On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 3 .786 --
Browns 9 5 .643 2.0
Indians 7 6 .538 3.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 4.0
Senators 7 8 .467 4.5
Athletics 5 8 .385 5.5
Red Sox 4 8 .333 6.0
Tigers 4 9 .308 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 3 .786 --
Cubs 10 4 .714 1.0
Cardinals 7 6 .538 3.5
Phillies 6 6 .500 4.0
Pirates 6 7 .462 4.5
Robins 6 8 .429 5.0
Reds 4 10 .286 7.0
Braves 3 9 .250 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Lee King 4
1 Austin McHenry 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Eddie Ainsmith 1
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Lee King 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee King 7
2 Eddie Ainsmith 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Earl Smith 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Johnny Mostil 1
2 Babe Pinelli 1
2 Russ Wrightstone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.00
2 Hal Carlson 0.56
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44
3 George Mogridge 0.44
5 Bill Sherdel 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Lum Davenport 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Hal Carlson 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 George Mogridge 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Wilkinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .471
2 George Sisler .456
3 Ken Williams .434
4 Heinie Groh .431
5 Curt Walker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Eddie Ainsmith 3
3 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Groh 17
2 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Ken Williams 16
4 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Sam Rice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
1 Ken Williams 8
3 Bucky Harris 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 2 others tied 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 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 29
2 Waite Hoyt 22
3 Red Faber 20
4 Slim Harriss 19
5 Hal Carlson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .398
2 Ty Cobb .390
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 George Sisler .383
5 Babe Ruth .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Ken Williams 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 24
4 Tillie Walker 23
5 Bob Meusel 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Harry Heilmann 139
3 Ken Williams 138
4 Bobby Veach 136
5 Rogers Hornsby 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 George Sisler 43
3 Max Carey 38
4 Ken Williams 31
5 Jimmy Johnston 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.55
2 Red Faber 2.58
3 Bill Doak 2.75
4 Johnny Morrison 2.78
5 Waite Hoyt 2.86

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 147
2 Wilbur Cooper 139
3 Red Faber 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 137
5 2 tied 133

Saves

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