On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Indians 6 3 .667 1.0
Browns 5 4 .556 2.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 2.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 2.5
Red Sox 4 4 .500 2.5
Tigers 2 6 .250 4.5
Senators 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 7 2 .778 --
Giants 6 2 .750 0.5
Pirates 5 3 .625 1.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 2.0
Cardinals 4 4 .500 2.5
Robins 3 5 .375 3.5
Braves 2 5 .286 4.0
Reds 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Haney 4
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Carson Bigbee 3
3 Johnny Gooch 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 3
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 Ray Rohwer 1
2 Whitey Witt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Butch Henline 4
2 Harry Hooper 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
1 Ross Youngs 2
4 Sam Bohne 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Benn Karr 0.57
2 Tiny Osborne 0.44
3 Dolf Luque 0.40
4 Slim Harriss 0.33
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Moore 6
2 Dixie Davis 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Benn Karr 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .500
2 Heinie Groh .467
3 Elmer Smith .464
4 Harry Heilmann .452
4 Del Pratt .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 12
2 Heinie Groh 11
3 Stuffy McInnis 10
3 Ken Williams 10
5 7 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Johnny Rawlings 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Rabbit Maranville 3
4 Bill Wambsganss 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.00
2 Elam Vangilder 0.50
3 Rollie Naylor 0.75
4 Tiny Osborne 0.90
5 Phil Douglas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 2
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 17
2 Red Faber 16
3 Urban Shocker 15
4 Dave Danforth 13
5 Slim Harriss 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Clyde Barfoot 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Harry Heilmann .392
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 George Sisler .377
5 Babe Ruth .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Ken Williams 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
3 Tillie Walker 23
5 Bob Meusel 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 159
2 Harry Heilmann 142
3 Bobby Veach 138
4 Ken Williams 133
5 Rogers Hornsby 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 George Sisler 41
3 Max Carey 39
4 Jimmy Johnston 29
5 Ken Williams 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.45
2 Red Faber 2.48
3 Johnny Morrison 2.73
4 Bill Doak 2.75
5 Whitey Glazner 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 26
1 Urban Shocker 26
3 Carl Mays 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 140
2 Urban Shocker 136
3 Wilbur Cooper 135
3 Red Faber 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Lou North 7
3 Jim Middleton 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 Carl Holling 5