On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Browns 19 11 .633 0.5
Athletics 14 14 .500 4.5
Tigers 15 15 .500 4.5
Indians 14 16 .467 5.5
Red Sox 12 14 .462 5.5
White Sox 11 17 .393 7.5
Senators 12 19 .387 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 8 .714 --
Cardinals 16 11 .593 3.5
Pirates 15 12 .556 4.5
Cubs 14 13 .519 5.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 7.0
Robins 11 15 .423 8.0
Reds 12 18 .400 9.0
Braves 8 17 .320 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Holke 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Hervey McClellan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Young 4
2 Hod Ford 3
2 Walter Holke 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 Bobby Veach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 John Kelleher 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Cheeves 0.75
2 Slim Harriss 0.67
2 Tom Phillips 0.67
4 Rube Marquard 0.27
5 Waite Hoyt 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Frank Miller 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Cheeves 6
2 Slim Harriss 4
2 Tom Phillips 4
4 Rube Marquard 3
4 Urban Shocker 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .444
2 Whitey Witt .417
3 Steve O'Neill .394
4 Bing Miller .388
5 Tris Speaker .374

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 30
2 Tillie Walker 28
3 Harry Heilmann 26
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 14
2 Ken Williams 11
3 Ernie Johnson 8
4 Carson Bigbee 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 Art Nehf 2.43
5 Urban Shocker 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 48
2 Waite Hoyt 38
3 Slim Harriss 37
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 Ty Cobb .483
2 Bing Miller .479
3 Specs Toporcer .441
4 George Sisler .439
5 Jake Daubert .435

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 19
2 Pat Duncan 18
3 Ty Cobb 16
4 George Sisler 13
4 Pie Traynor 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Tony Boeckel 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 5 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
1 Eddie Rommel 4
4 Howard Ehmke 3
4 Urban Shocker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 19
2 Jeff Pfeffer 15
3 Wilbur Cooper 14
3 Bill Doak 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Clyde Barfoot 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .389
2 George Sisler .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .388
4 Babe Ruth .374
5 Harry Heilmann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Tillie Walker 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Bob Meusel 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 140
1 Bobby Veach 140
1 Ken Williams 140
4 Babe Ruth 138
5 Harry Heilmann 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 39
4 Ernie Johnson 30
4 Jimmy Johnston 30

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 28
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
1 Urban Shocker 154
3 Wilbur Cooper 139
4 Waite Hoyt 134
5 Red Faber 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