On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 12 .647 --
Browns 20 12 .625 1.0
Athletics 16 15 .516 4.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 6.0
Red Sox 13 15 .464 6.0
Indians 15 18 .455 6.5
Senators 14 19 .424 7.5
White Sox 12 19 .387 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Cardinals 19 12 .613 2.0
Pirates 16 12 .571 3.5
Cubs 16 13 .552 4.0
Reds 15 18 .455 7.0
Phillies 11 16 .407 8.0
Robins 12 18 .400 8.5
Braves 8 19 .296 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Jewel Ens 3
2 Butch Henline 3
2 John Kelleher 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 Walter Holke 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Duncan 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Doc Johnston 1
2 Ernie Johnson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.90
2 Urban Shocker 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.31
4 Stan Coveleski 0.30
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 9
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 Burleigh Grimes 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .451
2 Bing Miller .417
3 Steve O'Neill .391
4 Whitey Witt .389
5 Rogers Hornsby .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Bing Miller 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Home Run Baker 6
4 Tillie Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 32
2 Rogers Hornsby 30
2 Tillie Walker 30
4 Pat Duncan 27
4 Harry Heilmann 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Ken Williams 12
3 Ernie Johnson 9
4 Carson Bigbee 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 1.34
2 Pete Donohue 1.64
3 Phil Douglas 1.84
4 Bill Sherdel 2.06
5 Urban Shocker 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 50
2 Red Faber 39
2 Slim Harriss 39
4 Waite Hoyt 38
5 Bob Shawkey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 3
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Al Mamaux 2
2 Urban Shocker 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .551
2 George Sisler .462
3 Ty Cobb .455
4 Jewel Ens .452
5 Max Carey .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 7
2 Home Run Baker 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 George Sisler 3
3 Tillie Walker 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 18
2 Bing Miller 16
3 Ty Cobb 14
3 Pat Duncan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Tony Boeckel 4
3 Walter Holke 3
3 Doc Johnston 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.56
2 Herman Pillette 0.92
3 Pete Donohue 1.00
4 Lil Stoner 1.13
5 Art Nehf 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 Pete Donohue 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 20
2 Dolf Luque 17
3 Red Faber 16
4 Bill Doak 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .448
2 Bing Miller .444
3 Carson Bigbee .418
4 Jake Daubert .398
5 Steve O'Neill .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Bing Miller 9
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Tillie Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 28
2 Pat Duncan 25
3 Rogers Hornsby 24
4 Tillie Walker 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 10
2 Ernie Johnson 9
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Carson Bigbee 6
4 Ray Schalk 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herman Pillette 1.37
2 Pete Donohue 1.58
3 Walter Johnson 1.84
4 Jeff Pfeffer 1.94
5 Phil Douglas 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Bill Doak 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Eddie Rommel 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 43
2 Bob Shawkey 32
3 Slim Harriss 29
4 Red Faber 27
4 Sad Sam Jones 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 George Sisler .388
3 Ty Cobb .387
4 Babe Ruth .374
5 Harry Heilmann .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 136
5 Harry Heilmann 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 45
1 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 39
4 Ernie Johnson 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 2.65
2 Pete Donohue 2.73
3 Bill Doak 2.83
4 Red Faber 2.89
5 Babe Adams 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Red Faber 22
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
1 Urban Shocker 154
3 Red Faber 142
4 Wilbur Cooper 138
5 Waite Hoyt 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 8
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
4 Jim Bagby 4
4 9 others tied 4