On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 14 .632 --
Browns 21 14 .600 1.5
Tigers 17 17 .500 5.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 5.5
Indians 17 19 .472 6.0
Senators 17 20 .459 6.5
Red Sox 14 17 .452 6.5
White Sox 13 21 .382 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 12 .636 --
Pirates 19 12 .613 1.0
Cardinals 19 16 .543 3.0
Cubs 16 16 .500 4.5
Reds 18 19 .486 5.0
Robins 15 18 .455 6.0
Braves 12 19 .387 8.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Walter Mueller 4
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 Butch Henline 1
2 Bob Meusel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Rip Collins 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Chick Galloway 2
1 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.46
2 Dolf Luque 0.40
3 Walter Johnson 0.33
4 Hal Carlson 0.27
5 Slim Harriss 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Walter Johnson 5
3 Dolf Luque 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ole Olsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .439
2 Specs Toporcer .404
3 Bing Miller .402
4 Tris Speaker .397
5 Steve O'Neill .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 12
2 Bing Miller 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
4 Home Run Baker 7
4 Tillie Walker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Ken Williams 35
3 George Sisler 31
3 Tillie Walker 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 18
2 Ken Williams 14
3 Max Carey 9
3 Ernie Johnson 9
5 Carson Bigbee 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.56
2 Phil Douglas 1.57
3 Herman Pillette 1.75
4 Bill Sherdel 2.35
5 Guy Morton 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 9
2 Dutch Ruether 7
3 Hal Carlson 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 54
2 Red Faber 45
3 Slim Harriss 41
3 Waite Hoyt 41
5 Dazzy Vance 35

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 George Sisler .510
2 Billy Southworth .480
3 Max Carey .459
4 Bubbles Hargrave .442
5 Bing Miller .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Harry Heilmann 4
3 George Sisler 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 17
1 George Sisler 17
3 Bubbles Hargrave 16
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 0.75
2 Lee Meadows 0.91
3 Rip Collins 1.33
3 Pete Donohue 1.33
5 Eppa Rixey 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 Bill Doak 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 21
2 Red Faber 19
3 Urban Shocker 17
4 Virgil Cheeves 15
5 Howard Ehmke 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .433
2 Specs Toporcer .429
3 Bing Miller .426
4 Ty Cobb .419
5 Jake Daubert .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 10
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Home Run Baker 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Tillie Walker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 26
1 George Sisler 26
3 Ken Williams 24
4 Joe Judge 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Ernie Johnson 9
2 Ken Williams 9
4 Max Carey 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 1.04
2 Pete Donohue 1.20
3 Guy Morton 1.42
4 Phil Douglas 1.78
5 Herman Pillette 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Johnny Couch 5
2 Bill Doak 5
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 39
2 Slim Harriss 30
2 Bob Shawkey 30
4 Red Faber 29
5 Dazzy Vance 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .389
2 Rogers Hornsby .385
3 Ty Cobb .383
4 Babe Ruth .372
5 Harry Heilmann .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Tillie Walker 28
5 Harry Heilmann 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Ken Williams 139
3 Babe Ruth 137
4 Bobby Veach 135
5 Harry Heilmann 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 48
2 Frankie Frisch 45
3 Max Carey 42
4 Ernie Johnson 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.65
2 Bill Sherdel 2.70
3 Bill Doak 2.72
4 Red Faber 2.92
5 Babe Adams 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 29
2 Carl Mays 25
3 Red Faber 22
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 151
2 Bob Shawkey 150
3 Red Faber 144
4 Wilbur Cooper 136
5 2 tied 130

Saves

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