On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 17 .622 --
Browns 25 18 .581 2.0
Senators 23 24 .489 6.0
Athletics 19 20 .487 6.0
Tigers 20 22 .476 6.5
Indians 20 24 .455 7.5
White Sox 19 23 .452 7.5
Red Sox 17 23 .425 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 15 .634 --
Pirates 24 16 .600 1.5
Cardinals 23 20 .535 4.0
Robins 23 21 .523 4.5
Cubs 20 20 .500 5.5
Reds 22 24 .478 6.5
Phillies 15 26 .366 11.0
Braves 14 25 .359 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Fred Haney 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 2
2 Butch Henline 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Johnny Bassler 3
2 Bert Griffith 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Bob Jones 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.83
2 Lee Meadows 0.33
2 Rosy Ryan 0.33
4 Jim Lindsey 0.29
5 Charlie Robertson 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Alex Ferguson 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 Charlie Robertson 3
2 Rosy Ryan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .425
2 Carson Bigbee .393
3 Bing Miller .387
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Whitey Witt .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 13
1 Ken Williams 13
3 Bing Miller 12
4 Eddie Ainsmith 8
4 Tillie Walker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
1 Ken Williams 42
3 Irish Meusel 41
4 Joe Judge 39
4 Zack Wheat 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 18
2 Ken Williams 15
3 Max Carey 11
4 Ernie Johnson 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 1.76
2 Phil Douglas 1.83
3 Tom Zachary 2.05
4 Herman Pillette 2.07
5 Urban Shocker 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Ruether 9
1 Urban Shocker 9
3 Bill Doak 7
3 Red Faber 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 66
2 Red Faber 50
2 Dazzy Vance 50
4 Slim Harriss 46
4 Waite Hoyt 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 3
2 Bill Bayne 2
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Eric Erickson 2
2 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Southworth .471
2 Bubbles Hargrave .444
3 Carson Bigbee .442
4 Tris Speaker .413
5 Jake Daubert .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Bing Miller 6
3 Harry Heilmann 5
4 Eddie Ainsmith 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 18
1 Bing Miller 18
3 Zack Wheat 17
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
5 Joe Judge 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
2 Dave Bancroft 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Ken Williams 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 0.67
2 Bullet Joe Bush 0.69
2 John Gillespie 0.69
4 Sherry Smith 0.73
5 Tom Zachary 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Dutch Ruether 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Red Faber 24
3 Urban Shocker 18
4 Bill Doak 14
4 Dolf Luque 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Dana Fillingim 2
3 Red Causey 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .432
2 George Sisler .417
3 Ty Cobb .415
4 Jake Daubert .408
5 Carson Bigbee .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Tillie Walker 8
4 Harry Heilmann 7
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 28
1 Bing Miller 28
3 Bobby Veach 26
3 Zack Wheat 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 George Sisler 7
3 Ken Williams 6
4 Carson Bigbee 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.41
2 Bill Bayne 1.59
3 Rosy Ryan 1.64
4 Pete Donohue 1.80
4 Rip Collins 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 6
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Dutch Ruether 5
2 Urban Shocker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 37
2 Dazzy Vance 31
3 Red Faber 29
4 Bill Doak 28
5 Slim Harriss 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Dana Fillingim 2
1 Al Mamaux 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 George Sisler .380
3 Ty Cobb .374
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Harry Heilmann .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Tillie Walker 27
5 Bob Meusel 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 146
2 Babe Ruth 135
3 Bobby Veach 130
4 Ken Williams 128
5 Harry Heilmann 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 45
2 George Sisler 42
3 Max Carey 41
4 Ernie Johnson 31
4 Ken Williams 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 2.37
2 Bill Doak 2.64
3 Pete Donohue 2.67
4 Red Faber 2.68
5 Urban Shocker 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 155
2 Bob Shawkey 151
3 Red Faber 145
4 Wilbur Cooper 132
5 Waite Hoyt 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 7
2 Bill Bayne 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 6 tied 4