On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 7 .696 --
Browns 15 8 .652 1.0
Indians 12 10 .545 3.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 5.0
Red Sox 9 10 .474 5.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 6.0
Tigers 8 14 .364 7.5
Senators 8 15 .348 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 4 .800 --
Cubs 12 7 .632 3.5
Cardinals 12 8 .600 4.0
Pirates 11 10 .524 5.5
Robins 10 10 .500 6.0
Phillies 6 11 .353 8.5
Reds 7 16 .304 10.5
Braves 5 13 .278 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Griffith 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Danny Clark 3
2 Jewel Ens 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 Al DeVormer 2
1 Jewel Ens 2
1 Tommy Griffith 2
1 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hi Myers 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Danforth 0.45
2 Waite Hoyt 0.40
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.29
4 Dixie Leverett 0.25
5 Jack Quinn 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Murray 1
1 Ole Olsen 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Chief Yellow Horse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Charlie Eckert 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 High Pockets Kelly .429
2 Tris Speaker .424
3 George Sisler .421
4 Whitey Witt .404
5 Elmer Smith .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 10
2 High Pockets Kelly 5
3 Eddie Ainsmith 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 25
2 High Pockets Kelly 23
3 Heinie Groh 22
3 Rogers Hornsby 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Ken Williams 10
3 Ernie Johnson 6
3 Bill Wambsganss 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.07
2 Herman Pillette 1.21
3 Bob Shawkey 1.50
4 Jesse Barnes 1.93
5 Alex Ferguson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Dutch Ruether 5
1 Urban Shocker 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 37
2 Waite Hoyt 33
3 Slim Harriss 30
4 Red Faber 26
5 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
1 Earl Hamilton 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Severeid .479
2 Charlie Hollocher .444
3 Whitey Witt .439
4 Ray Powell .432
5 Ty Cobb .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Eddie Ainsmith 3
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Ken Williams 14
3 Ray Grimes 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Johnson 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Ken Williams 5
4 Johnny Mostil 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 1.00
2 Phil Douglas 1.13
3 Dutch Ruether 1.33
4 Pete Donohue 1.50
5 Eddie Rommel 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Johnny Couch 3
2 Ray Kolp 3
2 Dutch Ruether 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 22
2 Slim Harriss 19
2 Bob Shawkey 19
4 Dazzy Vance 18
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .394
2 Ty Cobb .386
3 George Sisler .384
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Harry Heilmann .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Tillie Walker 25
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 150
2 Ken Williams 142
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Rogers Hornsby 138
5 Bobby Veach 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 39
4 Ken Williams 32
5 Jimmy Johnston 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.61
2 Red Faber 2.85
3 Bill Doak 2.86
4 Waite Hoyt 3.00
5 Bill Sherdel 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Red Faber 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
5 Sad Sam Jones 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 150
2 Bob Shawkey 145
3 Wilbur Cooper 141
4 Red Faber 138
5 Burleigh Grimes 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 8
2 Carl Mays 7
3 Carl Holling 5
3 Jim Middleton 5
5 7 tied 4