On This Day

Wednesday, April 26, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 3 .769 --
Browns 8 5 .615 2.0
Indians 7 5 .583 2.5
White Sox 5 6 .455 4.0
Athletics 5 6 .455 4.0
Senators 5 8 .385 5.0
Red Sox 4 7 .364 5.0
Tigers 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Cubs 9 3 .750 0.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 2.5
Cardinals 6 5 .545 2.5
Phillies 5 5 .500 3.0
Robins 5 7 .417 4.0
Braves 3 7 .300 5.0
Reds 2 10 .167 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Gharrity 4
2 Shano Collins 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Hungling 6
2 Sam Rice 5
3 Art Fletcher 4
3 Ray Grimes 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
1 Ken Williams 2
3 Chick Fewster 1
3 Amos Strunk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.80
2 Roy Walker 0.67
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
4 Jimmy Ring 0.44
5 Eddie Rommel 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Joe Gleason 1
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 7
2 Charlie Robertson 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 Eppa Rixey 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .455
2 Tris Speaker .449
3 George Sisler .444
4 Ken Williams .440
5 Elmer Smith .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 Cy Williams 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 15
1 Ken Williams 15
3 Harry Heilmann 14
3 Tris Speaker 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 8
2 George Sisler 6
3 Bucky Harris 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Johnny Rawlings 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.00
2 Tom Phillips 0.69
3 Elam Vangilder 1.29
3 Phil Douglas 1.29
5 Waite Hoyt 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Jimmy Ring 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 22
2 Urban Shocker 21
3 Red Faber 19
4 Slim Harriss 16
5 Dave Danforth 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Ty Cobb .389
3 Harry Heilmann .387
4 George Sisler .378
5 Tris Speaker .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Ken Williams 30
3 Tillie Walker 23
4 Rogers Hornsby 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 156
2 Harry Heilmann 140
3 Ken Williams 137
4 Bobby Veach 136
5 Bob Meusel 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 George Sisler 41
3 Max Carey 37
4 Ken Williams 31
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.55
2 Red Faber 2.60
3 Johnny Morrison 2.73
4 Bill Doak 2.75
5 Waite Hoyt 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Red Faber 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 142
2 Wilbur Cooper 139
3 Bob Shawkey 138
4 Red Faber 136
5 Burleigh Grimes 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Lou North 7
3 Jim Middleton 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 Carl Holling 5