On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 11 .656 --
Browns 19 12 .613 1.5
Athletics 15 14 .517 4.5
Tigers 15 15 .500 5.0
Red Sox 13 14 .481 5.5
Indians 14 17 .452 6.5
Senators 12 19 .387 8.5
White Sox 11 18 .379 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 8 .714 --
Cardinals 17 11 .607 3.0
Pirates 15 12 .556 4.5
Cubs 15 13 .536 5.0
Phillies 11 14 .440 7.5
Reds 13 18 .419 8.5
Robins 11 16 .407 8.5
Braves 8 18 .308 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Bing Miller 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
1 Jack Tobin 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 George Murray 1
1 Jack Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Murray 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Turner Barber 2
3 Bob O'Farrell 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Doc Johnston 1
2 Bernie Neis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 1.08
2 George Smith 0.67
3 Pete Donohue 0.60
4 Bill Sherdel 0.38
5 Percy Jones 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 George Murray 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 13
2 Percy Jones 4
2 George Smith 4
4 Pete Donohue 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .442
2 Whitey Witt .407
3 Bing Miller .398
4 Steve O'Neill .394
5 Rogers Hornsby .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Bing Miller 6
2 Tillie Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 31
2 Tillie Walker 30
3 Rogers Hornsby 27
4 Harry Heilmann 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
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 1.64
4 Bill Sherdel 2.06
5 Art Nehf 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 48
2 Red Faber 39
3 Waite Hoyt 38
4 Slim Harriss 37
5 Bob Shawkey 32

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 Bing Miller .500
2 Ty Cobb .481
3 George Sisler .456
4 Max Carey .452
5 Jewel Ens .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 5
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 George Sisler 3
2 Tillie Walker 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 18
2 Ty Cobb 15
3 Pat Duncan 13
3 George Sisler 13
3 Pie Traynor 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Tony Boeckel 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Walter Holke 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rosy Ryan 0.00
2 Bill Bayne 0.56
3 Herman Pillette 0.92
4 Phil Douglas 1.09
5 Art Nehf 1.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 18
1 Urban Shocker 18
3 Percy Jones 16
4 Jeff Pfeffer 15
5 3 tied 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 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 George Sisler .387
3 Ty Cobb .385
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Harry Heilmann .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Tillie Walker 28
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 141
2 Bobby Veach 140
3 Ken Williams 138
4 Babe Ruth 137
5 Harry Heilmann 126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 2.65
2 Bill Doak 2.70
3 Pete Donohue 2.73
4 Red Faber 2.87
5 Babe Adams 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
1 Urban Shocker 154
3 Red Faber 145
4 Wilbur Cooper 139
5 Waite Hoyt 134

Saves

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