On This Day

Monday, May 15, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 11 .633 --
Browns 18 11 .621 0.5
Tigers 14 15 .483 4.5
Indians 14 15 .483 4.5
Athletics 13 14 .481 4.5
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.5
White Sox 11 16 .407 6.5
Senators 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 7 .741 --
Cardinals 16 11 .593 4.0
Pirates 15 11 .577 4.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 6.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 7.5
Robins 11 15 .423 8.5
Reds 12 18 .400 9.5
Braves 7 17 .292 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Austin McHenry 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Walton Cruise 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Specs Toporcer 5
2 Bob Hasty 4
3 Chick Galloway 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Holke 2
2 Tony Boeckel 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 George Harper 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.60
2 Rip Collins 0.45
3 Lil Stoner 0.38
4 Whitey Glazner 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 5
2 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Dixie Davis 4
2 Whitey Glazner 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .446
2 Whitey Witt .427
3 Tris Speaker .384
4 Carson Bigbee .380
4 Charlie Jamieson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Bing Miller 6
3 Jimmy Dykes 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 29
2 Tillie Walker 27
3 Harry Heilmann 26
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 14
2 Ken Williams 11
3 Carson Bigbee 7
3 Ernie Johnson 7
5 4 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 Art Nehf 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 6 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 3
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Urban Shocker 2
5 21 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .456
2 Bing Miller .455
3 Ty Cobb .450
4 Jewel Ens .441
4 Specs Toporcer .441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Duncan 18
2 Ty Cobb 17
2 Bobby Veach 17
4 George Sisler 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Tony Boeckel 4
1 Ray Schalk 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 0.56
2 Herman Pillette 0.92
3 Phil Douglas 1.09
4 Art Nehf 1.11
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 4
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 Eddie Rommel 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 16
2 Jeff Pfeffer 15
3 Bill Doak 14
3 Slim Harriss 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Clyde Barfoot 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .389
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 George Sisler .388
4 Babe Ruth .371
5 Harry Heilmann .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Ken Williams 34
3 Tillie Walker 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Bob Meusel 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 141
1 Ken Williams 141
3 Babe Ruth 138
4 Bobby Veach 137
5 Harry Heilmann 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 39
4 Jimmy Johnston 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.68
2 Bill Sherdel 2.79
3 Pete Donohue 2.87
4 Red Faber 2.88
5 Babe Adams 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Red Faber 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 22
4 Sad Sam Jones 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 152
3 Wilbur Cooper 138
4 Red Faber 132
4 Waite Hoyt 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 8
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Jim Middleton 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 8 tied 4