On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 15 .634 --
Browns 21 17 .553 3.5
Athletics 18 18 .500 5.5
Indians 19 20 .487 6.0
Tigers 18 19 .486 6.0
Senators 18 22 .450 7.5
Red Sox 15 19 .441 7.5
White Sox 16 21 .432 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 12 .667 --
Pirates 21 14 .600 2.5
Cardinals 21 18 .538 4.5
Robins 20 19 .513 5.5
Reds 21 20 .512 5.5
Cubs 17 19 .472 7.0
Braves 12 22 .353 11.0
Phillies 12 24 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivy Olson 5
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Bubbles Hargrave 3
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
1 Ivy Olson 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Bill Cunningham 1
2 Max Flack 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 1.00
2 Alex Ferguson 0.64
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.50
3 Rip Collins 0.50
3 3 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 John Gillespie 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Ferguson 7
2 Rip Collins 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 Red Faber 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .418
2 Bing Miller .396
3 Ty Cobb .387
4 Tris Speaker .387
5 High Pockets Kelly .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Harry Heilmann 35
2 Ken Williams 35
4 Zack Wheat 34
5 Tillie Walker 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 18
2 Ken Williams 14
3 Max Carey 11
4 Ernie Johnson 9
5 2 tied 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 Rip Collins 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 9
2 Dutch Ruether 8
3 Bill Doak 7
3 Bill Sherdel 7
5 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 58
2 Red Faber 49
3 Slim Harriss 44
4 Waite Hoyt 43
5 Dazzy Vance 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 3
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bubbles Hargrave .500
2 Bing Miller .429
2 Billy Southworth .429
4 Max Carey .413
5 Jake Daubert .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 18
2 Bubbles Hargrave 16
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Harry Heilmann 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 George Sisler 5
3 Ken Williams 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.50
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.69
3 Rip Collins 1.04
4 Virgil Cheeves 1.25
5 Lefty Weinert 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Virgil Cheeves 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 23
2 Dolf Luque 16
3 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Howard Ehmke 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .432
2 Ty Cobb .410
3 George Sisler .404
4 Jake Daubert .395
5 Bubbles Hargrave .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 11
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 29
2 Bing Miller 25
3 George Sisler 24
4 Pat Duncan 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Max Carey 9
3 Ernie Johnson 7
4 Ken Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 0.96
2 Pete Donohue 1.45
3 Rip Collins 1.46
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 37
2 Red Faber 30
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Slim Harriss 28
5 Bob Shawkey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Ty Cobb .383
3 George Sisler .383
4 Harry Heilmann .373
5 Babe Ruth .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 145
2 Ken Williams 136
3 Babe Ruth 134
4 Bobby Veach 132
5 Harry Heilmann 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 45
1 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 43
4 Ernie Johnson 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 2.64
2 Bill Doak 2.70
3 Red Faber 2.71
4 Bill Sherdel 2.85
5 Babe Adams 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 25
3 Red Faber 23
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 5 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 150
3 Red Faber 148
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