On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 8 .704 --
Browns 18 9 .667 1.0
Indians 13 13 .500 5.5
White Sox 11 14 .440 7.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 7.0
Red Sox 10 13 .435 7.0
Tigers 11 15 .423 7.5
Senators 10 17 .370 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 6 .750 --
Pirates 14 10 .583 4.0
Cardinals 14 10 .583 4.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 5.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 6.5
Robins 10 13 .435 7.5
Reds 10 17 .370 9.5
Braves 6 16 .273 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Brower 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 5
2 Chick Fewster 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 2
2 Tony Boeckel 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.73
2 Percy Jones 0.60
3 Eric Erickson 0.33
3 Ole Olsen 0.33
3 Jack Quinn 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 Cliff Markle 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Percy Jones 6
3 Eric Erickson 5
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .423
2 Whitey Witt .406
3 Tris Speaker .392
4 Carson Bigbee .390
5 High Pockets Kelly .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Bing Miller 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 28
2 Tillie Walker 24
3 Pat Duncan 23
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 13
2 Ken Williams 10
3 Carson Bigbee 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.08
2 Herman Pillette 1.15
3 Pete Donohue 1.69
4 Urban Shocker 2.36
5 2 tied 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 6
2 Vic Aldridge 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 45
2 Waite Hoyt 36
3 Slim Harriss 33
4 Bob Shawkey 29
5 Red Faber 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
1 Earl Hamilton 2
1 Claude Jonnard 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
5 19 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Severeid .473
2 Ray Grimes .457
3 Jimmy Johnston .452
3 Bing Miller .452
5 Ty Cobb .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
1 Bing Miller 5
1 Ken Williams 5
4 Tillie Walker 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
1 Pat Duncan 16
3 Hank Severeid 13
3 George Sisler 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Ray Schalk 4
4 Tony Boeckel 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 0.56
2 Herman Pillette 0.92
3 Phil Douglas 0.93
4 Howard Ehmke 1.38
5 Pete Donohue 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Johnny Couch 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Bob Shawkey 18
3 Slim Harriss 17
4 Waite Hoyt 14
4 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Claude Jonnard 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .385
3 George Sisler .384
4 Babe Ruth .373
5 Harry Heilmann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Ken Williams 34
3 Tillie Walker 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Ken Williams 144
3 Rogers Hornsby 138
4 Bobby Veach 134
5 Harry Heilmann 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 48
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 40
4 Jimmy Johnston 31
5 Ken Williams 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.70
2 Red Faber 2.83
3 Pete Donohue 2.87
4 Babe Adams 2.89
5 Bill Sherdel 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Red Faber 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
4 Sad Sam Jones 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 153
2 Bob Shawkey 151
3 Wilbur Cooper 140
4 Red Faber 134
5 Waite Hoyt 132

Saves

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