. [edit] Events [edit] January-March [edit] April-June [edit] June-September [edit] October-December [edit] Births [edit] January-March [edit] April-June [edit] July-September [edit] October-December [edit] Deaths - January 11 - Miah Murray, 57, catcher for four seasons (1884-1885, 1888, 1891), and was a full-time umpire in 1895.
- January 14 - Ben Shibe, 83, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics since the 1901 season, during which period the team won six AL pennants and three World Series
- February 23 - C. I. Taylor, 47, owner and manager of the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis ABC's since 1914, co-founder of the Negro National League
- March 11 - Joe Gerhardt, 67, second baseman for several teams from 1873 to 1891 who led league in assists twice and double plays three times
- April 14 - Cap Anson, 69, first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings who was the 19th century's most prolific hitter, setting career records for games, hits, runs, doubles and RBI; batted .333 lifetime, winning three batting titles, also ranked sixth all-time in home runs upon retirement; managed Chicago to five pennants (1880-82, 1885-86), 1296 career victories were record until 1907; among first managers to use pitching rotation, and first to organize spring training
- May 19 - Bob Reach, 78, shortstop for three games from 1872 to 1873, brother of Al Reach.
- May 22 - Bill Daley, 53, pitcher for three seasons; one for the Boston Beaneaters, and two for the Boston Reds.
- June 24 - Dan O'Leary, 65, outfielder from 1879-1884, player-manager for the 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association.
- July 27 - Nig Cuppy, 53, pitcher who won 24 or more games four times for the Cleveland Spiders
- August 5 - Tommy McCarthy, 59, outfielder for St. Louis and Boston teams who batted .300 four times and pioneered several strategies; defensive standout led American Association in assists and steals once each
- September 15 - Charlie Jones, 60, infielder who played one season in the Majors, for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics.
- September 18 - Jake Stahl, 43, manager and first baseman who led the Red Sox to the 1912 World Series title, led AL in home runs in 1910
- November 6 - Morgan G. Bulkeley, 84, executive who served as the National League's first president in 1876, also as president of Hartford club; later a governor of Connecticut and U.S. Senator
- November 7 - Sam Thompson, 62, right fielder for Detroit and Philadelphia who batted .331 lifetime and won 1887 batting title; led NL in hits three times, home runs and doubles twice each; until 1921, held record of 166 RBI (1887) and ranked second in career home runs; .505 career slugging average was second highest of 19th century
- November 27 - Austin McHenry, 27, dies from a brain tumor after hitting .350 with 17 home runs and 110 RBI for the 1921 St. Louis Cardinals, who became ill during the 1922 season and was hitting .303 when forced to quit
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