On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 10 .655 --
Browns 18 10 .643 0.5
Indians 14 14 .500 4.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 5.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 5.5
Red Sox 11 13 .458 5.5
White Sox 11 15 .423 6.5
Senators 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 7 .731 --
Cardinals 15 11 .577 4.0
Pirates 14 11 .560 4.5
Cubs 13 12 .520 5.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 6.5
Robins 11 14 .440 7.5
Reds 11 18 .379 9.5
Braves 7 16 .304 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Ike Caveney 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Bubbles Hargrave 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy High 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Otto Miller 3
3 Ike Caveney 2
3 Andy High 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Bucky Harris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.38
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.36
3 Jesse Barnes 0.33
3 Dolf Luque 0.33
5 James Edwards 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Herman Pillette 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Pfeffer 5
2 Jesse Barnes 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .440
2 Whitey Witt .425
3 Carson Bigbee .388
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Rabbit Maranville .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Bing Miller 6
3 Jimmy Dykes 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 High Pockets Kelly 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 29
2 Harry Heilmann 25
2 Tillie Walker 25
4 Joe Judge 24
5 6 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 14
2 Ken Williams 10
3 Carson Bigbee 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.03
2 Herman Pillette 1.34
3 Pete Donohue 1.89
4 Urban Shocker 2.36
5 Charlie Robertson 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 45
2 Waite Hoyt 36
3 Slim Harriss 33
4 Bob Shawkey 32
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 21 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .462
1 Hank Severeid .462
3 George Sisler .455
4 Jake Daubert .449
5 Jewel Ens .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 6
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
4 Joe Harris 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 16
1 Pat Duncan 16
3 George Sisler 15
4 Bobby Veach 14
5 Hank Severeid 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Ray Schalk 4
4 Tony Boeckel 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 0.56
2 Phil Douglas 1.09
3 Rosy Ryan 1.13
4 Herman Pillette 1.26
5 Howard Ehmke 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 21
2 Urban Shocker 16
3 Jeff Pfeffer 15
4 Slim Harriss 14
4 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .387
2 George Sisler .386
3 Rogers Hornsby .385
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Harry Heilmann .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Ken Williams 34
3 Tillie Walker 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Bob Meusel 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
1 Ken Williams 141
3 Rogers Hornsby 138
4 Bobby Veach 134
5 Harry Heilmann 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 40
4 Jimmy Johnston 30
5 3 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.70
2 Bill Sherdel 2.79
3 Red Faber 2.83
4 Pete Donohue 2.87
5 Babe Adams 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Red Faber 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
5 Sad Sam Jones 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 153
3 Wilbur Cooper 142
4 Red Faber 134
5 Waite Hoyt 132

Saves

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