On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 16 .619 --
Browns 22 17 .564 2.5
Athletics 18 18 .500 5.0
Tigers 19 19 .500 5.0
Indians 19 21 .475 6.0
Senators 19 22 .463 6.5
Red Sox 15 19 .441 7.0
White Sox 16 22 .421 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 12 .676 --
Pirates 21 15 .583 3.5
Cardinals 22 18 .550 4.5
Robins 20 20 .500 6.5
Reds 21 21 .500 6.5
Cubs 18 19 .486 7.0
Braves 13 22 .371 11.0
Phillies 12 25 .324 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Wally Gerber 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
4 Sam Bohne 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Joe Judge 1
2 Austin McHenry 1
2 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Irish Meusel 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
1 Ivey Wingo 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Carlson 0.40
2 Walter Johnson 0.33
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.29
4 Fred Toney 0.20
5 Dave Danforth 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Red Causey 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
4 Hal Carlson 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .414
2 Tris Speaker .401
3 Bing Miller .396
4 Rogers Hornsby .387
5 Ty Cobb .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 13
2 Ken Williams 12
3 Bing Miller 11
4 Tillie Walker 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Zack Wheat 37
3 Harry Heilmann 35
3 Ken Williams 35
5 3 tied 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 Tom Zachary 1.95
4 Herman Pillette 2.07
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 10 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 Bill Bayne 2
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bubbles Hargrave .500
2 Billy Southworth .467
3 Tris Speaker .452
4 Bing Miller .444
5 Rogers Hornsby .414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Bing Miller 16
3 Zack Wheat 15
4 Bubbles Hargrave 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.50
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.69
3 Sherry Smith 0.73
4 Rip Collins 1.04
4 Pete Donohue 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 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 23
2 Dolf Luque 17
3 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Rip Collins 13
4 Urban Shocker 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
3 Clyde Barfoot 1
3 Red Causey 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .440
2 Ty Cobb .404
3 George Sisler .398
4 Jake Daubert .391
5 Bubbles Hargrave .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 11
1 Bing Miller 11
3 Tillie Walker 8
4 Harry Heilmann 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 31
2 Zack Wheat 26
3 Bing Miller 25
4 George Sisler 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Max Carey 8
3 Ernie Johnson 6
3 Ken Williams 6
5 Ray Schalk 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bayne 0.90
2 Tom Zachary 1.06
3 Rip Collins 1.46
4 Pete Donohue 1.50
5 Phil Douglas 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 37
2 Red Faber 29
2 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Slim Harriss 28
5 Bob Shawkey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Clyde Barfoot 1
3 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Ty Cobb .384
3 George Sisler .382
4 Harry Heilmann .373
5 Babe Ruth .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Ken Williams 31
4 Tillie Walker 28
5 Bob Meusel 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 148
2 Babe Ruth 133
3 Bobby Veach 132
3 Ken Williams 132
5 Harry Heilmann 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 43
4 Ernie Johnson 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.64
2 Pete Donohue 2.64
3 Red Faber 2.76
4 Bill Sherdel 2.91
5 Babe Adams 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 28
2 Carl Mays 25
3 Red Faber 22
4 Bill Doak 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 150
3 Red Faber 146
4 Walter Johnson 133
5 Wilbur Cooper 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 8
2 Bill Bayne 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 8 tied 4