On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 15 .625 --
Browns 21 15 .583 2.0
Tigers 18 18 .500 5.0
Indians 18 20 .474 6.0
Athletics 16 18 .471 6.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 6.0
Senators 18 21 .462 6.5
White Sox 14 21 .400 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 12 .657 --
Pirates 20 13 .606 2.0
Cardinals 20 17 .541 4.0
Robins 19 18 .514 5.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 5.5
Reds 19 20 .487 6.0
Braves 12 21 .364 10.0
Phillies 11 23 .324 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Cunningham 5
1 Art Fletcher 5
1 Ivy Olson 5
4 Dave Bancroft 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cunningham 1
1 Hank DeBerry 1
1 Art Fletcher 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Cunningham 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Hi Myers 3
3 Riggs Stephenson 3
3 Ross Youngs 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Ross Youngs 2
3 Art Fletcher 1
3 Frankie Frisch 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ferdie Schupp 0.57
2 Dazzy Vance 0.50
3 Bill Doak 0.40
3 Art Nehf 0.40
5 Bill Bayne 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Cactus Keck 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 8
2 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Bill Doak 4
3 Art Nehf 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Decatur 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .436
2 Ty Cobb .406
3 Bing Miller .402
4 Rogers Hornsby .384
4 Tris Speaker .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
3 Bing Miller 10
4 Tillie Walker 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Ken Williams 35
3 Harry Heilmann 34
3 Zack Wheat 34
5 Tillie Walker 33

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 Phil Douglas 1.57
2 Pete Donohue 1.63
3 Herman Pillette 1.79
4 Tom Zachary 1.95
5 Art Nehf 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 9
2 Dutch Ruether 8
3 Bill Doak 7
4 Hal Carlson 6
4 7 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 54
2 Red Faber 45
3 Slim Harriss 44
4 Waite Hoyt 43
5 Dazzy Vance 40

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 .512
2 Bubbles Hargrave .486
3 Ty Cobb .462
4 Billy Southworth .451
5 Bing Miller .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 17
2 George Sisler 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Bubbles Hargrave 14
4 Zack Wheat 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Collins 0.50
1 Tom Zachary 0.50
3 Virgil Cheeves 1.25
4 Lee Meadows 1.31
5 Bill Bayne 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Virgil Cheeves 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 19
2 Urban Shocker 17
3 Dolf Luque 16
4 Dazzy Vance 15
5 2 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 Ty Cobb .430
2 Bing Miller .429
2 George Sisler .429
4 Jake Daubert .398
5 Ray Grimes .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Tillie Walker 8
4 Harry Heilmann 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 28
2 Bing Miller 24
2 George Sisler 24
2 Tillie Walker 24
5 Zack Wheat 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Max Carey 7
3 Ernie Johnson 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Collins 1.24
2 Bill Bayne 1.32
3 Pete Donohue 1.45
4 Phil Douglas 1.70
5 Tom Zachary 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Bill Doak 6
3 Johnny Couch 5
3 Pete Donohue 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 33
1 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Slim Harriss 28
4 Bob Shawkey 27
5 Red Faber 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 George Sisler .387
3 Ty Cobb .385
4 Babe Ruth .374
5 Harry Heilmann .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Tillie Walker 28
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Ken Williams 137
3 Bobby Veach 135
4 Babe Ruth 134
5 Harry Heilmann 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 41
4 Ernie Johnson 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.64
2 Bill Doak 2.70
3 Babe Adams 2.88
4 Bill Sherdel 2.89
5 Red Faber 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 25
3 Red Faber 22
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 5 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 146
3 Red Faber 144
4 Wilbur Cooper 136
5 Waite Hoyt 132

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